With the nights now officially longer than the days, it definitely feels like winter is coming. And it’s that time of year where it’s just that little bit harder to get your daily dose of Vitamin D from those beautiful...

Over the decades, cholesterol has been termed as bad, and high cholesterol level has been associated with heart diseases such as heart attacks, angina, and stroke. However, there has been no proof of the relation of high cholesterol with the...

Vitamin D is important for developing and maintaining healthy bones while offering positive effects for your cardiovascular system, endocrine glands and immune system. Some studies have established a connection between a deficiency in vitamin D and an increased risk of...

So, you want to build muscle. Easy! Just put yourself on a split body part training programme (you know the one, chest on Mondays, back on Tuesday’s, legs Friday/never) and eat like you’re eating for 3. Finally, when you’ve bulked...

Here’s why. So we’re well into the New Year now, and after December’s festivities you’re back into the swing of things with your training and healthy eating. You’ve done the dreaded weigh in and calculated your BMR (basal metabolic rate...

The superfood craze: why “super” foods may not always be the best choice. Superfoods are buzzwords in health circles right now. From Buddha bowls, to raw energy balls to goji berries, it seems that everyone is jumping on the health...

A bit like nutrition, we’ve heard it all before when it comes to the importance of hydration, but it keeps being highlighted for very good reason – hydration is key for all of us (and sometimes it's good to be...

A question you may have asked yourself and one which we often get. Perhaps you have previous experience of supplements, you may of been fooled by a slick advertising campaign into purchasing the latest fancy supplement that promises to get...

Yep, you did read that right. By the time you have finished reading this short blog post you will have the answer to the million dollar question.. “What is the perfect diet?”. Nutrition and dieting is something that people tend...

You’ve probably heard that it’s important to get more protein into your diet but wonder why that's the case? Or, like many of our members when they first start fitness training with us, you think you're eating enough protein but...