THE BETTER BEING BLOG
I always find it interesting to watch people’s reaction when it comes to sugar. Some people’s eyes light up as though all their Christmases have come at once. For others, it is almost as if you are trying to poison them.
Sugar has become public enemy number one and with good...
Left your run a bit late to get your summer body ready? Feeling a little flabby from a gluttonous winter and want to get in great shape and fast? Bootcamp, Zumba, Yoga, Crossfit, Running, Circuit or Pilates; how should you best invest your time when it comes to training when you want to tone...
With many people returning from their European summer vacations, they often struggle with more than just the post holiday blues. Studies have found that people often underestimate the impacts of flying with a 20% decrease in physical and mental performance. It can often take people 2-3...
After making decisions all day, the last thing you feel like doing at lunchtime is have to make another decision or travel half way across town to find something good for you. So often you gravitate to what ever is fastest, easiest and most convenient, but can it also be healthy?
In order to...
After over doing it at Christmas, is it any surprise gyms are inundated with the New Year resolutioners insisting that this year will be their year to get fit and fabulous! Only 2 weeks later they find themselves back in the same position, work gets busy, the summer days are longer, the...
One of the biggest drives for people when they first come to see us is the aesthetics of being fit and healthy. Most realise that nutrition is a crucial aspect to sustainable weight management but are less clear when it comes to exercise.
If you are trying to lose weight and...
It’s ok I trained today, so I will eat that cake.
I have been working hard so I deserve that ice cream.
I will have that packet of twisties and burn it off later.
The reality is, that side of fries with dinner would take 30 minutes of running on the treadmill. Let alone that steak,...
Conventional wisdom has been to train harder, for longer in order to get the best results. However this is not the case and this approach not only leads to poor results but can have the completely opposite desired effect. By better understanding how stress impacts upon your body, as it can be...
The colder temperatures and darker days mean it is often easy to pike on your workout at the first sign of a sniffle but is that the best course of action?
The flu bug is an extremely contagious virus known as influenza, which affects the upper respiratory tract. It subtly changes every year so...
Why is it when we have busy periods of work, such as end of financial year, the first thing we let slip is our exercise routine? Closely followed by our sleep, food choices and finally our sanity. Sure we are pushed for time and priorities must be made. However when we are looking at...
What is the best diet to follow?
Don’t eat carbs, because they’re full of sugar and make you fat.
Don’t eat fats, because they’re full of cholesterol and will give you heart disease.
Don’t eat proteins because your body finds it hard to break down and it can give you...
As corporate athletes many of us are warming up our days with a dose of the morning brew. However is our reliance on the strong almond milk latte doing us more harm then good?
Brain Function?
Many people drink coffee as they feel it works as an accelerator on their brains ability to perform....
