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How stress makes you fat

If you’re not seeing the results you expect given the time, effort and sacrifice you’ve put in over the years, if you have ‘stubborn fat’, it could be that it’s far more complicated than simply calories in/calories out.

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Work in so you can workout

Working out is all about expending energy, sometimes we need to build energy. That’s when we need to work in.

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Do we really need to exercise more and eat less?

Weight loss is all about calories in and calories out, right?

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Why we fail at our gym goals

We all want to be better versions of ourselves, so why is it so hard to keep to our gym goals?

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When exercise does more harm than good

It’s generally accepted that as a nation, we need to get more active. But there’s a proportion of the population who workout religiously with a ‘go hard or go home’ mentality, day after day.

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Do You Nourish or Do You Fuel?

Increasingly people are chronically undernourished from lack of variety and nutrient poor food choices but still obese from a calorie dense, nutrient deficient diet. It’s an oxymoron.

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Why you shouldn’t skip the warm up

We know we’re supposed to warm up and cool down before and after exercise, but who does it anyway, what should we do and does it make any difference?

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Breathing techniques for controlling stress

Your breathing pattern is affected by stress and conversely you can use your breath to control your stress response or ‘fight and flight’ mode.

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‘Me’ Time

From a health and well-being standpoint, I think the importance of prioritising some ‘me’ time for yourself cannot be underestimated, it will help you to relax, refocus and recharge.