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HIIT is all the hype lately. According to a survey conducted by The American College of Sports Medicine, it’s one of the two top fitness trends for 2014 (the other being bodyweight training). So...
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View ArticleMacronutrients: Healthy Fats
What are healthy fats? Fats are “organic molecules” made up of carbon and hydrogen elements joined together in long groups called “hydrocarbons”. Based on the way these molecules are joined together,...
View ArticleMacronutrients: Carbs
What are carbohydrates? Carbohydrates are organic molecules typically classified according to their structure. And, structurally speaking, there are two types of carbohydrates - simple and...
View ArticleGym Orientation for Beginners
Many people are intimidated by their unfamiliarity with a gym. This causes them to be hesitatant to join and make progress toward reaching their health, physique, and fitness goals. This video...
View ArticleAll About Fat Loss
With our intense focus on macronutrients, dieting and processed food consumption over the past 30 years, body fat levels have also increased. In other words, more information, more dieting, more junk...
View ArticleBuilding Muscle
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View ArticleIncluding Enough Lean Protein Each Day
The USDA explains that in general, 1 ounce of meat, poultry or fish, ¼ cup cooked beans, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, or ½ ounce of nuts or seeds can be considered as 1 ounce equivalent from...
View ArticleNo More Calorie Counting
The difficulty clients face when trying to determine their nutritional needs involves understanding all of the numbers: calories, breakdown of macronutrients, which foods and how much of each to eat,...
View ArticleHIIT Workout: What It Is and Why It Works
HIIT is all the hype lately. According to a survey conducted by The American College of Sports Medicine, it’s one of the two top fitness trends for 2014 (the other being bodyweight training). So...
View ArticleAll About Fruits and Vegetables
What are fruits and vegetables? “Vegetable” is actually not a scientific term and simply refers to the edible part of the plant. A fruit is a sweet tasting plant product associated with seeds. If...
View ArticleMacronutrients: Proteins
What are proteins? Proteins are organic molecules made up of amino acids – the building blocks of life. These amino acids are joined together by chemical bonds and then folded in different ways to...
View ArticleMacronutrients: Healthy Fats
What are healthy fats? Fats are “organic molecules” made up of carbon and hydrogen elements joined together in long groups called “hydrocarbons”. Based on the way these molecules are joined together,...
View ArticleMacronutrients: Carbs
What are carbohydrates? Carbohydrates are organic molecules typically classified according to their structure. And, structurally speaking, there are two types of carbohydrates - simple and...
View ArticleGym Orientation for Beginners
Many people are intimidated by their unfamiliarity with a gym. This causes them to be hesitatant to join and make progress toward reaching their health, physique, and fitness goals. This video...
View ArticleAll About Fat Loss
With our intense focus on macronutrients, dieting and processed food consumption over the past 30 years, body fat levels have also increased. In other words, more information, more dieting, more junk...
View ArticleBuilding Muscle
The way our hormones respond to training, and how they affect our muscle growth, depends a lot on our nutritional status — not just how many calories we’re taking in. What is muscle growth? Muscle...
View ArticleIncluding Enough Lean Protein Each Day
The USDA explains that in general, 1 ounce of meat, poultry or fish, ¼ cup cooked beans, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, or ½ ounce of nuts or seeds can be considered as 1 ounce equivalent from...
View ArticleNo More Calorie Counting
The difficulty clients face when trying to determine their nutritional needs involves understanding all of the numbers: calories, breakdown of macronutrients, which foods and how much of each to eat,...
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