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Water -. It's essential.for regulating body temperature, maintaining blood volume, contracting muscles, lubricating joints and removing waste products from the body. If you don't drink enough leading up to your workout your training performance will suffer along with your results. Check out these 10 easy hydration tips to make sure you are ready to work hard come training time and get the most from your session...
Is it possible that exercising in the cold may actually help you burn more energy and lose weight? Could Winter be good for something after all? It's a popular belief that fat burning is increased when exercising in the cold but is this just another misleading weight loss myth...let's take a quick look.
If you find yourself uncontrollably snacking on foods with high energy, high fat and very little nutrition benefit then this plan is for you! This 5 step plan for smart snacking ‘allows’ but delays your 'empty energy treat' (a food with a lot of energy but very little nutrition benefit) with the aim to satisfy cravings with nutritious foods first. Smart snacking for effective weight control requires an action plan - the goal of this plan is to avoid poor snack choices, satisfy hunger and achieve good nutrition at snack time. Check it out here…
Knowing how to set effective weight loss and fitness goals could be the difference between the success and failure of your exercise program. A big part of what I do as a personal trainer is set goals for my clients. This requires time, thought and planning but if done correctly can significantly increase the chances of making goals possible. Here are 6 steps to help you set and achieve your weight loss and fitness goals.
When we think about eating for weight control we rarely consider vegetables as a potential pitfall. The public health message about vegetables in my opinion is far to vague. If you simply follow the general recommendation of 'going for 5' everyday with no other considerations you may end up with far more carbohydrate on your plate then you need. Starch is a carbohydrate, and as the name suggests, starchy vegetables have a lot of it. Let's take a closer look at which vegetables are starchy, how much carbohydrate they contain and how much we really should be having.
A slow metabolism is often blamed for failed weight loss attempts. If you fear that your slow metabolism is interfering with your weight loss goals here are 5 steps to fix your slow metabolism and maximise your body's fat burning capacity.
One of the first things I tell my clients (after I explain what carbohydrate is and where it comes from) is to spread out their carbohydrate intake as evenly as possible throughout the day. Instead of 2-3 large servings of carbohydrate, aiming to eat every 2-4 hours and including a small amount of unprocessed / minimally processed carbohydrate is preferred. Why is this better? For a number of reasons all great for weight loss. Let me explain...
Fruit, it's good for us, we need to eat it, but it can be detrimental to weight loss - how can we include fruit in our diet without it becoming a problem? Here are 5 easy tips to help you choose the best variety, know how much to eat, how often to eat it and what to eat it with.
