Almost 10,000 Australians die of a heart attack and more than 8,000 die of a stroke every year. Many heart attacks and strokes are preventable through simple lifestyle changes. Why is it important for me to know my risk? It is important to know your chance of having a heart attack or stroke in order…
Aerobic (cardio e.g. running) exercise is a very popular due to the fact that you lose massive amounts of calories during the exercise itself. Anaerobic (interval training e.g. weight lifting) exercise on the other hand, burns less calories during the workout in comparison, but is partly offset by the higher increase in caloric expenditure that…
I know a few people who try to lose their gut by spending hours in the gym doing a series of sit-ups and crunches and nothing much else. If you’re one of these people then you need to stop doing crunches or sit-ups immediately. You see, isolating your midsection does nothing more than “polish up”…
One sure fire way to become overweight is to drink juice straight from a 2 litre bottle. Let’s start with the obvious – fruit juice in a bottle is nothing more than sugary syrup that is no better than coke. With every swig, you’re probably downing more than 5-10 grams of sugar at a time.…
My mum is a great cook. Her cooking is delicious and you always end up eating too much. I remember when I was much younger, something happened to my mum’s cooking style. It started tasting bland. It turned out that my mum’s doctor advised her to cut down on salts, sugars and fats because she…
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This is Part 1 of a great series aired in an ABC1 TV show called Catalyst that challenges the idea that dietary fat and cholesterol are to blame when it comes to heart disease. Click the following link to watch the video. Catalyst: Heart of the Matter Part 1 – Dietary Villains – ABC TV…
The answer to this question is pretty obvious. In today’s society, gluttony and overindulgence are accepted and celebrated. In Australia, like America, we got accustomed to seeing fat people everywhere. You see someone in shape and think, what’s wrong with that person. Tables have been turned in a way that jokes have evolved from “You’re…
Evidence has shown that weightlifting two or three times a week appear to stimulate bone formation. It is believed that the forces of muscle pulling against bone triggers the development. People of any age can benefit from strength training because bone density can actually increase and not just slow its loss. If you think that…
Recovery is a facet in training that a lot of people ignore. I’m guessing that people think that they have to constantly be in motion in order to progress. They forget that that the human body, as resilient as it can be, has limits. Recovery after training is required during the process of muscle and…