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When it comes to fitness and health, in particular focusing on weight loss, it is so common to see the all or nothing approach used.

Menopause is a big transition in our lives as women.

The obesity epidemic we face isn’t due to people not being able to lose weight, it’s they are not able to keep it off.

Social media is full of products that pretend to be the next great product that will improve your health. Unfortunately products like Fit or Detox Teas do little to nothing for your health but do drain your bank account. Below are a few little hacks that have actually be proven to have a positive effect on your health.

If your goal is to lose weight and get healthier forget the crash diets and extreme weight loss strategies. Taking small steps in the right direction is much more beneficial to lose the weight and keep it off for good! Focusing on a few small behaviours will help to develop healthy habits that last a lifetime not just a short duration. Here are a few little changes you can make to your lifestyle that will result in cm's falling off your waist line.

It can be very overwhelming knowing what to eat, how much to eat, what diet to follow or where to start. There is so much information out there and it can be hard to filter through it and know what you should be doing to get you to your specific goal. Nutrition is the most important element in achieving your body composition goals. Hopefully this article breaks it down and takes the complication out of it.

A common experience for those new to exercise, or possibly anyone for that matter after a workout, is having sore muscles or delayed onset muscle soreness. This occurs after strenuous or irregular exercise and it can be best described as a dull muscle ache, combined with muscle stiffness and muscle tenderness.

Flexible dieting is based on the idea that there are no 'good' or 'bad' foods. It is a useful nutrition approach that encourages variety and flexibility leading to a more sustainable and enjoyable journey towards your goals. It is simply tracking your calories and macronutrients (carbs, proteins and fats) to reach your specific body composition goal. The idea is to be able to fit whatever foods you like into your day as long as you hit these numbers overall. This enables people to not feel restricted, make it fit in with your lifestyle and is a more sustainable approach then a quick fix or yo-yo diet.

Many people think that the only way to burn calories is through scheduled exercise sessions, but that's far from the truth. This is where NEAT comes into play.