It is the season of excess. Everywhere you go there are high calorie, high fat, sugary snacks. It is easy to stay up too late, skip workouts, and overindulge in just about everything, which brings me to the next instalment in The Top 12 Worst Things we are doing to our Health. Moderation. Moderation in all things is not particularly …
Politics of Health & Fitness
Political initiative. It is the next on the list of The Top 12 Worst Things we are doing to our Health. There are many examples of political initiatives that make a difference in our health and fitness, but not many comprehensive ones. There are exercise guidelines, but that isn’t enough. To inspire real change we need incentives from all levels of government. We also …
Don’t Sweat the Details, Just Sweat.
Are you noticing fewer people around when you are exercising this week? The end of the year usually means fewer people exercising and the beginning of the year means more people exercising. Why? When you decide to change a habit or start a new one, it should fit into your life. So while you might exercise a bit less during …
Why you can’t just have one
Are there certain foods that you just can’t stop eating? Even when you are full? We know, and studies have proven, that foods with sugar, fat, and salt highjack the same parts of our brain as certain drugs. Making it harder to eat just one or stop when we are full. One problem with previously understanding how these foods affect …
What are you doing this weekend?
If you weren’t planning on it, I would suggest doing some exercise and if you were going to exercise – don’t stop. I was reading the paper and saw something I found fairly shocking. A study of 2000 adults in the U.S. found that most of them thought that once you were 40 it was too late to start exercising. …
Meal timing and fat loss.
If you are trying to lose weight with the recommended method – you know sensibly, with realistic changes like portion control and eating more vegetables – you may have noticed that your clothes fit better before the numbers on the scale change. This is good news. Changes in body shape and size indicate that you are doing it the right …
Exercise Myths
There is a lot of misconceptions when it comes to exercise and while this is not an extensive list, it is a good start. A few things to keep in mind if you think what you are hearing or reading may not be true: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Any activity is better than …
Meal timing and your health
When do you eat your biggest meal of the day? Maybe, like many people, your biggest meal is after 6:00 PM. You may know the saying, eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a princess (or princess) and dinner like a pauper to lose weight. But, for heart health, this may be just as important. Eating after 6:00 PM Dining …
At home exercise
Even though I recommend going to a gym to exercise, exercising at home is better than not exercising. Some people can make working out at home part of their routine. They have the right equipment and space for exercise. Or they don’t have access to a gym, very limited time, kids at home and this makes working out at home …
Is your diet ageing you?
A study about the importance of your gut bacteria and how it can speed up ageing was published last week. The study found that the bacteria in your gut alter the ageing process. What you eat may speed up or slow down ageing. There is one key factor to slow down the ageing process. Fibre Fibre is the key to …