We’re only human, we’re not shielded against craving that 4 pm snack. We’ve been there, in a hurry to grab a quick, convenient bite instead of an entire meal. Let’s face it, given our bustling schedules it may practically be impossible for us to sit, plan and prep 4-5 square meals a day. So rather than opting for a greasy pack of chips we opt for what may seem a... Continue Reading

How many times have you thought to yourself, “I’ve been eating clean all week, I can definitely reward myself.” It’s funny how food can make us forget everything, how hard we’ve been working, the gazillions of articles about healthy food we’ve read, the tell tale signs about cleaning up our diets or the warning signs on our medical reports. We think one piece isn’t going to do us any harm. But... Continue Reading

There’s something immensely satisfying about a PB & J. There’s nothing gourmet about it, but we absolutely love it. The combination of the two spreads and bread works like magic. Be it layered in a sandwich or spooned straight out of the jar, peanut butter tastes great. Maybe, a little to great. I can’t help but recall: “Anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening.” -Murphy’s... Continue Reading

We order a diet coke instead of a regular one at lunch, and think we’re doing ourselves a good deed. A normal Coke contains 240 calories and about 68 grams of sugar (That’s 17 teaspoons of white poison) , while a diet coke has zero calories and zero sugar. Zilch. Nada. You’re already aware of the fact that carbonated beverages are bad for you. So I’m not going to harp... Continue Reading

“Eat your fruits and vegetables.” If I had a dime for every time I heard that. Apparently loading yourself full of them, will magically turn you from a burger to a beast. Basically, anything that’s grown out of the ground or fallen off a tree is natural. And natural means healthy, to most people. Then there are those who strongly believe that fruit contains sugar and sugar is white poison. ... Continue Reading

The rains are here and the flu is knocking us down like bowling pins. Even if we’ve done our best to fight off the blues, we may not be all that iron clad to falling sick. A mild sniffle at the very least, might just get the better of us. We hate being this vulnerable to the rains, but it seems inevitable. We can either throw our hands up in the... 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

In the quest to get richer, food companies go that extra mile to ensure their product is perceived as the best available option. Tricks of the trade. Initially, it was all about flavour and greasiness, but with more and more people becoming health conscious, they had to revamp their approach. There came in a gazillion “health foods”, or so we thought. Products are packaged with pretty words like low-fat, organic,... Continue Reading

Weight loss, burning fat, shredding, cutting and everything that has to do with showing you a lower number on the weighing scale has always been in the limelight. But not every transformation story is a fat to fit one. In truth, it’s just as hard for a conventionally “skinny” person to gain size as it is for an “overweight” person to lose it. Due to their genetics and inherent body... 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

Anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening. In other words Murphy’s law. Losing weight isn’t even half the battle. The real struggle begins with maintaining it. You’ve done it, you’ve lost weight. You’ve made the necessary compromises and engaged in months of “eating clean” and “training dirty”. It was hard work, you’ve levelled up so take a minute and pat yourself on your back. You have every right to gloat. But... Continue Reading

You know you’re hooked when eggs become a daily dietary staple for you. How many eggs you eat, may just come up as often as how much you lift. Then again you think eggs; you think cholesterol and you tend to pull back. After all a single egg contains about 186 mg of cholesterol and that’s about 62% of the daily-recommended intake. So you’d think that eating cholesterol directly contributes... Continue Reading

Right from being teething toddlers through adulthood, it’s been drilled into our skulls. Vegetables are healthy. As of today, the terms health and vegetables are almost synonymous. Rightly so. While some diets suggest the elimination of some or the other food group, you’ll notice one thing common to all. Vegetables. They’re omnipresent, be it a diet or an eating pattern. I won’t harp on about vegetables being the healthiest things... Continue Reading

You’re busting your butt off at the gym, your diets on track, you see results initially and then everything comes to a standstill. There’s no more improvement in terms of performance or aesthetics. So what do you do? You hit an extreme. You either give up or you go all out, diet harder and/or train harder. But, nothing happens. You’ve hit a plateau. Cutting to the chase, nothing stagnates progress... Continue Reading

If sugar were a person, it could have wrecked our cars or even assaulted us physically and we’d still love it. It’s a classic tale of unrequited love. Yes, sugar addiction is real. It’s no secret that we absolutely adore sugar-laden foods. Be it in a mid meal snack or simply as dessert, there seems to be no substitute for it. Only if you could eat all the sugar in... Continue Reading

