Month: August 2017
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The long-term dangers of being vegetarian
Read More: The long-term dangers of being vegetarianBeing a vegetarian is often seen as commendable and almost a moral high ground, this may even be true. However I don’t want to get into that as it’s a pretty intense subject. Instead I want to help anyone who chooses a vegetarian or vegan diet stay healthy and thrive. Because contrary to popular…
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How to master the human flag
Read More: How to master the human flagMastering the Human Flag The human flag or side lever in gymnastics is one of my favourite exercise. It builds shoulder, oblique, abs and lower back strength synergistically. So most noteworthy it develops strength through the lateral and spiral lines of the body. Often extremely neglected muscles within the body. Ever heard of someone do a…
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Why a lack of sleep could be making you fat – part two
Read More: Why a lack of sleep could be making you fat – part twoBy now i’m sure you’ve grasped the importance of getting enough sleep, if you haven’t then I give up. Hopefully though you have and now you want to know how to get a sound night’s sleep. The big question is though, what’s causing our poor sleep habits? Because although short sleep duration is bad for…
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Why a lack of sleep might make you fat
Read More: Why a lack of sleep might make you fatEveryone love a good a good night’s sleep. After a few sleepless nights we all start to feel a bit worse for wear. Some researchers even believe sleep is essential to help clear unresolved conflict and problems we’ve had during the day. I’m sure most of us can attest that after a good night’s kip,…
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How to do a muscle up a Personal Trainers guide
Read More: How to do a muscle up a Personal Trainers guideRenaissance Fitness’s expert Personal Trainers, Ollie and Chris show you how to master the muscle up. The muscle up is an impressive looking exercise and not only that, it is also great for building upper body strength. It allows you to train pretty much every upper body muscle in one movement from the wrists to…
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Whats’ the deal with protein shakes?
Read More: Whats’ the deal with protein shakes?Protein powders have been around for over 60 years now and people have been taking various forms of “recovery shakes” for even longer. Arthur Saxon the famous strongman from the early 1900s who still holds a world record of 168kgs for the bent press had a ‘health drink’. It consisted of dark lager mixed with a…
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The surprising reasons the carnivore diet works
The carnivore diet is certainly on trend right now. So I thought it was worth explaining how and why it works. Firstly, what is the carnivore diet? In its simplest form, it is a meat/fish only diet. No fruit, vegetables, or grains, nothing but meat. Some proponents of this diet would also say it should…
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All about menopause
Are you struggling with issues relating to menopause? Do you feel that things are becoming out of your control and what you have done up until now has stopped working for you? I am writing this to tell you that you can take control now and it is never too late to start. But first…
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Do endurance athletes die young?
I was recently listening to a Joe Rogan podcast with Dorian Yates a 6 times Mr Olympia. During the podcast he said “it is a well known fact endurance athletes die younger than the general public.” Stating it’s from the years of prolonged exercise they do. Dorian Yates Instead he recommends very short (4 minute)…