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- 5.5 Ways to Change the Shape of Your Body - Fast!
- Expert Answers: Spin Classes and RPM Classes. How Many Calories Will I Burn? And Other Questions.
- How to Improve Core Stability Part 2 - The Spinal Neutral Test
- How to Improve Core Stability Part 4: Functional Exercises - The Plank and Its Wacky Variations
- Last Minute Preparation for a Marathon, Half Marathon or Fun Run
- Over 50s Exercise - Seniors Training With Logan Franklin
- Take the Body Type Test- What Body Type are You?
- Workout Music: Music for Your Ipod to Listen to While Exercising
- Crazy Fitness Crazes, Fads, and Gadgets
- Running: Working Out Your Race Pace With McMillan's Calculator
- Exercising in the Heat: 10 Tips for Staying Cool
- Product Review: OmegaGen Neptune Krill Oil
- The Best Detoxes. How to Do a Detox
- The Best Low Calorie Snacks: Nutrient Dense, High Protein, 150 Calories
- Protein Intake: How Much Protien Do I Need and Where do I get it?
- The Power of a Training Buddy
- New Exercise Guidelines Released: More Strength and Intensity Training
- What are the Health Benefits of Tomatoes?
- Weights Room Etiquette: Don’t be ‘That’ Guy!
- Our Love Hate Relationship With Fat: What is Fat Good For?
- rich: Great advice! thanks for thinking of us with creaky knees! I started with the
- Falcao: Great tips. There is no rain for almost a week now. I always exercise after offi
- naturopath: A large consumption of tomato can help improve skin texture and color.
- Jessie Heath: Thankyou for this site. I have been looking for something to strengthen my stoma
- Peter: Can the 405 be used by two different people in other words can you log two diffe
- double-quack: Excellent advice - thanks!
- Magik T: I've been into nutrition supplements since I met Emergen-C and FizzIt/Zip Fizz,
- naturopath: The lemon detox diet is not that effective detox program. You should consult a r
- naturopath: Water is crucial to our health. It makes up, on average, 60 percent of your body
- Daniel Munday: Cool tip Amelia, I like it. Big thing is you've gotta listen to your body and no
Exercising in the Heat: 10 Tips for Staying Cool
12 January 2010 2:23 pm
Editors Note: This post is written by Lisa Spooner, aspiring trainer and one of the fittest Brits in Australia! Running mad and aiming to do her first marathon in 2010.
Did you know we have just experienced our hottest decade on record? While many of us love the heat, training in hot and humid conditions can have serious repercussions. What are the effects of training in the heat and what are the signs and symptoms of heat illnesses??
Anyone exercising in hot conditions are prone to heat illnesses. Conditions such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion are common, especially if you are unfamiliar with the warning signs. The key to avoiding them? Recognise the symptoms and follow the basic guidelines!
What are the main types of heat illnesses?
Tagged As: Heat and exercise, Heat exhaustion, heat stroke
Product Review: OmegaGen Neptune Krill Oil
6 January 2010 3:25 pm
Do you take a fish oil supplement? Me too. It’s my insurance policy for my joints and my brain function for that matter! Recently I had the opportunity to trial a new Krill Oil on the market called Omega Gen Neptune Krill Oil and here are my findings.
What is the Benefit of Taking a Krill Oil Supplement?
It is known that less than 10% of Australians have the daily recommended amount of Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) which is approx 1500-2000mg per day. Yet it has been scientifically proven that EFAs have the following benefits:
Tagged As: Fish oil, Omega Gen Neptune Krill Oil, supplements
The Best Detoxes. How to Do a Detox
5 January 2010 3:08 pm
NOTE: If you would like to do a Detox please contact me here for more information.
You know those times in your life when you’ve partied a bit hard? Maybe you’ve been working long hours and eating crap? You feel exhausted, lethargic yet anxious and frankly not on top of your game. It’s time like these that you need to Detox. There are a plethora of Detoxes to chose from, lasting from one day up to three months. But before you go launching into the first brand you come across be warned, choosing the program can mean the difference between having a Detox that rocks or having Detox Disaster.
The Benefits of a Detox
Besides the usual benefits of increased energy, clear eyes, skin and regulated moods, Detoxing has many other benefits:
- Improves our Immune Function
- Reduce the amount of toxins and pollution into our body to lessen the burden against the detoxification organs
- Promote healthy eating, nutrition and supplementation to help our body effectively clear the toxins
- Scavenge free radicals and eliminate toxins
- Strengthen body’s fight against cancer cells and generate healthy cells in our body
- Cleanse mucous, congestion, fermentation, inflammation in our digestive tract
- Purify our blood
- Reform our lifestyle addictions for sugar, salt, high glycemic carbohydrates, alcohol, junk foods, nicotine, etc
Things to be Aware Of
The Best Low Calorie Snacks: Nutrient Dense, High Protein, 150 Calories
18 November 2009 2:26 pm
Choosing the right snacks for low calorie diets can be really tricky. They need to be tasty, nutritious, filling, and easy to prepare. Here are my favourite 150 cal snacks (600kj). Please note to convert KJs into Cals divide by 4.
