Why gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time is hard
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time is hard. We wanted to talk about why. Every Health and Wellness Plan we design four our clients represents a fun challenge. Every person has their own goals, and a lifestyle that we have to build a program around. We recently designed a full Health and Wellness Plan for our client Dave with a very common aim;“My goals were to lose weight, because I felt like I was packing it on pretty significantly for a while there, and to gain muscle. I wanted to get healthier. I’ve got a young son now...
Why weight loss shouldn’t be your health goal
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Why weight loss shouldn’t be your goal, and what your goals should be. More often than not our clients will say their main health goal is weight loss. We’d be willing to bet that most people wanting to make a change to their health would start with the same mindset. There’s a big flaw with that; body weight isn’t a good measure for health or wellness and focusing on it can lead to poor outcomes.We wanted to explain why you should forget about body weight as your main goal, and what you should focus on instead for long-term results.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] WEIGHT AS A...
Secret Eaters – a hilarious crash course in food psychology
Channel 4 over in the UK made a series called Secret Eaters that lasted a brief but entertaining 3 seasons from 2012 to 2014. On the surface it’s a show about people with unhealthy diets who want to change but there’s a critically important sub-text; the psychology of modern food and eating is something that many people are struggling to come to terms with. Food and nutrition literacy is low, consumption of processed and convenience food is increasing, and there’s a normalisation of poor eating habits.So, why are we writing a blog about it? Well, because we think it’s a...