It can be hard to stay focused on a diet and keep active when working at a desk for long periods of time, it can be easy to snack on convenience foods, drink too many hot drinks and have a slice of the cake a colleague has just brought into the office, all these will…
Many people believe that cardiovascular exercise is the only way to burn fat, while cardiovascular exercise is good for burning calories, weight training also has a major effect on not only health but fat loss. Studies have suggested that resistance training can increase your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate – How many calories you would burn…
Here lies THE NUMBER ONE thing you must be doing to achieve fat loss and an amazing body transformation. Over the past few months I’ve had lots of emails from busy professionals who have asked “Josh, I’m seriously stuck on time, I’m busy with work and the kids and i just haven’t got the time…
Summer can be the most important time of the year to look leaner, healthier and fitter. But with all the gatherings, BBQs and partying involved with the summer time, it can also be the hardest time to achieve to these goals.
For years now, ever since I was a child, my parents and adults alike would tell me not to eat too many fatty foods, to stay away from fat, because it will make me fat, clog up my arteries, raise my blood pressure, and pretty much every other health problem there is. Even when training…
Despite being made out to be ‘evil’ by the media, dietary fat is not all that bad. In fact it can help you in your quest to burn fat and lose weight. Dietary fat is essential for normal growth and development, it provides energy, protects our organs and helps absorb vitamins. Replacing some of your…
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a training technique where you give 100% of your effort in short and intense bursts of exercise followed by a less active movement or rest (recovery periods). It has benefits over Long Steady State Cardio because: It Burns More Fat and Calories – High Intensity Interval Training will cause the…
Earlier this month I was approached by the editor of WatchFit (a popular online fitness website) to be a contributing author to their blog. This would mean I could share my knowledge with a wider audience which of course I gladly accepted. I was tasked to write an article on female specific training and to…
Bodyweight Dips Bodyweight Dips will help tone up the triceps (back of the arm). Progression: – Increase number of repetitions. – Adding weight to the body by using a dipping belt or using a dumbbell. Regression: – With legs straight out, place your hands flat on a bench or chair behind you, and lower yourself…
1. 10 Minute Fat Burning HIIT Workout – Burpees 20 Seconds Exercise – 40 Seconds Rest Repeat 5 Times – High Knees Sprinting 15 Seconds Exercise – 45 Seconds Rest Repeat 5 Times 2. 10 Set Fat Burning HIIT Workout – Press Ups 20 Seconds Exercise – 40 Seconds Rest Repeat 3 Times – Jump…
