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Slow Down The Aging Process With Weight Training
Weight Training As You Age Cuts Your Risk Of Early Death By 46% We all know that exercise is good for our health. And we have all heard of how it can help us negate the negative effects of aging. But it is not just traditional cardio like running that gives us these benefits. If […]
Do you suffer from Poor Posture or Back Pain?
Do you suffer from Poor Posture or Back Pain? People often put more emphasis on the ‘mirror muscles’ when training in the gym. That is, the muscles of the chest, arms and abs that we see when we look in the mirror. If you have poor posture or suffer from any back pain […]
Nutrition and Depression
Nutrition to fight Depression We hear a lot in the media lately about depression and natural ways to combat it. As well as looking at various forms of exercise, getting outdoors in nature and meditation etc., it is really worth looking at what we eat. In 2017, a study in Australia showed that a group […]
Clean up your diet – Eliminate added Sugars
When you’re trying to make dietary changes to lose weight or improve your health, it’s best to change one thing at a time rather than making a complete overhaul of your eating habits. Why? This way you’re less likely to be overwhelmed by the sudden change and give up. On average, we eat 82 grammes […]
Are You Sitting All Day? Why This Is Dangerous And What You Can Do About It.
What are the risks of sitting too much? With a huge increase in the number of us who sit all day, a lot of recent research has looked at the effects of this on our health In this Month’s Lifegym Newsletter I will explain to you why this is a problem and what you can […]
NUTRITION 101
Healthy eating doesn’t need to be complicated, provided you follow these simple guidelines 1. JUST EAT REAL FOOD (JERF) The best rule of thumb is to only eat food that grows out of the ground or that once had a face! Do this and you’ll find it hard to go wrong. By avoiding heavily processed […]
Back To School Nutrition & Exercise Advice For Parents
FIT KIDS ARE MORE FOCUSED: A BACK TO SCHOOL MESSAGE FOR PARENTS Being physically active boosts blood flow around your body, which increases oxygen delivery to your brain. This enhances cognition, memory and concentration. Therefore, active kids are more likely to learn faster, process and retain information better, plan and organise work, and show a […]
Low Fat Diets Could Be Harming Your Health
HOW LOW-FAT DIETS COULD BE HARMING YOUR HEALTH This Newsletter is a slight departure from what I usually do. In that I am sending you an article from today’s Irish Daily Mail. In fact it is from the headline article on the front page entitled ‘HOW LOW-FAT DIETS COULD BE HARMING YOUR HEALTH’. Rarely do […]
Weight Loss Myths Debunked
The Truth about Weight Loss MYTH-YOU CAN TURN FAT INTO MUSCLE Fat and muscle are two completely different types of tissue, so it’s impossible to turn one into the other. Muscle is active tissue that burns calories, while fat tissue stores excess energy. When you train, it is possible to burn fat and build […]
