Could this be the end of fad diets and obsessive calorie-counting? The ‘magic’ comes in the shape of a new injectable weight-loss drug containing the active ingredient, semaglutide. Referred to in the press as a ‘game changer’, it’s been used with evidence of weight loss by celebrities, such as billionaire Elon Musk, and been the talk of Hollywood.
Is what’s healthy in our minds also healthy in body’s? Are you confused about the different types of fats? Should I eat low fat? Are we born with an amount of fat cells that never changes and is BMI the best indicator of a healthy weight or is there a better alternative?
Setting goals are linked with higher motivation, self-confidence, self-esteem and autonomy. This article will help you understand the benefits of setting realistic goals that are SMART and helps us to achieve something higher in our lives.
As a personal trainer, I often hear people say how hard it is to train regularly. Of course, I understand the hurdles of life and commitments and responsibilities of a working life. Exercise can easily slip off the agenda.
But if I told you exercise increases brain power and boosts your intelligence and enhances other areas of your life including your career, would you make time to fit in daily exercise.
Read on for some interesting research into the area. It may change the way you think!
On average, a third of a woman’s life will be beyond the menopause. Exercise may help to reduce menopausal symptoms through maintaining a healthy weight, building muscle mass to protect bones and joints, reducing the risk of serious disease, improving wellbeing, improving sleep patterns, improving mobility and helping to reduce stress.
Find someone to workout with or find an activity you enjoy and add in resistance training.
Steroids and pre-workout supplementation is rampant among fitness influencers, trainers and bodybuilders. Most use in secret, claiming their gains come from workouts and diet plans.
But this unhealthy dangerous trend is prevalent among young gym-goers. Parents and coaches are increasingly worried about the ease at which these dangerous supplements can be purchased online.
How does anabolic steroid and pre-workout use affect your body? What are the natural healthy alternatives? And how to spot if your son, daughter or friend is taking them?