Healthy foods – do they live up to their name?

So you’re doing all the right things: working out, getting enough sleep, and eating healthily. In fact, your diet consists entirely of healthy foods. Or is that just what clever marketing has led you to believe? Put down that gluten-free muffin and read on… So-called healthy foods that aren’t healthy after all You’d be surprised…

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Winter training for summer bodies

The year is flying by and we’re already in July! Colder weather always seems to dampen people’s enthusiasm for exercise. Although summer seems a long way off, how you train in winter will determine how good you look on the beach in summer… Why is winter training so important? Most people consume more kilojoules in…

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Keep weight off – the definitive guide

You just have to hit the Google search button to see just how many articles there are on weight loss. There are countless fads that all promise impossible results in a short space of time. But how many programs guarantee sustainable weight loss? I’ve compiled the ultimate guide for those of you who want to lose…

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Commit to success – it's time!

No matter what you health and fitness goals are, we all have one thing in common: we want success. We want to see those outcomes. To feel those results. Unfortunately, success isn’t a given in life. All our lives are peppered with failures of one sort or another. So how do we avoid failure when…

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Get Out of a Rut in 6 Easy Steps

Are you desperate to get out of a rut? Feeling trapped in a mindless routine? Feeling unhappy and that there’s more to life? Need more of a balance in your life?   Here are 6 easy steps to get out of a rut! 1. Choose 3 very specific things to change  Think of the 10 areas in…

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Look Like a Queen This Holiday

On Monday we’ll all the enjoying the Queen’s Birthday. It’s a great time to go out and enjoy time with friends. But all that eating and drinking is detrimental to your health, weight and fitness. With all the guilt and calories you’ll hardly feel or look like a queen… Want to look like a queen…

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Sleep Is Important for Weight Loss

Do you want to lose weight? Keep the weight off? Have a faster metabolism? Get your blood sugar levels under control? The solution might lie in how much sleep you’re getting. How much sleep is important for weight loss? A recent study has shown that losing just 30 minutes of sleep a night during the…

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Setting Short Term Goals for Success

It’s not just you: New Year’s resolutions are doomed to fail Did you set New Year’s resolutions? Can you even remember what they were? How far have you progressed in terms of achieving them? If you’re like most of us, these questions might spark feelings of guilt, or even inadequacy. Relax, the problem lies not…

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