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The journey to health and fitness can be a difficult one. Let us show you how you can easily enjoy the experience and find happiness along the way!

Most of us start out day with a coffee and have another one during the day at some stage as a "pick me up or a caffeine hit". But do we really know how caffeine works in our body and how it can help in fat burning, if we don't abuse it?

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.

Meditation is commonly thought of as the act of thinking about nothing or not thinking. On the surface, it is what monks practise to achieve their perpetually Zen state, but it has gone mainstream and ordinary individuals are learning the multitude of benefits that follow long-term meditators.

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.

There are two categories of body fat, visceral and subcutaneous. Visceral body fat is stored deep in your belly and envelops your internal organs. Subcutaneous fat is what you may be most familiar with. It is stored directly under the skin and has four main functions; Energy storage, padding to protect your muscles and bones, a passageway for nerves and blood vessels, and insulation.

Ever managed to stick to a training program, achieve some amazing results and then something derails the plan and you find yourself fast slipping back into old habits? Chances are you have probably felt yourself both physically and emotionally becoming less energetic and perhaps stressed and irritated about the situation. The reason may be because you've lost motivation or chosen to focus other areas of your life.  In other situations, you have succumbed to an unlucky injury that has taken you out of the game for a while; your doctor has given the orders for a surgery or procedure, or even a pandemic that sees the world and gyms shut down for months on end! These situations are especially frustrating as the mind wants to move but we aren't allowed for whatever reason. So, what does the body do in these situations and what can we do in response…

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