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Health and Fitness Urban Dictionary

How many of these health and fitness buzzwords and phrases are you familiar with? How many times have...

Early Warning Signs That Your Joints Need A Little TLC

Working out is great for your health and well being. However, when it comes to your joints, they can be put under a lot of stress and strain, so here’s what to keep an eye out for as well as what you can do about it...

How Are Key Nutrients Used In The Body During Exercise

Very often, the conversation around nutrients for exercise starts and ends at - protein, carbs and fats. But there is an awful lot more going on. To give you some insight into how your body works we’re going to look at this in more detail...

Everything You Need To Know About Your BMR

If you start to delve into the worlds of fitness and nutrition, you can start to come across some confusing term and ideas. If you've ever wondered what your Basal Metabolic Rate is then here is a rundown...

The Big Debate. Fat Vs Sugar

Dietary fat has long been labeled as the cause of weight gain; our supermarket shelves groan with low-fat products. But while a diet high in saturated fat certainly spells bad news for your heart and cardiovascular and should be avoided, it isn’t the main culprit when it comes to gaining extra pounds. You guessed it – sugar is the villain.

How Fit Are You Really?

At 31, I felt old. Not in the ‘I wish I was 20 again’ or ‘life’s passing me by’ type of way; quite the contrary. But within my fitness levels, or more accurately lack of them. I would make an ‘ooooff!’ noise while getting up off the sofa, or be out of breath after a last-minute dash for the train. To put this in perspective, I am a size 8 and eat a very healthy diet. But recently when I forced myself to think about exactly how much exercise I do, the answer was a big, fat zero. I run my business from my office at home, so I don’t even walk to and from work. Tragic.

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