Banting, Atkins, Weigh-Less…
Thursday, 02 April 2015
Decisions-decisions. What works and what doesn’t? Every so often there is a new craze or a fad diet that takes the world by storm. Before you know it everyone who’s anyone is on the diet. And often it goes away just as quickly as it started. As personal trainers we need to keep abreast of
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Pilates by Madelein van Wyngaardt
Monday, 01 September 2014
So what is all the fuzz about? The last 10 years pilates has really grown as one of the major pillars of health. It was originally developed by Joseph Pilates in 1960’s and were taught first in Europe and the USA. Joe continued to train clients at his studio until his death in 1967, at
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Stretching and Flexibility by Heather Wynne
Sunday, 01 June 2014
Stretching and flexibility is one of the main components of fitness. This area of fitness was previously often neglected by non-athletes. However, recently many sports athletes as well as the non-athletes are becoming aware of the benefits to not only their performance in their specific sports discipline, but also to their fitness and overall health.
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Fitness Nutrition and Supplement Tips by Cheri Rademeyer
Sunday, 01 September 2013
When you lose weight, you tend to lose a combination of fat and muscle. A diet higher in protein can help offset muscle loss, especially if you combine it with regular resistance training. As you age, you naturally lose muscle mass. Lead presenter Douglas Paddon-Jones of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston presented
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Exercise and Pregnancy by Soria van Wyngaardt
Monday, 04 March 2013
Being pregnant is such a blessing to any woman and to be fit on top of that is having the best of both worlds. As soon as we become pregnant, our maternal concern for the health of our unborn baby increases and motivates us to make healthy choices regarding exercising and eating. Healthy habits established
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