Keeping a decent amount of variety in your exercise routine is not only helpful when it comes to boredom and staying motivated, but it also helps to create a more balanced and well-rounded physique while making sure you are targeting all your major muscle groups. Starting and getting better in ...

With millions of us leading increasingly busy lives, it’s normal to feel fatigued and run down from time to time. If the tiredness you are experiencing is related to the lifestyle you lead, there are many things you can do to boost your energy levels. Whether you’re heading to the office, running ...

If there’s any sporting industry veganism has struggled to penetrate - it’s bodybuilding. Football has seen some of its talented athletes praise veganism, namely Argentinian superstars Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero. The boxing world has seen British heavyweight champion David "Hayemaker" Haye ...

Calisthenics workouts have been in the limelight for some time now, ever wondered what ‘Calisthenics’ actually means, or why and how people are opting to do this type of training? The word Calisthenics is derived from two Greek words, ‘Kalos’ which translates to beauty and ‘Stenos’ which translates ...

At some point in your gym career, you will hit the dreaded ‘plateau’. Sure enough, you’ll be putting the time in, merrily lifting away them bam! All of a sudden the weight will stop increasing, the reps will start failing and the only thing growing will be frustration. This series of articles, ...

Whenever there is a full moon just around the corner, there is a fluctuation in energy levels and correspondingly, in moods. The harvest season began last month hence the name September Corn moon. The lunar cycle affects our Earth in many ways; tidal forces increase as the moon gets bigger. In ...

Chloe Ting is a 34-year old Australian YouTuber who has been a part of the YouTube scene since August 2011, specialising in health and fitness content. When demand in home workout videos increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, Chloe’s videos became everybody’s go-to. Her promising video thumbnails ...

When we hear about Mixed Martial Arts, (MMA) we usually think about the fighters in the UFC or the diverse skills of Bruce Lee from the 1960's and 1970's. MMA is a combination of several fighting sports in one such as boxing, kickboxing, karate, jiu-jitsu, Jeet Kune Do, taekwondo, wrestling and ...

During my undergraduate degree, I was captivated by the Bio-Psycho-Social model. The idea of this approach towards health is to look at a patient or client holistically, considering biological issues, psychological worries, and social environments equally. Although it seems like an automatic and ...

Around ten thousand years ago, Ayurveda was born in India. It is a metaphysical yet practical system of holistic healing and medicine. The classical Ayurvedic texts say that the medical knowledge was transferred from Dhanvantari, an incarnation of the Avatar Vishnu. Legend says that he incarnated ...