10 easy ways to lose 1 pound
With summer coming to a sad but inevitable end if all that’s left along with the drunken selfies and a dwindling bank account is a spare tire to remind you of the good times, fear not, you’re not alone! Here are 10 simple ways to lose 1 pound.
5 reasons you can't lose weight
In 95% of weight loss cases, it’s as simple as consuming fewer calories than you expend. Sounds easy, right? Unfortunately, too many of us despite our best efforts struggle to lose weight. If this sounds like you, you may well be committing one or more of these 5 common weight loss mistakes.
6-week workout plan | Spring into shape
If the winter months have taken their toll on your motivation and physique, fear not. Spring is here and we've got the perfect 6-week fat burning workout plan to put a little spring back in your step!
Why a slow and steady approach to your health and fitness goals always wins
You can’t be blamed for wanting to lose 21lbs in 21 days or to sculpt a 6 pack in 7 minutes or less. After all, It sells and it’s important to dream. However, anything that seems to good to be true, normally is. Here's why the slow and steady approach to your health and fitness goals will always win!
5 reasons your diet is doomed
There is nothing worse than committing to a diet, making the sacrifice and seeing zero return on your investment.
A successful diet is a sometimes complicated case of working out your own mathematical equation. Your current weight and desired amount of weight loss should be considered before embarking on any diet.
Forget the fad diets and just eat!
The word diet brings on a severe case of angst in most people. Having to reduce calories is bad enough but fad diets and cutting out entire foods groups is truly awful.
6 tips to keep you motivated to exercise
Motivation is most important when beginning any sort of exercise program. It will allow you to ease into the rhythm of your new routine and your desire to train will be greater, yielding more impressive results.
Sugar – is it bad for you? The unsweetened truth!
Sugar it seems is absolutely everywhere. From high fructose corn syrup beverages to sugar-laden cereals to seemingly healthy low-fat products. Read more about how sugar affects our health and wellbeing.
The no nonsense way to lose weight
The first thing to acknowledge about losing weight is that it's no easy task. It takes time, determination and consistency. Unfortunately there are no magic tricks to transform you into Beyonce or David Beckham over night. Forget the lose 21 pounds in 21 day or the build a six-pack in a week crap! Don't buy into the hype. If you do, it'll only chomp into your motivation when you don't get the results you expect.
The almighty Argentine asado
For Argentinians, Asados are more than a meal, they're a ceremony. Men huddled around the fire sipping on fine wine, giving their 10 cents on how it should be done. The women making the side dishes. More often than not it's a 2 gusto salad, 3 if you're lucky. If you're honored enough to be invited into the home of an Argentine. Take this advice: you are a guest, take wine, eat whatever is given to you, empty your plate, enjoy the experience and say thank you!
The notorious Carbohydrates - How much is too much?
Carbohydrates are energy! They are the sugars, starches and fibers found in fruit, grains, vegetables and milk products. They are one of three macronutrients (Carbs, Protein, and fat) and are essential for proper body function. So why the bad name!? Let’s find out.
Female Hormones and Weight Loss: Let’s Talk about Estrogen
If despite your best efforts to lose weight, the number on the scale won’t budge, It could be that your hormones are to blame. Here’s what you need to know about Estrogen.
8 Health benefits of home cooking
Great things come to those who prioritise their diet and if you want to be healthier, wealthier, more energetic, reduce the risk of life-threatening diseases, have better sex and lose weight, it's time you put on your chef's hat and get cooking.
Fat loss vs Weight loss | Our unhealthy obsession with the scales
Weight loss. We allow it to dictate our mood and to offer reinforcement that our hard work in the gym and our discipline in the kitchen is paying off. Unfortunately using weight only as a measurement to track results can be both frustrating and inaccurate. Here's why you should focus on fat loss instead.
5 Reasons to avoid crash diets
You’ve decided that 2018 is going to be the year you get a killer bod. Now while you may be contemplating doing a crash diet in an attempt to swiftly lose weight, I advise you to proceed with extreme caution. Not only are crash diets soul destroying and highly unsustainable, they can be terrible for your health.
11 steps to stick to a diet
For anyone that has done a diet in the past knows, it's far from easy. It takes motivation, patience, consistency and a lot of self-control. Thankfully there are some steps you can take, 11 to be precise that can make sticking to a diet a whole lot easier.
15 superfoods you should be eating!
Eating a variety of fresh and healthy foods can boost your energy levels, mood, life expectancy and even make you look great, but what is a superfood and what are the 15 you should be eating? Let's take a look at the list.
Eat this not that – delicious food substitutes for weight loss
By making smarter food choices, you can cut down on calories and lose weight almost effortlessly whilst still enjoying a variety of delicious and healthy foods. Here are some of the best food substitutes for weight loss.
6 nutrition myths - BUSTED!
From eating fat makes you fat to carbs are the devil. Mainstream nutrition is full of baloney. We take a look at 6 of the most popular nutritional myths and bust them.
Dry January - what to expect
The new year is an exciting prospect. It's a new opportunity to try something new, to better oneself and for many, to take on the daunting challenge of 31 days of abstinence.