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6 Ways to Refresh your Fitness for Summer
2. Team Up 3. Clean Out Your Pantry Get rid of all those left over bits of comfort treats and snack that may have crept in during...
Oct 11, 20191 min read


Weightloss Rules that Works – Melissa’s tips
Fat loss happens when you ditch the scale, start to exercises effectively and when you see food as fuel instead of something to feed your...
Sep 20, 20182 min read


101 Fitness – Moving to Mt Wellington
After almost 8 years, Melissa and Jay have decided to close the Newmarket facility of 101 Fitness. This has been a hard decision, but we...
Dec 21, 20171 min read


Strength Training when you are over 45 – Medical Benefits part 2 – Type 2 Diabetes *
A study published in April 2017 from the University of Turku in Finland looked at High Intensity Training (HIT) and insulin sensitivity....
Sep 5, 20171 min read


101 Fitness Gives 5 Weightlifting Secrets that could Keep You Young
As someone balancing a 2-year-old daughter, expecting my second in August and running my own business, I should have been more prepared...
Jun 29, 20173 min read


How I dropped 2kgs and 2 pants sizes in just 2 months* – Greg from M2 Magazine
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...
Jun 16, 20172 min read


Rest and Recovery – Having an Active Rest Day – Why is it important?
Recovery also allows the body to replenish energy stores, optimise protein synthesis (the process of increasing the protein content of...
Mar 23, 20171 min read


Your Body Shape is determined by 3 factors. 101 Fitness explains how to help you look your best.
The three elements that determine our body shape…. Our skeleton, the skeleton is just the framework upon which the other two elements...
Feb 19, 20173 min read


Please Let My Body Survive the Silly Season ! Don’t gain weight this Christmas
The good news is, it is not the end of the world. If you keep the following tips and tricks in mind when attending these functions and...
Dec 20, 20163 min read


Quick tip Do’s and Don’ts on weight loss
WebMd has recently set a test for the do’s and don’ts of weight loss. Interesting that most people didn’t score more than 50% and even I...
Oct 22, 20164 min read


4 Reasons why it gets harder to lose weight as we get older.
The four main factors for weight loss: Muscle Loss As you age, your metabolism slows down due to a number of reasons. One reason is the...
Sep 22, 20162 min read


Food as Fuel
The “3 pillars of health” is a fundamental concept we teach at 101 Fitness. All is not just about exercise. To achieve optimal fitness...
Jul 20, 20163 min read


25 Min a Week Fitness routine still a winner
101 Fitness offers 25 min workouts in a private room with a personal trainer every time. This unique approach, at an affordable price,...
Jun 25, 20162 min read


101 Fitness tips to keep colds and flu at bay this winter
As the temperature plummet our bodies become more susceptible to colds and viruses. What makes this the season for colds and flu’s? What...
Jun 21, 20162 min read


5 Reasons why taking a break from your usual exercise regime – is good for your health.
2. Go with the season: When the weather gets bad – taking your exercise indoors will help keep you motivated and fit during autumn and...
May 18, 20162 min read


7 Tips for maintaining your fitness this change of season.
Noticed the change in weather? Yes, the time has come as autumn settles in with shorter, wetter days. This morning I stuck my nose out...
Mar 16, 20162 min read


What is core strength and what does it really mean?
Although a beach ready body may be all the motivation you need for building strong core muscles, there are plenty of other reasons to get...
Nov 21, 20151 min read


Count your Steps, Not Calories, walk your way to health. 8 Reasons why walking is good for you.
10,000 steps a day is the goal! We’ve all hear this a thousand times . . . but why? In 2004 the Global Corporate Challenge (GCC) looked...
Aug 26, 20153 min read


Post Baby – Stronger, Faster, Better
*I am thankful for the way my body is bouncing back post-baby. But the thing is, it takes some work…..before, during and after pregnancy....
Aug 12, 20152 min read


8 Reasons why you should strengthen your core muscles.
8 Reasons why you should strengthen your core muscles (Article written by Melissa-Anne Smit for M2 Magazine) While it may be good...
Jul 9, 20153 min read
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