Fat is essential for health and should actually make up about 30% of your diet, however, not all fat is good for you. Firstly though, let’s look at why fat is important and why you shouldn’t restrict it too much, in your diet. Fat has a number of functions in the body. It helps to […]
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While the words strength training might conjure up images of heavily-muscled body builders, lifting weights in the gym, the truth is, this is a very narrow part of what strength training actually is. Before delving too deep into what strength training is, however, it is important to know why everyone should be including it as
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When we snack we often feel guilty, especially if we are on a calorie deficit to lose weight. However, there’s nothing inherently wrong with snacking, so long as you’re making the right choices. As with so much of our diet, snacking comes down to blood sugar levels and managing them correctly. Every time we eat,
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There are some great motivational phrases out there about habit and success. This particular one struck a chord with me, in relation to our quest for long lasting health and fitness. Watch you thoughts, they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch you habits; they become character.
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When we look at calorie deficits and tracking weight loss, it’s easy to forget the role that female hormones play. The menstrual cycle normally occurs over four weeks and is driven by two hormones; Oestrogen and Progesterone. During these four weeks, huge changes happen in the female body, which affects everything from energy levels to
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Sugar – sweet, tasty and pleasurable. But also mostly responsible for the obesity crises and the huge increase in the number of people suffering from type-2 diabetes. You might think you don’t eat much sugar, but it’s everywhere and hard to avoid. While it’s fairly obvious that it’s a major ingredient in sweet treats, such
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You will often hear the term macros bandied about when it comes to nutrition, particularly when it comes to losing fat or putting on muscle, but what actually are macros and why should you care about them? The foods we eat basically contain two types of nutrients – Macronutrients (or macros) which we need a
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When we pick up items of food in the supermarket, it can sometimes be hard to make healthy choices. Do we buy low-fat, or high-protein? What’s the difference between carbohydrates and sugars? What does all that stuff on the back of the pack mean, anyway? The food you eat is divided into two main groups;
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The Glycaemic index, of GI is a rating give to foods, which contain carbohydrates. The GI is a comparison to glucose, a sugar and determines how fast a food raises your blood sugar level. Your brain can only use glucose for energy and your digestive system is optimised for extracting glucose from your food, therefore
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We’ve all been told we should have more fibre in our diet, but what exactly is fibre and why do we need it? Firstly, fibre is only found in plant-based foods, such as fruit, vegetables, peas, beans, grains, nuts, seeds, etc. There is no fibre in meat. Otherwise known as roughage, fibre is the part
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