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As we know we have three sources of energy, carbohydrates, fat and protein. Many of us understand the importance that protein plays in our daily food intake and with exercise, as well as the importance of burning fat as an energy source for fat loss, but where do carbohydrates fit into all of this? It is a common misconception that carbohydrates because they can store as fat if not used are the enemy. In fact, they are our friend. Here's 5 simple reasons why.

A lot of woman might be sitting there thinking - no way! I feel too tired and fatigued during my menstrual cycle to train hard, but science will beg to differ. The menstrual cycle has a huge influence on a female's metabolic state and training results, here is how. First, keeping in mind we're talking about premenopausal women who aren't using oral birth control (as this alters the cycle). A little refresher, the start of your cycle begins on the onset of bleeding generally lasting anywhere between 3-7 days. The first 0-13 days of your cycle is called the Follicular Phase, followed by 3 days (days 13-16) of Ovulation and then (days 16-28) the Luteal Phase.

Under Eating and Gaining Weight? You have cut carbs, you have cut fats, you have gone organic, you are even eating under your prescribed macros - but you just can't seem to drop the weight you want to lose.

It doesn't last long in Australia, but it's long enough and cold enough to make achieving your health and fitness goals that much harder! Read on to find out a couple of simple ways to stay fit in Winter.

What is Metabolism? Metabolism is the rate at which your body burns energy. Metabolism is the chemical process the human body goes through to convert food taken in into useable energy.  Your metabolism is responsible for a lot of the chemical reactions that take place in your body and it sees to the maintenance and growth of your cells to ensure the production of energy.

Curbing your cravings.

"Activate your core" …have you heard this before?

The cardiovascular system requires very complex control to maintain blood pressure and blood flow to the muscle during exercise. The maintaining of optimal blood pressure is critical for survival as a drop in blood pressure can cause passing out, which in turn can cause the brain to start dying as there is not enough blood flow reaching it. On the other end of the spectrum, an increase in blood pressure causes the heart muscle to pump harder and if it cannot cope with this increase in pressure complications can occur for example heart attack.

We use the Bioscan to identify areas in which we can target in your program or build upon depending on the result. 5 of these top measurements we can make a focus upon include your Skeletal Muscle Mass, Total Fat Mass, Visceral Fat, Mineral Density and the Bioage. In this article we will look at what each category involves, why it's important to focus on the area to better your health and how we do this!