Congratulations to our team of 45 Weight Loss Challenge participants who lost a total of 176 kilos (89 kilos of this being fat). Every entrant committed themselves to having a personal trainer, attending workshops and outdoor sessions and making a change to their eating habits, all in the aid of improving their health. The transformations were inspiring. […]
Your heart is a pump and its job is to push blood around your body, delivering the oxygen and nutrients your body needs to be healthy and work properly. It can beat up to 100,000 times a day; that’s up to 3 billion heartbeats during an average lifetime! Carrying excess body fat can have a […]
To date I have lost 24 kilograms, have completely come off my blood pressure medication, and I have reduced my cholesterol medication. My doctor is very happy and has told me not to stop or I may have to go back on my blood pressure medication. I no longer get pain in my lower back from my osteoporosis.
I have lost around 8 kilos and feel more fit and healthy. I feel like a different person seeing the changes in my body shape as well as living a healthier lifestyle. This has changed my life for the best; I have started to feel more confident in my own skin and healthier and stronger than I ever have before.
Spot reduction doesn’t work. Sit-ups are definitely great for strengthening your abdominal muscles and lower back, but they have no impact on the body fat stored in those areas. If you want to lose weight from your waist, you need to lose it from all over your body.
Many of you may agree that Christmas is one of the most difficult times of the year to stay strong with regards to healthy food choices and maintaining your weight. There are so many temptations just waiting to test us! Here are some thoughts that may help sooth some of your food related anxiety. It’s not all bad news after all!
Carbohydrate is an essential part of our diets, but not all carbohydrate foods are equal. The Glycemic Index (GI) is a relative ranking of carbohydrate in foods according to how they affect blood glucose levels. Carbohydrates with a low GI value (55 or less) are more slowly digested, absorbed and metabolised and cause a lower and slower rise in blood glucose.
