It’s easy for you, you are a trainer* (* substitute alien, cyborg, anything that doesn’t feel pain for the word trainer).
What would you like me to do? Cut myself so you can see that I have fat, muscle, blood vessels, blood and bone like you, a “mere human being”?
Training HURTS, It is HARD, do I ENJOY every single session? Hell no.
Th ..
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"Chin ups made my dress too tight" ...a client complained today.
Unless you had ZERO muscle or fat on your body before, chins ups won't make your dress, shirt, jacket, or bra too tight.
Eating food that makes you store fat instead of burning it will, however, make all of the above tight. The joys of busting the myth of "resistance training will make females bulky" over and over aga ..
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I have type 2 diabetes…Well actually I have the genes that have an influence on the overall risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes.
These genes have strong interactions with lifestyle factors, such as physical activity and nutrition.
How did I find this out?
A few years back I sent of a saliva sample to a DNA lab as part of a course I did. When I read my DNA profile* and sa ..
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How many times have you thrown yourself into a new weight loss/fitness regime only to give up after 3 months, 6 months or even 12 months?
How many times have you lost that weight only to have found it (plus) more again?
How many times have you got fit and then not fit?
Once, twice? Have you lost count of how many times?
Why? Why does this happen to you?
I& ..
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Cheesy Tuscan Dip
1 small tub low fat cottage cheese
2 tablespoons Tuscan Dressing Flax Oil Waltanna Farms
Mix ingredients together in serving bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Creamy Cucumber Dill Dip
½ cup non-fat yogurt
¼ tsp. dried dill
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
½ cup peeled cucumber coarsely grated
Ground black pepper to taste.
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A big shout out to Nexus F.I.R.E crew member Nicole F.
Nicole was deep into her 2nd round of F.I.R.E for 2014 when she took a 2 week (well deserved) break with her family to Vietnam. Unlike the majority of people who appear to think that a holiday means a holiday from EVERYTHING and that holiday calories don't count: excess alcohol, excess food (your body still does all it's funky metab ..
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"What's the best body weight to be?" was a question a client asked recently.
Best body weight? The best on-the-spot example I give my clients about body weight and how that it is not relevant to body size are these 2 kettle bells.
Clearly these two kettlebells are different in size but when you turn them around you find out what their weight is.
They are both 8kg! So ..
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How good was the 2014 AFL Grand Final!!!!! Simply Sensational....yes I am a Hawks supporter and I will admit I was not faithful in my belief that the players and the coaching staff would retain the cup in 2014. Due to the shock of the result (63 points is a "shocking" margin in an AFL Grand Final) I remain glued to the TV and soaked up the player speeches/interviews late into the evening. ..
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