Dynamic warm-up or static stretching before your next gym session? There is no doubt that static stretching has its place in a conditioning program considering its ability to increase joint range of motion and mobility. However its use preceeding exercise, and more specifically strength and power exercise, has been indicated…

Dietitian Susie Burrell outlines her nutrition tips. For those of you not keen to commit to a detox program, here are the best nutrition tips based on the most up to date research that support the use of nutrition for disease prevention and lifelong health. Eat more vegetables – the…

How 8 glasses a day keeps the fat away! Incredible as it may seem, water is quite possibly the single most important catalyst in losing weight and keeping it off. Water suppresses the appetite naturally and helps the body metabolise stored fat. Studies have shown that a decrease in water…

As one of the most nutritious of all nuts, almonds have a myriad of health benefits. A single serving of almonds can account for 12% of your daily protein allowance and 35% of your daily allowance of vitamin E. Almonds also contain monounsaturated fats, or "good fats", and no cholestrol,…

One of the easiest and most impacting things to work on is how you breathe. One of the easiest and most impacting things to work on is how you breathe. You may not even be aware of it but it can make a huge difference to your overall well being…