Dealing with good nutrition is challenging, especially with all the information out there, which can often be very confusing, but here’s how you can approach nutrition in a more sustainable manner. 1. Start Slow We’re typically in the biggest pain and want to rush to “work” when we discover how we look and feel. After…
We all know that diets usually fail, but follow them anyway. After all, it’s the first solution that pops up to our mind, no matter how hard a diet is. That said, this article explores why diets suck, and how to make it better for you.
Here’s the truth: Females are not the same as males physiologically speaking, and in sports, that is important. Whether you are talking about sports performance, body composition, health or overall well-being, understanding how being a female affects you in sports and play can be a big game changer. What Makes A Female So Different? The…
Due to different circumstances (Busy at work, Family Commitments, A Freaking PANDEMIC), we might choose be forced to stay away from training for weeks, sometimes months.
Thankfully, time from training is not forever, and we will be able to train again. As we head back to training, here are some considerations to make, and how to use nutrition to support them.
We have all been there. 6 days a week, training at least an hour a day, joining fitness classes, doing lots of cardio, or burning your training at hardcore HIIT sessions, hoping to burn the calories and look amazing. Alas, after all the hard work, it feels as if nothing has changed. You step on…
The running community often ask to clarify if they should fuel their run using carbohydrates or fats. Some of these debates have even caused friendships to end and relationships to sour. I attempt to provide some insights for this question with evidence based nutrition today to hopefully help some of you get better answers!
As somebody starting out on your fitness journey, you might hear a lot about protein, and have questions, but nobody to answer you. I have compiled some of the common questions received on protein and posted it into one big FAQ so you can find all your protein related questions answered here.
While other athletes can stop and grab their nutrients in between rest period, endurance athletes are constantly on the go. Not only does this increase their energy output, it also means the amount of fuel they carry may have a direct effect on their performance – carry too many fuels and you’ll slow down. This means that an endurance nutrition plan before race must be properly strategized beforehand, or the athlete may risk performing poorly. Here are 5 ways a solid nutrition strategy will help endurance athletes improve their performance.
Changing your eating behavior can drastically help you reduce the amount of calories you end up putting into your mouth, creating a direct effect on your weight loss. Here are 4 ways you can change how you eat!
There we go again. You open your calorie counting app, recording what you ate for the day, measuring your food, tapping the numbers in so that you’re kept accountable to what you eat. It’s your fifth time using the app now and you’re wondering if you’re eating enough.”What a hassle!” you thought, as you record…
Timothy recently went on the miracle diet X and lost 20kg in 3 months. Glenda and Josiah, who were looking to lose weight, saw the transformation Timothy had and were hyper impressed. As such, they decided to give miracle diet X a go. After all, after trying for so long, they are now desperate for…
Fats are often seen as bad because nobody wants to be…. fat. Just imagine you, going to the pool, and just as you’re about to jump off the pool, some mean kid from across the pool shouts
Meat, eggs, soy. These are the common day to day food we eat that contains the proteins we need. But what really are proteins? Why do we need them and how much do we need? Let’s find out today! What are Proteins Known as the lego of our bodies, proteins are the building blocks…
In recent years as we all try to lose weight, carbohydrates seem to have come under fire as many worry about the potential weight gain. Others might be more concerned about the health effects that comes along with the consumption of carbohydrates. This article aims to share what carbohydrates are and what its relationship with…
You’re excited to start hitting the gym to burn off all those fats you’ve gained over last Christmas. You step on the weighing scale, and decide that you’re going to lose a few pounds by training hard for a month. A month passed, you’ve diligently worked out everyday for a month, keeping up to the…
As 2017 comes to a close and we welcome the new year, many of us will begin to set goals for the 2018. One of the most common goals we’ll set is weight loss because who doesn’t want to look good for that beach party next year? But with a sea of information out on…
From an expert nutrition coach, discover the secret weapons athletes use to reach the podium and everyday professionals use to lose weight and keep it off, once and for all.
