As someone balancing a 2-year-old daughter, expecting my second in August and running my own business, I should have been more prepared for the oncoming stress. The only thing that helped my body, pregnancy and injury related pain has been my slow movement, high intensity, resistance training sessions (I do 25 minutes once a week). […]
Last Friday I had an appointment and needed a new pair of jeans. I dropped into 5th Ave on Ponsonby Road and grabbed a pair, my usual size, and rushed off home to change. I put the jeans on and they felt a bit loose but I thought nothing of it and carried on my […]
Incorporating recovery time into any training program is important because this is the time the body uses to adapt to the stress of exercise, and the real positive effect of the training happens. Recovery also allows the body to replenish energy stores, optimise protein synthesis (the process of increasing the protein content of muscle cells, […]
Why is losing weight perceived to be so much harder the older we get? I hear complaints like: “It’s just a few kilo’s, but I’ve been finding it difficult to even lose one! Why?” Let’s take a closer look at how age affects our weight as it is certainly not a myth that weight loss […]
The Silly season can take its toll as we attend all the end-of-year functions and parties leading up to the grand finale – Christmas Day. Keep in mind it is only a couple of weeks – and life is short, so don’t deprive yourselves of having a good time! We tend to stress about all […]
“I was about 27-years-old, when one day I realised I had developed a belly, started puffing on the stairs and struggled to carry my wife to the. . . um . . .never mind that last bit. . . ” As an ex-New Zealand sportsman, Jay Kachelhoffer knows a thing or two about being fit, active […]
A Conversation with my Body Your body responds and adapts to what you tell it to do so be careful of what you are saying. Consider what your day-to-day lifestyle is telling your body to do: Regularly load up on calories and your body will think “I guess I am going to need this […]
It’s a New Year and getting healthy and fit is one of the most mentioned New Year’s resolutions. This year why not try something different? Instead of signing up for the usual gym membership that gets forgotten in a month’s time, why not try Concept 10 10’s revolutionary approach to fitness? You only need to […]
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