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6 essential workout supplements

8 Essential Workout Supplements

- - Nutrition

It's true: most of the nutrients your body needs to fuel your workouts, recover and repair - to really build your best physique - should come directly from your diet. In other words, from the delicious, nutrient-dense, whole foods that you eat every day. But even though this is true, times...

6 Simple Steps to Become a Morning Workout Person

- - Fitness

Wouldn't it be great if you could spring out of bed with a smile, straight into your workout gear (defying the laws of gravity somehow), gliding past three gulps of a cup of coffee and effortlessly out the door and into your workout? But if you're not a 'morning person'...

Full Body Workouts No Gym Needed

15 Minute Full Body Workouts. No Gym Needed!

- - Workouts

Want to get in some quick workouts? 15 minutes is all you need choose which workout you want to do and off you go, they can be done at home or outside after a run. Don’t forget to warm up before you start and cool down and stretch at the...

7 golden rules of fat loss

The 7 Golden Rules of Fat Loss

- - Weight Loss

For many people fat loss can seem like this obscure and magical thing only dreamt about in fairytales, but the reality is that fat loss is simple when you know what to do. This doesn't mean that it's always easy. Luckily, knowledge is power (as long as you use it),...

Can you change your body shape

Can You Change Your Body Shape?

- - Fitness

Wanting to change body shape is a common desire for many people, body shapes are commonly described as follows: Pear – Narrow shoulders and wider hips Apple - This shape is rounder in the mid section with thinner legs Hourglass – Balanced upper and lower body with narrow waist Inverted triangle – Broad shoulders...

10 reasons to get a workout buddy

10 Reasons to Get a Workout Buddy (and What to Look For)

- - Fitness

If you're struggling with your motivation, or you simply want to squeeze more out of every workout you do, then one of the smartest moves you can make is to get a workout buddy. In fact, having the right workout buddy can often be the difference between failure and success,...

What to do about your gym crush

What to Do About Your Gym Crush

- - Relationships

There's no doubt about it, the gym can be a great place to meet new people, and from time to time, even those of the romantic variety. So if you're crushing on that hottie on the treadmill or in your Crossfit class, you're not alone - gym crushes abound in...

From Couch Potato to 5K

- - Workouts

So you are sitting on your couch and considering how to get into shape. Maybe you have decided the best way would be to have a goal, and maybe you have decided you want to be able to run 5km. What a great place to start, 5km is a very achievable...

How to Get Great Posture

- - Lifestyle

Everyone knows posture is important, I am sure many of you were told when you were younger to sit up straight or keep your shoulders back… Whether you are sitting, standing or working out you need to be aware of your posture, once you become aware you will be more...

How to Meditate

- - Mind

In the hustle and bustle of life, amongst all the opportunity and adventure, one thing is for certain: stuff happens. At some point in your life there will be problems, challenges, bumps in the road. In fact, depending on what you do, these bumps in the road could be more...

How to stay active at work

How to Stay Active at Work

- - Lifestyle

Sitting is a sedentary activity, if you spend your working day sitting, hop in your car and drive home, collapse on the couch to relax for the rest of the evening it's not a very healthy lifestyle and can lead to various health risks including obesity, diabetes and heart disease....

58 Easy Pre-Workout and Post-Workout Snacks

- - Nutrition

You've heard it before: abs are made in the kitchen, not in the gym. Or you can't out exercise a bad diet. You get the picture - the proper nutrition is critical in having the body you've always wanted. In fact, fitness professionals often talk about how getting your dream...

How to Deal With Difficult People

- - Relationships

We've all met our fair share of difficult people - it doesn't matter where you are, it's an absolute certainty that you will encounter them. In fact, as hard as it is to imagine, at times you may have even been the difficult person - from another person's perspective. But,...

How to get a dancers body workout

How to Get a Dancer’s Body Workout

- - Workouts

When thinking of a dancer's body the majority of people think about them being long, lean and toned. Dancers are also flexible, strong and have good posture. You would think that to have a dancer’s body you would need to do some form of dance, this is not necessarily true,...

How to increase your intelligence

How to Increase Your Intelligence

- - Mind

Imagine you could increase your intelligence, what could you achieve? Would it make little difference, or would the sky be the limit? When I think about getting smarter I have visions of transforming, magically into Bradley Cooper in Limitless. But that's not going to happen is it? (Especially the...

How to get stronger

How to Get Stronger

- - Strength Training

Getting stronger is not just for the boys! Girls should want to get stronger too! Being strong doesn't lead to huge muscles. How you work out with weights will depend on your results, if you want to be stronger you lift differently than if you want bigger muscles (hypertrophy). I don’t...

How to Kick a Sugar Addiction

- - Lifestyle

Cutting out, or cutting down on your refined sugar intake can be one of the best things you can do for your health, but it can be hard! It's not just because you lack the willpower (although some of us definitely need to strengthen our willpower muscles), but it's also...

27 Tips to Improve your Workout

27 Tips To Improve Your Workout

- - Workouts

These days we're busier than ever, so efficiency has become pretty important to us. In fact, it's safe to say that we've got a serious love affair going on. And if you're reading this then I know you're a busy person too. Let's face it; it's hard enough fitting everything...

21 Ways to Burn 500 Calories a Day

21 Ways to Burn 500 Calories a Day

- - Weight Loss

We all know in order to lose 1 pound we need to burn off 3500 calories, so that means burning 500 calories per day. So what are the best ways to burn those 500 calories? Well it depends on how much time you have and how much effort you want...

How to sleep better

How to Sleep Better: 37 Tips for a Great Nights’ Sleep

- - Lifestyle

“There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.” - Homer, The Odyssey Call me crazy, but there are few things as satisfying as a really good night's sleep. You wake up energized, revitalized, feeling great. You spring out of bed, ready to start a...

29 Christmas Gifts for a Fitness Fanatic

- - Lifestyle

What do you buy a fitness fanatic? Getting a great gift for that fit guy or girl can be tricky. No doubt about it, but you can relax because we've searched high and low and corralled the best fitness gifts we could find into a handy inspiration list for you...