For those of us absolutely obsessed with training, taking a rest day can seem like a curse. We could be done for the week, finished with our recovery drinks and our training plan calls for a rest day the next day. But we don’t want to be stuck inside, we want to stay active. What should we do? The universal solution seems to be: REST But that doesn’t... Continue Reading

We’ve all been there. We’ve done the bit. “Eaten clean” and “trained dirty”. We’ve seen results initially and then, BOOM it all comes to a standstill. Whether it’s losing weight, developing a new skill, lifting heavier or even packing on muscle. We hit a point where there is no more progress, even if everything else is on track. That’s the dreaded plateau for you. Yes, it’s a real thing. ... Continue Reading

You want to get back into shape. Quickly. What do you do? Join a gym, take on some extreme diet or skim through a magazine to read “The Best Way To Get Rid Of Belly Fat”? After all the clock’s ticking. Once you’re given the age old wisdom, “Cut Carbs At Night”, “Go Gluten Free”, “ Run like an animal” and even “Crunch your way to a 6 pack”. Sure, some... Continue Reading

When it comes to fitness, there are certain “golden rules”, you’ve been told you must not break. Don’t eat carbs at night, crunch your way to a 6 pack, you can’t lift if you’re old, vegetarians can’t build muscle and so on. You get the drift. But I’m not here to repeat the conventional holier than thou traditions here. There is plenty of questionable weight loss and health care advice... Continue Reading

Whether you’re an athlete or someone struggling to hit a fitness goal, meagrely the bathroom scale or a height-weight chart won’t do. You need to know what your body is made of and how it responds to nutrition and training. In fact your metabolic rate and body fat percentage surface much higher on the getting fit priority list. You can weigh 120 pounds (at 25% Body Fat) and still look... Continue Reading

You’ve spent months training for the upcoming marathon(s). Early mornings, long distances, sore calves. You’ve done the training bit. So you definitely want to get the most out of race day. Whether you’re a novice or a pro-marathoner, you want to show up at the starting line fully prepared. Hitting The Wall For the sake of simplicity, we’re going to run with the example of a car. Think... Continue Reading