These are 5 factors that influence fat loss and you can practice at home without any special equipment. A few words of advice, if you are trying to change a habit, pick one thing and start with that. The one thing that you feel is most important to you and that you can easily make small changes. These two words …
How To Measure Your Body Composition
How and what to measure if you are trying to change your body composition.
This 22 Minutes has One Hour
If you live in Canada you might be familiar with the Comedy Show This Hour Has 22 Minutes. The title references the fact that 30 minute TV shows are actually 22 minutes with 8 minutes of commercials. It is a little truth in advertising. Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) came out with guidelines for activity to offset sedentary …
Why Muscle Matters
Muscle plays a crucial role in our ability to age well, stay fit, and keep active. Muscle is key to maintaining our speed, coordination and balance. More muscle reduces our risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Muscle accounts for at least 50% of our body weight and yet when we restrict calories muscle loss is increased. More muscle means …
Satellite cells may be the fountain of youth
One more great reason to maintain your muscles. Satellite cells don’t get a lot of press. You might not even know what they are, but researchers at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute have shown how activating satellite cells through exercise improves health and longevity. Exercise keeps muscles active which maintains satellite cells. Active satellite cells maintain our muscles. It is …
Fitness vs Age? 5 tips to feel younger.
When it comes to ageing some of the expected decline may be due more to lifestyle habits and less to do with getting older. Here are 5 ways to feel younger for a longer time. Sleep. 7-9 hours a night is critical for keeping our brain functioning properly. If your brain isn’t functioning, nothing is going to work. Sleep cleans …
Exercise in the Time of Corona
How active are you right now? Have you been finding it easy to maintain most or a modified version of your regular routine? Maybe with a little more time you are working out more than ever? Or maybe you can’t seem to get up and get moving? If you are finding it hard to stay active, don’t feel bad. A …
Are you fit enough?
Ok, I admit that I love to exercise and I know the people in the photo above do too. We understand the benefits that come from doing one workout. Never mind the ongoing returns from a minimal investment of an hour a day. While many people view exercise as “another thing to do” it is one thing where you get …
7 Ways to Choose the Right Personal Trainer for You.
Seven tips for choosing the right personal trainer for you.
Moderation Doesn’t Work
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 …