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Fitness facts & fallacies

Fitness facts & fallacies “If you don’t exercise regularly, muscle turns to fat.” FALSE! Muscle is muscle and fat is fat–you can’t turn one into the other. Over time, under exercised muscles will shrink and lose tone, causing a flabby appearance....

Why you should improve your balance

Why you should improve your balance Many chronic complaints are caused by repetitive movements inflicted on an unbalanced body. Whether it’s a bad back, stiff shoulders, sore knee or headaches, most of the ailments that we suffer can be easily rectified by looking at...

Supplements – getting a helping hand

Supplements – get a helping hand Vitamin B complex There are 8 B vitamins in vitamin B complex. Although each individual vitamin performs a different function in the body they all work together to maintain good health and vitality. Although a healthy balanced diet...

What’s the right amount of exercise?

What’s the right amount of exercise to get fit and healthy? First things first, no matter which type of activity you decide to embark on, you must make sure either you know what you’re doing or the person teaching you knows what they’re doing because you don’t...

New Year, New You – how to get & stay in shape!

New Year – New You: how to get & stay in shape Getting fit is among the most popular New Year’s resolutions people make every year. Most though, abandon their goal by spring. Here are a few tips to ensure that this is the year that the goal of getting fit...