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- 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
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- Running: Working Out Your Race Pace With McMillan's Calculator
- Workout Music: Amelia’s Workout Playlist for Your Ipod
- When is the Best Time of Day to Eat?
- Why Aren’t I Losing Weight? Reasons Why You Are Exercising But Not Losing Weight
- The Fat Tax. Is it the Answer to Our Obesity Epidemic?
- Do You Have Adrenal Fatigue?
- Celebrity Diet Fads
- 7 ways to lose weight subliminally in the kitchen
- Can You Be Fit at Any Size?
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- Body fat and Composition Scales: Tanita BC1000 Product Review
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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 analyzing 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