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In this article, we will save you a lot of money and time by breaking down the benefits of supplements in the fitness industry today.

To put it simply: Metabolism is the process by which our bodies convert what we eat and drink into energy.

Have you ever had the intention of eating only one or two potato chips but end up finishing the bag? You're definitely not alone when it comes to this. Food companies spend millions of dollars each year engineering food to keep you reaching back into the bag. This is done by making foods more palatable by changing the way food looks, tastes and feels. These foods override the body's natural systems of satiety leading you to eat more.  Your will power is often no match for these foods.  

Calories are what we use to measure energy expenditure and stored energy. This could be the calories we are putting in our body through food or the calories we are expending during exercise or just going about our daily tasks. Determining this energy balance of calories in vs calories out is the key to achieving your desired body composition. Your calories are made up of your macronutrient targets. This is the allocated number of protein, carbohydrates and fat that you should be eating per day to reach your goal.

Exercise is essential for a positive, happy and healthy life and all the studies in this modern-day society show this. As we know a regular exercise regime paired with a good balanced diet lead to less prevalence of chronic disease and overall improves our quality of life over our entire lifespan. Yet the numbers of chronic disease and health issues due to poor det and sedentary lifestyles continues to rise?

A big challenge in the past has been that there isn't enough time to get things done and now it seems like there is so much time that we get distracted and forget about the tasks we need to do!

Whether you are a beginner, getting back into it from some time off, post injury, or simply struggling with every day habits, it can be quite daunting and frustrating to start exercising and eating healthy again. You may feel like it is all too hard, or you may feel like you can't stick to a routine but I can assure you we have all been there.

'Growing is done outside of the gym' is a well-known fact that supports the principles of fitness. The hard work you do in the gym whether for muscle gain or fat loss only comes into full effect when your diet, sleep and recovery techniques are fully utilised at home. Furthermore, post training you experience muscle soreness which demonstrates your body's changing and evident need for rest and recovery, without it you will not experience as good of results and will have sustained soreness.

Goal setting is the first step of your fitness journey and should be done regularly throughout the entire process, not just at the beginning.  It starts with careful consideration of what you want to achieve in a specific time frame and is then linked to an action plan followed by hard work to ensure you get there.  It's great to be ambitious and set yourself a challenging goal to achieve but this must be followed up with the hard work, dedication and consistency. There is one important question you need to ask yourself before you set a goal - Is it realistic?