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FAB FRIDAYS – How does 101 Fitness work according to reporter from Verve.
About 2 months ago I added a new ingredient to my Friday routine: an early morning training session at 101Fitness in Newmarket. It has...
Jul 9, 20152 min read


3 Weeks Post Baby Body
My response on a interesting New Zealand Herald Article on the 27th of May 2015 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id...
May 28, 20153 min read


One Day Deal – Does shivering count as exercise?
Get a private temperature controlled room for 25 min a week and a personal trainer. 10 sessions @ 101 Fitness 2 Great DEALS –...
May 26, 20151 min read


Working Out and still Not Losing Weight? 4 Reasons to Break Up With Your Scale.
Eating well and exercising often, but still feel like you’re not losing that stubborn weight? The thing is, fat loss happens when you...
Apr 8, 20152 min read
Weightloss Rules that Works tips from 101 Fitness
Food and Exercise – Get your thinking and your actions on the right track otherwise these will hinder rather than help you lose weight....
Mar 14, 20152 min read


Working Out and still Not Losing Weight? 3 Reasons Why.
Eating well and exercising often, but still feel like you’re not losing that stubborn weight? The thing is, fat loss happens when you...
Mar 11, 20152 min read


101 Fitness’ top “New Year’s Resolutions”
I firmly believe that, if you have the mind-set to change 5 habits a year it will impact your overall health and wellbeing on a long term...
Feb 10, 20152 min read


Please Let My Body Survive the Silly Season!
Aricle Verve Magazine Dec 2014 – by Melissa-Anne Smit The Silly season can takes its toll. But keep in mind it is only a couple of weeks...
Dec 2, 20142 min read


Healthy Foods: 11 Fruits You Can Eat All Summer Long
The epitome of summertime may be sitting at a beach with an ice-cold beer, but the more time we spend under the sun, the more we should...
Nov 18, 20143 min read


What Vitamins and Supplements to take During the Summer
The summer time put a lot of stress on the body due to the excessive heat that you are constantly subjected to. Even when you spend time...
Oct 14, 20142 min read


Why you need a faster Metabolism
Your metabolic rate is directly responsible for the amount of calories you burn and the only thing that will give you a higher metabolic...
Oct 13, 20142 min read


Count your Steps, Not Calories for overall fitness
10,000 steps a day is the goal! We’ve all hear this a thousand times . . . but why? After four months, the number of GCC participants...
Sep 10, 20141 min read


3 Myths about exercising
George Burns (who lived to be 100) used to say, “If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself”. An...
Aug 13, 20142 min read


Are you taking Evening Primrose oil? If not why you should…
Evening Primrose Oil has been called the most sensational preventive discovery since vitamin C. It contains the pain relieving compound...
Jul 3, 20144 min read


BBQ Chicken Stack Healthy Recipe
Per Serve Calories: 325 Fat: 3.1 Protein: 40.4 Carbohydrates: 29.7 Fibre 4.6 Serves: 1 Total Preparation Time: 15 minutes. Instructions :...
Jun 10, 20142 min read


101 Fitness’ 4th Birthday Celebrations
Melissa Smit (Owner), Jay Kachelhoffer (Owner) and Elaine van Heerden(Trainer) 101 Fitness celebrates 4 years of changing lives. 4 years...
Jun 10, 20141 min read


Why women don’t bulk up when weight training!
– By Melissa Smit For women the main concern in lifting heavy weights is the fear of developing big bulging muscles. A bulging...
Jun 10, 20142 min read


Verve magazine article Nov13: What does “toning up” actually mean?
Dictionary: tone up (adverb) to make or become more vigorous, healthy, etc. exercise tones up the muscles Interesting that the dictionary...
Nov 9, 20132 min read
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