In the world of bodybuilding, it’s almost a cardinal sin to be vegetarian. You’ll constantly be hit with, “You’re not getting enough protein.” Or “You can’t make gains if you’re vegetarian.” How true are these statement? While a non-vegetarian diet has it’s place, being vegetarian has it’s own benefits. Since time immemorial, vegetarianism has been associated with a healthier and longer life. Not just that, a plant based diet is solely capable of... Continue Reading

Nothing hinders progress like injuries. They can be emotionally and physically devastating, sending months if not years of hard work, down the drain. Injuries are an unavoidable part of any sort of physical activity. I can tell you to be more careful and that prevention is better than cure, but I’m not going to because all that sounds good in principle. The harsh truth is that they happen. Yes there... 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

The way you body looks is a direct outcome of genetics and environmental factors; namely nutrition and training. There’s a simple system used to classify the different body types; called “somatotype”.Ectomorph-Mesomorph-Endomorph. Most individuals display a dominant somatotype, while some may even exhibit the characteristics of two groups. Aside from the apparent differences in body type, individuals mainly differ in the efficiency with which they burn calories. Ectomorphs torch more fuel, on a pound... Continue Reading

The GM diet, Atkins diet, zone diet… The list goes on. You’ve come across these diets more than once, and more than once have you contemplated doing them. Seems easy right? A shortcut to drop all that extra fat you’ve been lugging around. Lose Fat Fast. I mean who wants to follow a long diet where you’re constantly depriving yourself of your favourite foods, right? I’m not going to tell you... 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

“Eat like a caveman,” they said. But is it really that simple to track back 10,000 years and mimic the choices of those hunter-gatherers? Now, do you really think that the people who adopt the Paleo lifestyle, give up their modern day luxuries and hide in caves? Of course not. It’s a method of consuming modern day food and making the best of what we have. Neither do we need to... Continue Reading

Face it; it’s extremely tough, if not impossible to eat 5-7 timely, “square” meals a day. That’s where supplements come into the picture. Whether as a mid-day snack or as an aid to enhance our training, they offer a convenient way to receive high quality nutrition in precise, calculable amounts. As you may have noticed it’s extremely simple to meet your daily nutritional, carbohydrate and fat needs. However, when it comes to... Continue Reading

Myths Addressed:   Only C ardio will help you lose weight Muscle weights more than fat Guys train differently from girls Weight training make you bulky Tested diets, guaranteed results East less, lose more Protein supplements affect your kidneys Low weight and high rep training to get toned   Continue Reading

Caffeine-it’s readily available, gives you that much needed morning kick, helps you get through daily tasks and what not. Call it a “perk”, whether you need to get out of bed or prevent yourself from falling asleep at your desk. Most of us require a daily caffeine fix, be it in the form of tea, coffee or a simple energy drink. If used properly, caffeine can help you muster the motivation to never... Continue Reading

Too many carbs, too little fiber, surplus fat in the diet. We continue to look for that one cause that’s creating havoc on the weighing scale, so that we can target it and be on our way. It’s like finding a needle in a haystack. Only if it were that simple. In the recent past, dietary fats have become quite infamous, having been linked to a myriad of diseases, be... 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

The protein aspect of nutrition is probably one of the most intriguing fields of study, for it deals with the most fundamental needs of growth, repair and maintenance. Having said that, it’s also one of the few terms nonchalantly thrown around blindly. Whether you’re looking to knock off a few pounds or pack on some mass, you could be a novice to fitness or a “beast” at it, you’ve... Continue Reading

With a myriad of supplements available in the market, the search for ones to improve athletic performance and aid in recovery continues to run strong. At this point, BCAA’s or Branched Chain Amino Acids, surface as a strong contender in the supplement game. Comprising mainly three essential amino acids, namely Leucine, Isoleucine and Valine in a 2:1:1 ratio, BCAA supplements have been shown to stimulate protein synthesis and also prevent... Continue Reading

Complete diet makeovers can be overwhelming. The more drastic the changes, the harder it is to stay on track. Incorporating a few simple changes, may do the trick. In fact it’s a lot more sustainable and manageable in the long term. There are a number of healthier ingredients to substitute the high calorie ones, without sacrificing on taste. Having said that calories aren’t the be all and end all of... Continue Reading