Nutrient Dense Whole Foods
Tagged As: diet, snacks, Weight loss
Protein Intake: How Much Protien Do I Need and Where do I get it?
12 November 2009 5:53 pm
Protein intake is a passionate topic. Read any body building website and you will be bamboozled by the latest and greatest protein supplements. Then there are the other punters who cry that we are eating too much protein and our health will suffer. So how do you sort through the contradicting press and how much protein do we really need to look great, and feel healthy?
Recently I came across a comprehensive article written by The Fitness Spotlight on Protein intake per day. If you are looking for some more detailed insights, read their article. It details techniques such as protein pulsing and intermittent fasting as well as analysing some recent data.
Why is Protein Important?
Tagged As: muscle build, protein, Weight loss
The Power of a Training Buddy
4 November 2009 5:50 pm
Do you sometimes feel uninspired to train? Even with a goal or event in mind, you still find yourself training without gusto or skipping sessions. One way to snap you out of this very vanilla phase is to land yourself a training buddy. Like any healthy relationship there can be ups and downs, but the journey is always much more fulfilling when you are sharing it with someone.
Recently I ran the Melbourne Marathon. I had the most incredible weekend, not just because I scored a PB of 3hr 16min but because I shared the experience with my new training buddy Michelle Bridges. Although we’ve been friends for many Read more…..
Tagged As: exercise, Marathons, running, Weight loss
New Exercise Guidelines Released: More Strength and Intensity Training
3 November 2009 4:53 pm
Editors Note: This post is written by our elite performance specialist Andrew Verdon. Andrew has completed a Diploma in Exercise Science, Certificate IV in Fitness, Level 1 Strength Coaching Qualifications with ASCA. He is currently completing a Post Grad Diploma in Applied Science (Elite Sports Training) and will go on to do a Masters in Recovery.
The well known “30 minutes a day” exercise guidelines were released back in 1995. These guidelines have recently been updated and new guidelines for physical activity were released by the ACSM.
The ACSM is the American College of Sports Medicine. It is the peak body for sports medicine in the world and is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world with more than 20,000 members.
The new guidelines for health adults under 65 years are:
- The basic recommendations are:
- Do 30 mins 5 days a week of MODERATE intensity cardio or
- Do 20 minutes a day of VIGOROUS intensity cardio, and
- Complete STRENGTH training twice per week
Tagged As: Exercise guidelines, fitness, Health, Strength training
What are the Health Benefits of Tomatoes?
30 September 2009 3:18 pm
Editors Note: This post is written by contributor Gina Ryan. Gina is a licensed nutritionist and Wellness coach from Hawaii. Read her Bio on the About page or visit her blog Lunch Without Ed.
Depending where you live in the world you may be swimming in tomatoes right now. Traditionally the overabundance of tomatoes leads to the process of cooking sauce and canning it for the months to come. When the more intricate process of canning is not available it is perfectly fine to freeze your sauce and enjoy it just the same. This post explores the health benefits of tomatoes and shows you how to make your own tomato based sauce from scratch.
If you don’t have a favorite sauce recipe or if this is the first time you may be considering this delightful kitchen project here is a great marina sauce recipe. It even has instructions on how to take out the seeds if this is your first attempt.
Cooked Tomatoes Powerful Benefits
Tagged As: antioxidants, diet, Health, nutrition, tomatoes
Weights Room Etiquette: Don’t be ‘That’ Guy!
24 September 2009 4:43 pm
Here is a hysterical clip of what not to do in the weights room. The obnoxious spotter is my personal favorite!
Our Love Hate Relationship With Fat: What is Fat Good For?
4:09 pm
Editors Note: This post is written by contributor Gina Ryan. Gina is a licensed nutritionist and Wellness coach from Hawaii. Read her Bio on the About page or visit her blog Lunch Without Ed.
Fat. The word itself will bring up some emotion for most people and for many it isn’t pretty! Love it or hate it we find it back in the news, now with the scientific community saying the science was not really there all along.
Take for example this quote from a recent article;
“For more than three decades, we’ve been told that fatty foods are deadly, to blame for a full menu of health hazards, from heart disease to obesity to cancer. Regularly described as the nutritional equivalent of cigarettes, fat has been the target of public-service campaigns and municipal bans aimed at keeping us slender and healthy. But a growing body of international research suggests our obsessive fear of fat may be misplaced. A high-fat diet won’t necessarily make us sick or fat; a low-fat diet may not make us healthy or slim.” from Janet Paskin | June/July Ode Magazine.