Thanks to technology, you can now follow workout tutorials from your phone, PC or tablets without stepping out of the comfort of your home. Just on YouTube alone, there are a sea of fitness channels to choose from in a gazillion workout styles to suit even the pickiest fitness junkie. Because you have better things to do than …
Fasting is not an easy feat. You can only have water and food before sunrise (suhoor) and after that you have to wait till you break fast (iftar) to put food and water back into your system. You will feel lethargic throughout the day and all you want is to take a siesta on your couch. …
You probably wish you had a home gym. Who doesn’t? It’s convenient. It’s cool. It probably makes you want to exercise more. On the flip side, you probably assume that it’s expensive to have a home gym. That’s a myth. Now we’re not talking about extravagant lavish home gyms you see on marketing materials. We’re talking …
You always see and hear stories from people about how getting serious about fitness has helped them be healthier and look better. What you don’t hear so much about is the kind of people you meet in the world of fitness. Weightlifting? Why not? Before I join The Vanguard in June, I could count the …
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1. Sarah Kay: If I Should Have A Daughter Spoken word poet Sarah Kay tells the story of her journey from a teenager, when she used to soak up verses at the New York’s Bowery Poetry Club till she became a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression through Project V.O.I.C.E. HealthWorks’ Stamp of Approval: Sarah …
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This year of 2015 will be the 3rd year that I have been specifically training in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting. Since embarking on this roller coaster journey, I’ve learned a lot more about myself and still know there’s plenty more room for improvement. The best way to test my progress in this case would be participating …
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The Gist of It CrossFit is a workout program that aims to strengthen your core and condition your body through various functional exercises. It’s mostly used by police academies, martial artists, soldiers, and athletes to improve their performance. It’s important to find a gym with an experienced trainer and a community you are comfortable with …
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Personal trainers are physical health and fitness professionals. They take on the role of your own one-to-one fitness coach, nutrition mentor and hardcore motivator. When you join the gym you’ll often get discounted rates or free sessions for their in house personal training, or you can find ‘freelance’ trainers running sessions from their homes or …
Don’t just stick to the rows of cardio and weight machines when you go to the gym. Varying your workouts not only helps to prevent boredom, but also plays a key role in helping you get past workout performance plateaus. Most of the more popular gyms here offer up a variety of workout classes, where you can …
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1. This workout will help you zap away your belly fat! Spot reduction of body fat is not physiologically possible, and anyone telling you otherwise don’t know what they’re saying. Sure, we all want to get rid of that tiny muffin top or love handles that stubbornly stay behind. This is probably why we clamour over exercises …
