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Excuse #1 - Im too tired to exercise when I get home from work/school

Regular ingestion of fluids is essential for the human body to function. The average sedentary adult should aim to consume two or more litres of water per day. Roughly 80% of the fluids the body needs to consume come from liquids ingested, whilst the other 15-20% of fluids comes from the foods that we eat. Alternatively, throughout the day the body loses fluids as a result of bodily functions such as sweating, breathing and urination. It is important for us to replace fluids lost throughout the day by consuming external fluid sources to keep internal body processes performing at an optimum level and not to disturb the balance maintained inside the body.

Exercising is a simple concept that we thoroughly overly complicate. The Fat blaster 2000, abrocker's, vibrating fat burners, running, swimming, walking, cycling, HITT training, crossfit, weighted exercise, body weight exercises, animal flow, Pilates, yoga, hot yoga….

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It appears in lots of health food recipes, celebrities like Miranda Kerr swear by it & it is even recommended for use in your daily beauty regime nowadays... Coconut Oil.  So, what's all the fuss about?

Mental health and weight loss would have to be the most under researched area of the multibillion dollar weightless industry. The thoughts we encounter and the way we respond to them have major physiologically implications on the body. Feeling stressed, depressed, anxious, nervous, etc. can all have serious effects on the body, Anxiety and depression can have a major effect on people's lives and overall wellbeing from feeling lethargic, stupid, worthless through too suicidal. Obviously all very serious negative side effects on your body. Every time these thoughts enter your mind they provoke a hormonal release from your body, that generally exacerbate the feelings.  

Stress is the number one biological factor that ages us, alongside sleep and a poor diet. The world we live in today is inundated with stress and a lack of physical activity. So what are the barriers which prevent people from engaging in physical activity and exercise, and why?

Long past are the days of counting calories to lose weight. Today it is all about eating towards your macros, to ensure your body gets the right fuel it needs to get through the day and achieve your goals. But what exactly are "macros" and what does it mean to "eat towards them"?

You've probably heard by now about how resistance training at least twice per week helps keep the body fit and healthy, but do you know how it helps hold the ageing process at bay?