1.WHAT’S A PLANT-BASED DIET？ As the name suggests, a plant-based diet refers to any diet that centers around food, especially protein, that is sourced from plant sources. This can include fruit, grains, vegetables, legumes, peas, nuts, seeds and substitutes for meat such as soy products. Ideally, a healthy plant-based diet should consist primarily of nutrient-dense…
Superfoods. People are raving about how great they are and how we should incorporate them in our everyday diet. They are credited with having incredible health benefits, perhaps the possibility of giving you super human powers! But does anyone really know what this term mean? Superfoods is frequently used to describe foods that are believed…
Now that I’ve caught your attention, with this title, let’s be honest. You probably felt like you’ve tried everything out there, and nothing seems to work anymore, or worse still, watch your best friend lean up twice as fast, putting in just half the efforts you have. With the multitude of diets, gadgets and information…
Claudia Micco, YogaFit Senior Mastertrainer Can an ancient mind-body and exercise practice that combines movement, meditation, and breathing help our clients with chronic pain? Yes! There is evidence that Yoga can be a helpful tool to cope with the day to day realities of chronic pain. Yoga, not unlike many exercise programs, places its emphasis…
Alexis Batrakoulis, PhD(c), MS, CSCS, CSPS, NSCA-CPT, RCPT*E; ACSM–EP, CPT, EIM II; ACE-CMES, CHC, CPT; NASM-CES, PES It is well known and evidence-based that epidemic of obesity has grown at an alarming rate among adults and children, both at Asian and worldwide level (1). If we realize the fact that this epidemic is highly associated with…
One of the most frequently asked questions in the fitness industry is: “How many repetitions should I perform for any given exercise?” If you are expecting a simple, straight-forward answer, forget it. Bodybuilding great Mike Mentzer was an advocate of performing one to two well-performed sets to failure for a given exercise, and kept his…
FiT Student Blog As a student who is currently studying nutrition in school, I wanted to gain a deeper understanding of the correlation between fitness and nutrition. How to adhere to a diet during the fat loss phase? How much protein to consume during a bulking phase? Therefore, I decided to attend Fitness Nutrition Specialist…
By Dr Mike Bracko (Dr Bracko will be here on 24th September to teach HIIT Workshop, see more info here) The question is, which variable, or variables, are the most important for getting maximum benefit from the HIIT training. Is it the work or is it the rest that is most important when designing…
Within the fitness industry, many professionals recognize that cardio programs built around the mathematical concept of maximal heart rate (HRmax) have inherent limitations. While many different HRmax formulas exist, the traditional 220 − age has been an integral part of our cardio culture for over 35 years. Researchers have examined the age-HRmax relationship and demonstrated…
