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Healthy breakfast smoothies benefits and how to make them

Is breakfast important? You’ve probably heard the advice that eating a good breakfast is important for health and weight control. On the other hand, you might have heard that there are weight loss benefits in Read More

Cholesterol lowering foods to improve your heart and circulatory health

Cholesterol is type of fat that circulates in the blood. Like other fats, it plays an essential role in our bodies. Unfortunately, if there is too much cholesterol in the blood, it can deposit on Read More

The best beta carotene foods for healthy smoothies

Fruit and vegetables are important to health because they contain fiber and a range of nutrients essential for good health. Beta carotene is the pigment that gives fruit and vegetables like carrots and mangoes their bright Read More

Low glycemic – how to eat the right carbs

Unlike most diets, the low glycemic diet isn’t a fad. It was developed at the University of Sydney to help diabetics have better blood sugar control. In the low glycemic diet (also known as the Read More

Healthy food list to help you improve your diet

Even if you are a healthy weight, it’s still important to have a healthy diet. A bad diet will catch up with you eventually and cause health problems. Apart from weight control, the benefits of Read More

Top 10 tips for cutting down on your sugar intake

Cutting down on sugar intake is really important for weight control. This is because it digests quickly and then is stored as fat if it’s not needed for energy.. Apart from contributing to weight problems, Read More

Beginner upper body workout 4 week plan

Tone up your chest, upper arm and shoulder muscles with this beginner upper body workout. It’s a 4 week plan, starting with 3 exercises and adding an extra exercise each week. If you want to Read More

Daily butt workout – a quick routine for your glutes

If you want to focus on butt firming and lifting, then this daily butt workout is what you need. You’ll be doing over 1,000 reps of glute targeted exercises every week. There are 4 exercises, Read More

Squat and lunge quick routine

If you want a quick, straightforward home routine to tone up your thighs, then try this squat and lunge workout. Squats and lunges are the best all-round leg exercises, as they work all the leg Read More

Core exercises for beginners – the best way to get flat abs

To have flat abs, you need to train all the layers of abdominal muscles, including the core stabilisers. When they are strong, the core muscles pull the abdominal area in flat. To get good results Read More

Running schedule for beginners – 8 week program

Although you need to push yourself to work hard in order to get fitter, trying to do too much at once is never a good idea. It’s much better to start running at a level Read More

Hamstring stretch challenge – loosen up in 30 days

The hamstrings are a group of muscles at the back of the thigh. Tightness is a common problem in these muscles and it can lead to back pain, poor posture, impaired ability in sports and Read More

Basic Pilates – a 4 week guide to get you started

Pilates is an exercise system that was developed by Joseph Pilates around 100 years ago. Pilates based his system around various principles which he believed contribute to having a healthy body. The early followers of Read More

Quick and easy ab exercises circuit to improve your core

What are the best ab exercises to flatten your abs and improve tone? Is it crunches, plank, Pilates, oblique curls, stability board, ab cradle … the list goes on. In fact, there’s no one “best” Read More

Glute isolation – 10 effective exercises to target your butt

Improve your glute strength and tone with this glute isolation workout plan. Depending on whether you want to improve weak glutes or build your butt, you can do them with or without ankle weights (see Read More

Pilates circle challenge to improve your inner thigh strength

The Pilates circle (also known as a Pilates ring or magic circle) is a useful piece of equipment to have for home workouts, because it is cheap, easily stored and versatile. You can use it Read More

Full body stretching routine

Keep your whole body flexible with this full body stretching routine. Flexibility is an important component of fitness and you should always allow time for stretching in your schedule. If you can’t fit a stretch Read More

Best core exercises and why you need to do them

The core muscles work together to align the pelvis and keep the spine stable. The most common reason for being interested in core stability training is to improve ab tone, but there are lots of Read More

Pilates challenge for a strong core and flexible body

The Pilates method focuses on developing core strength, good posture and smooth, controlled movement. There are 34 mat work exercises in the original method – some mainly develop strength and some work more on smooth Read More

Push ups challenge for women – strengthen your upper body

There are lots of chest exercises you can do with weights and other resistance equipment, but the main body weight chest exercise is the push up. Full push ups require a lot of upper body Read More

6 week walking schedule to lose weight

Walking is often overlooked as a way of exercising, because it’s something we all do every day. But if you don’t have a lot of time for exercise, or don’t enjoy fitness activities, then walking Read More