Lucia Medina is a championship dancer, teacher and choreographer. She has one of the most popular Zumba dance lesson tutorials on YouTube with over 140 million views and counting! (See video below, she's the one in the red/orange t-shirt.) Lucia, who now resides in Barcelona, Spain, continues to ...

When we talk about capers, we're referring to the flower buds of the Capparis spinosa (caper bush) perennial plant (ie. living longer than 2-years) that are usually salted, pickled and used to garnish and season dishes. Capers are native to the Mediterranean basin. They are produced mainly in ...

What is Yacon or Smallanthus sonchifolius? It's a sweet tuberous root originally from Northern and Central Andes, primarily Colombia and Argentina. It is now also grown in Italy, Vietnam and New Zealand. Due to the presence of inulin, it has a sweet apple taste as well as texture. Being a tuber, it ...

If you are watching what you eat, whether you are on a diet or just simply eating clean, you might be reluctant to eat out. The fear of ‘cheating’ might be so severe that you’re willing to sit at home whilst your friends are out enjoying themselves. However, there are a vast variety of chains out ...

Our ninth character in the Bodybuilding Legends series takes us right back into the nineteenth century, to the roots of bodybuilding. A confident and charismatic man known as Eugen Sandow would be the pioneer who would lead the way in physique development. Eugen Sandow described himself as an ...

Did you know that the kiwifruit is also known as Chinese gooseberry? Native to China (widely found in New Zealand with golden ones available in Italy) and named after the small kiwi bird, the kiwifruit is an oval-shaped fuzzy fruit with a luminous green flesh speckled with black seeds that can ...

We all know how hard it can be to eat healthy food abroad. There’s too much temptation, especially if you’re somewhere like Italy where it’s pasta, pizza and fancy ice-creams galore! You might be going on an all-inclusive or going to booze it up and let your hair down, wherever it is you’re going ...

Gymnastics have become more and more popular especially at the Olympic Games over the years and it’s become one of the most competitive, talent-filled events in Olympic history.  In this article we’ve listed 10 Top Gymnasts competing at the Rio Olympics (5 male, 5 female) to look out for this ...

We’re excited with the Games just around the corner this summer so here we'll feature 5 Top Boxers to Fight at the Rio Olympics! Boxing as we know it has been around for hundreds of years and was introduced into the Olympic games in the 7th Century BC, way before our time. The sport has evolved ...