Lift Weights Did you know that the more muscle you have, the more calories you will burn, even when you’re lying on the couch! The reason is that muscle is far more metabolically active than fat. Therefore you will burn energy (calories/ kilojoules) just to fuel your muscles. This is likely to help you to […]

There just doesn’t seem to be enough time in the day. I hear it all the time. Unfortunately, you are not going to get anymore; there’s always going to be 168 hours in a week. Considering how much is accomplished by great leaders of nations or the business leaders of our time or the great […]

Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) is a measurably increased rate of oxygen intake following strenuous activity. The extra oxygen is used in the processes that restore the body to a resting state and adapt it to the exercise just performed. These include: Hormone balancing Replenishment of fuel stores Cellular repair Anabolism Replenishment of Creatine Phosphate […]

Imagine that your body is a motor vehicle. Your muscles release energy and produce movement (like an engine); absorb impact forces that otherwise could destroy your bones, connective tissue and joint structures (like shock absorbers); and provide the framework that enables you to function physically (like the chassis). Just as mechanics know that proper maintenance […]

The biggest killer of men by far is cardio-vascular disease (according to The National Heart Foundation, it accounts for 34% of deaths) and the prevention of this range of ailments can never start too early. Aside from hereditary factors, adequate exercise, a healthy diet, supplementation as required, and not smoking, can all help in forming […]

As we get older, we get shorter. But our height is not the only thing that shrinks with age. Most people lose at least about 1 cm in height every decade after the age of 40. By the age of 80, most people will be 5 – 8 cm shorter. From about the age of […]

Anti-ageing researchers agree that strength training is the number 1 way to reverse the ageing process.  That’s because as we age, we lose muscle mass and this negatively affects so many other health variables including posture, bone density, metabolism, weight gain, reaction time, strength, endurance, balance, agility and more.  So if you can slow down the […]