The Swiss ball back extension builds strength and stability in the lower back, glutes, and hamstrings. Performing the exercise on a Swiss ball will actively engage the core and improve balance.
This is a great exercise to really get your biceps contracting. In the kneeling position and with your elbows above your head, the bicep is able to contract to its shortest position meaning you can really get some fantastic tension and pump in muscle. The cable machine enables you train the biceps with a different force curve also.
One of my favourite things about staying in Myanmar was the food. Oh. Em. Gee. The food. The first dish I tried upon arriving in Yangon was a Chicken Pumpkin Curry. They said it wouldn’t be hot and spicy and I did not trust them. I was so wrong. Thus – my love for this dish was discovered. I went hunting for this dish and I believe I found the best version of it in a small restaurant in Bagan.
Curry often has been considered to be quite fatty and not good for the waistline – let me assure you that this recipe has nothing but fantastic, healthy ingredients.
14 March, 2017 Annnnd it’s that time of year again. The Biggest Loser is almost upon us and that effectively means we are about to see some “amazing” transformations in 8 weeks. Errgh.
7 March, 2017 Surprise! It’s Kidney Health Week! I know, I know.. like I needed to remind you all! It’s totally etched into your brain like your birthday is, like Christmas Day and Easter. No? Doesn’t ring a bell? At all?
18 February, 2017 Another year, another Hallmark Valentine’s Day. I like to think that you should show your significant other that you value and love them every day which ultimately makes Valentine’s Day a pointless exercise. Save for buying cards, flowers and chocolates. Giving gifts is nice and all but often certain indulgences are what…
Carbohydrates – HIGH ENERGY Carbohydrates – LOW ENERGY Carbohydrates – HIGH ENERGY Consume within the metabolic window! Food examples: FAST ABSORBING: Glucose, Maltose, Maltodextrin, Sucrose. Examples include Gatorade, Powerade, or other sports drinks. GRAINS: All Breads (Whole Grains Are the Most Nutritious), All Pasta (Whole Grain Varieties Are the Most Nutritious), All Types of Rice…
This exercise is a deceptively challenging exercise to help activate the often pesky Glute Medius. Strengthening this muscle will assist with keeping your pelvis aligned. It is quite often used for eliminating knee and back pain as when the muscle is weak, it causes the hips to cock out to the side which puts the lower back into play and also can put the knee out of optimum biomechanical alignment. You will feel the burn on this one!
This is a great exercise for targeting your lats but one side at a time. It is also a handy one to use if you are attempting rebalance your self in the situation of having one side of the body being weaker than the other. Focus on posture and technique is better achieved doing this motion also.
This recipe is a quick and easy recipe with a slightly middle eastern flavour. Chick Peas are such a versatile ingredient and they give a very distinct and appealing favour to everything you add them to so it makes sense to let them be a main flavouring to this chicken recipe! When you mix the steamed veges into that sauce – DELICIOUS!
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I was never really one to like Sweet Potato. I think it comes back to when I was a kid and mum used to use brown potatoes for most meals. I would steal bits from the chopping board and yes.. eat the potato raw. Weird? Probably!
Anyway, this recipe has shown me the light of how easy cooking can be and how delish sweet potato can taste!
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53 is the NEW 25!! Congratulations to Don on an AMAZING challenge. Don has battled his weight for years. After beating colon cancer, things only deteriorated. After seeing some holiday snaps.. he SNAPPED! Don joined up a touch late but was determined to start his transformation so rather than a 12 week challenge.. we scraped…
5 January, 2017 Believe it or not, I wasn’t always a PT – I used to work an office job. I actually really enjoyed it too. The company I worked for looked after us and were keen to ensure we were all happy little worker bees doing our jobs. One of the tactics used was…
3 January, 2017 2017 is finally here. Personally I am most glad that 2016 is done and dusted. The body count seemed high, the world is in turmoil and yeah – that cancer thing happened. So as you can imagine, I am keen to get on with things and that’s the general vibe most people…
I do chortle to myself when people say that salads are BORING. I then have to ask what they are putting in their salads to make them a culinary flatliner. Usually they put your very droll and run of the mill veges in there like iceberg lettuce and well – if that’s what you think is a salad – better get with the program! Flavour is abundant with salads if you know what you are doing and one thing that is very important is knowing what dressing will make it delicious and healthy too! This Herb and Garlic Vinaigrette will certainly do the trick!