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What Is HIIT And What Are The Benefits?

by Greg | Feb 11, 2020 | EXERCISE, HIIT

What is HIIT? HIIT is a form of anaerobic exercise (short duration, high intensity exercise) that helps you quickly use up your glycogen (carbohydrate) stores so that your body starts to burn fat for fuel. It involves any exercise that allows you to expend a large...

3 Common Misconceptions Women Have When It Comes To Metabolic Resistance Training

by Greg | Feb 2, 2020 | EXERCISE, HIIT

As important as Metabolic Resistance Training (MRT) is for body fat loss and muscle tone, too many women are apprehensive to include it in their exercise routine. We are going to address a few of the most common misconceptions associated with MRT that we hear when we...

Getting Back On Track After The Festive Season

by Greg | Jan 4, 2020 | EXERCISE, HEALTH, MIND SET, NUTRITION, WEIGHT LOSS

How to get back on track if you binge over Christmas. Unfortunately most of us have this mentality of “I let myself down and made a poor food choice tonight. Since my diet is ruined, I may as well just eat whatever I want and then start fresh on Monday” (this is on...

Do New Years Resolutions really work?

by Greg | Nov 8, 2019 | EXERCISE, MENTAL HEALTH, MIND SET, NUTRITION, WEIGHT LOSS

Let’s start by saying… the statistics are bleak and we don’t think that’s a huge secret. According to a study conducted by the University of Scranton, just 8 per cent of people achieve their New Year’s goals, while around 80 per cent fail to keep their New Year’s...

The 2 Main Types Of Exercise

by Greg | Nov 3, 2019 | EXERCISE, HIIT

There are two main categories of exercise. The first is aerobic or ‘cardio’ exercise. This is any activity that uses large muscle groups to raise your heart rate to at least above 50% of your maximum for a sustained period of time. Examples include, walking, jogging,...

Staying Active On Holiday

EXERCISE

by Greg | Oct 5, 2019 | EXERCISE

Jess has just returned from two weeks holidaying in Agrigento, a hilltop city in Sicily. You’ve been sticking to a great workout routine for months leading up to your holiday and you’re feeling amazing! You’ve achieved your weight loss or body composition goals and...