If you read my last article, you would have seen that I wrote exercise should be incidental and done most days. Lifting weights is different. Lifting weights isn’t about just getting out and moving around more. Lifting weights is a bit more serious.
Lifting weights is a part of...
Do you actually want to workout? Do you have time to workout? Why do you actually want to workout? Making time to workout is likely the biggest obstacle in working out. You don’t even need to make time for it.
I like to workout. Not in a gym. I don’t like gyms. I...
One of the most dreaded physical traits in many women, is flabby arms. Even though men develop flabby arms too, it seems more horrifying for a woman than a man. Often associated with growing old and out of one’s control, it’s not. In most cases, there’s a simple solution.
...This week marks my 100th blog article of all time. I started blogging when my website launched while I was in Laguna Beach, Southern California, on the 1st June, 2015. I committed to delivering one blog a week to my email subscribers and to my amazement, I haven’t missed one...
Ah… That elusive flat stomach. The one you had when you were younger. But the one that went away years ago after you had children, stopped playing sport, or started a ‘real’ job. It is possible to get it back.
If the body is capable of change in one direction. It...
Heart rate is the number of times your heart beats in a minute. The target part refers to getting your heart rate to sit within a certain number of beats. This is a particularly common thing to do for runners but has also been popular for people training to lose weight.
When I was...
The human body requires a huge amount of energy just to function. Breathing, blinking and beating your heart requires a significant amount of energy. Just staying alive takes a lot of work. The energy your body requires to simply function is called your basal metabolic rate, and it’s...
At the end of the day, all that really matters is that you’re moving. But depending on what your goals are and your purpose for doing exercise in the first place, the order that you structure a workout matters.
The workouts that I post on Facebook and Instagram are designed...
Putting on muscle is a very common concern for many women when they start a new exercise program. When women ask me to help them lose weight, and I suggest strength exercises, they respond with concern, and rightfully so. The idea for many women, to develop big, bulky muscles, is a deterring...
Based on the composition of your body and how it stores fat, you can be categorised as one of three body types. Those body types are:
Ectomorph: Like a ruler. Ectomorph’s have a skinny appearance, typically with low body fat.
Endomorph: Pear shaped. Endomorph’s are...
It’s cheaper. It saves animals from suffering. And it’s better for the environment. These are all reasons you hear for going vegan. But is it actually healthier for you?
I like to refer to a vegan diet as a vegan lifestyle. Being vegan isn’t just about the way you...
There are different types of fitness - aerobic (endurance), anaerobic (speed), mobility and strength. Considering yourself fit depends on what type of fitness you’re referring to. For the purpose of this article, we’ll discuss fitness in terms of endurance in order to perform well in...
