The ‘Health and Fitness’ Category

I was busy last Friday. Real busy! I got to work at 8am and planted myself in front of the computer. A few coke cans and 12 hours later, I found myself still at my desk facing the screen and working. This has been an all to familiar scene for me lately. Not that I mind, I quite enjoy my job. However, I think that things maybe getting a little out of hand. Lately I’ve found myself thinking about work, talking about work, and sometimes even dreaming about work (but that’s a whole other story).

This is a very common question that’s on allot of people’s minds so I thought I’d set the record straight once and for all & put a few myths to rest.

Alcohol has a few effects on your health [...]

Most people go though a similar sort of thing when they start exercising. There’s that initial excitement & burst of energy where you go great for a few weeks followed by a slump where the only thing your losing is your motivation not the weight.

So here are 7 great Boot Camp inspired tips to help you keep that motivational furnace inside you blazing away.

Person A: what we create in our boot camp recruits
Will take credit for both their successes and failures. “Exercising is tough but I should have gone to bed earlier last night”, “my fitness isn’t that great but I don’t exercise as much as I could”

Person B: An unsuccessful person
Will tend to blame fate or circumstances for their failures. “Life is unfair”, “My genetics is the reason I can’t lose weight”, “It’s just not me to be into fitness”.

There have always been fad diets for as long as health has been a hot topic. In the 80s Carbs were all the hype: Pasta & potatoes were the foods of choice for fitness buffs across the globe. The 90s saw the rise & fall of fats: there were the good (unsaturated), the bad (saturated) [...]

Many people ask me is it better to exercise in the day or night?

At the end of the day each person needs to find out what works for them but there are some distinct advantages and disadvantages to whipping out your track pants, sweat towel and water bottle depending on what time you choose to do it.