THE BETTER BEING BLOG
It’s true. I lose 9 kilograms in 5 days through a combination of restrictive eating and carefully planned dehydration before each of my fights.
It’s terribly hard, probably not healthy and definitely not sustainable; I put most of it back on in 12 hours.
If you’re reading this...
With many people returning from their European summer vacations, they often struggle with more than just the post holiday blues. Studies have found that people often underestimate the impacts of flying with a 20% decrease in physical and mental performance. It can often take people 2-3...
Conventional wisdom has been to train harder, for longer in order to get the best results. However this is not the case and this approach not only leads to poor results but can have the completely opposite desired effect. By better understanding how stress impacts upon your body, as it can be...
During a trip to New Zealand in 1962, Bill Bowerman, a former track and field coach, discovered a concept called ‘jogging’ and decided to bring the phenomenon back to the United States. It was during this jogging boom Bowerman was introduced to a young entrepreneur and accountant, ...
I'm not sure if it's the food coma or festive nostalgia but this time of year is a great time to reflect on what you have achieved over the last 12 months and what you want to achieve over the coming year. I think the most important thing to remember is to not only celebrate your success; but...
How do I get rid of my fat at the bottom of my belly?
How do I get my butt to lift up?
How do I get rid of my bingo wings?
These are just some of the questions I get asked everyday when it comes to exercise and although these may sound superficial, they are many people’s main reasons for...
For many women one of the biggest questions they ask of themselves is how do I have a successful career and also have time with my family? The possibility of staying fit doesn’t even come into the equation. I count myself as very fortunate to be able to train some very impressive...
Mens sana in corpore sano is a Latin phrase, usually translated as ‘a sound mind in a sound body’.
When people think of exercise they often view it from the perspective of how it can change us physically. However the biggest benefit of exercise is how it changes us mentally. The body...
The current pandemic has stirred up a mixed bag of emotions and forced our lives into strange, secluded places. Government-mandated social distancing has forced people to be physically isolated from others. This act to physically distance people from one another, albeit extremely necessary, has...
Last week was Men's Health Week, and although they likely don't want to admit it, let’s face it - men are not as healthy as women. The stereotype of a hard-working, overachieving, providing male executive has some basis in reality; and it’s making men sicker and shaving years off...
People far too often set lofty expectations of themselves at the start of the year, only to be disappointed a few weeks later. Rather than giving you the usual goal setting secret to achieving your best year in health and fitness, we have put together a list of resolutions that real clients have...
There is something affecting men. It’s like kryptonite to Superman. It makes the toughest men weak. You can’t identify it like a broken bone. You can’t remove it like a tumour. It is probably the greatest health issue facing men. This weakness is to do with men’s inability...
