A common question I get asked when working with active people and athletes is: “What is the best snack to eat before or after exercise?”. That question is like asking, “What is the best outfit to wear?” To be able to find the best fit for you, we need to learn more information about performance […]
Thinking about our body fat may make a lot of us wriggle uncomfortably in our seats. Which is easy enough to understand, given how aggressively all those diets and “one simple trick/food/exercise” click-bait articles promising a shredded physique are being marketed to us on a daily basis. Not to mention all those pictures posted by Insta-famous influencers who […]
So… what is fatty liver? Picture this: You and three other people are working together as an efficient team in a small office space. Your job is to regularly check the computer screens and filter through all the incoming mail and data. Every now and then you’ll have to print out some documents and pass them on to […]
Unfortunately, the answer is not a simple yes or no. There are lots of different factors that determine whether having a pre-exercise snack is recommended or not. Factors such as why you are exercising, how long you are exercising for and the intensity of that exercise will all play a part in determining whether you […]
For me, performance nutrition centres around three key areas: Optimising performance. Ensuring optimal recovery. Maintaining optimal health. When it comes to working with endurance athletes, there are plenty of factors that need to be considered when addressing these three points. None more important, nor more debated than carbs. Before diving into what we need to […]
“You gotta drink a gallon of milk a day, if you want to get big!” “Just eat 6 eggs a day! That’s how I gained 10 kilos of pure muscle in 4 weeks!” Those are both recommendations I’ve heard projected by individuals in the fitness industry. Seriously. Check out the GOMAD (Gallon of Milk a […]
How is your metabolism? Still firing on all cylinders? Although everyone has one, over the years many of my clients have expressed to me that theirs simply doesn’t exist anymore. They feel that eating one piece of cake ends up straight on their bottom, and for some of them their journey with losing weight has […]
It’s time for another Fresh Fitness adventure, where The Healthy Eating Hub Team road tests different ways of staying active. This time we headed into Gungahlin for a PT session and a HIIT class at Ascend Strength and Fitness. Location: 81 Gizzard Street, Gungahlin ACT Length: 60 minutes Price: $17/week – 12 months or $20/week – no minimum […]
It’s time for another Fresh Fitness adventure, where The Healthy Eating Hub Team road tests different ways of staying active. This time we headed into Orangetheory Fitness to see what the hype of these new gyms is all about. Location: 10/10 Gribble Street (entry from Hibberson Street), Gungahlin ACT Length: 60 minutes Price: Contact Orangetheory Fitness for more details […]
Over the last few years there have been many health promotions and add campaigns focusing on ‘Toxic Fat’. They are usually designed to have that shock factor – Zooming in on abdominal fat or showing internal fat on the heart and liver. Scary and sometimes a bit gross. The technical term for ‘toxic fat’ is […]
