Motivation, inspiration, excitement and relaxation are key pillars to living your best life. Here, we show you how to de-stress and ward off negativity as part of a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
10 ways you can detox every day. You don't need expensive products or fancy diets to rid your lifestyle of toxic influences. You can do it right at home!
The feeling of hunger is important; we rely on hunger pangs to tell us when and how much to eat. But we don’t only eat simply because we are physically hungry. Food can serve as a comforting distraction and a means to suppress negative emotions, which can trigger an unhealthy cycle of emotional and binge eating. Signup & Get Early Bird Access To Our Personal Training App It’s not that emotional eating is bad per se, but eating for emotional reasons rather than physical ones can pave the way to weight gain and poor food choices. But how do we know when ...
Read more
Ladies, losing weight as we get older is tricky. Here are some tips to help you.
For many of us, bloating (also known as water retention and edema) can be a daily nuisance. Naturally, the issue of how to get rid of bloating is only exacerbated in the summer, when slipping into a swimsuit or even fitting into a hot little number for the weekend can trigger a bout of anxiety. Signup & Get Early Bird Access To Our Personal Training App Fear not: With a few little tweaks, you’ll be feeling better in no time. Many of our bloating woes occur as a result of dehydration, constipation or gas trapped in the digestive tract. Incorporate these tips for how ...
Read more
We all know that living a sedentary lifestyle is seriously bad for us — but you may not have realized it was this bad. Signup & Get Early Bird Access To Our Personal Training App A recent series of studies, which looked at more than one million people, found that physical inactivity causes more than 5 million deaths a year. That’s almost as many as smoking, which the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates kills 6 million a year. Whoa. In addition, researchers found that physical inactivity costs the global economy nearly $67.5 billion a year in healthcare and productivity losses. Meanwhile, just one our ...
Read more
There’s nothing like summer – but with it comes the hot, dry weather than can aggravate even the most enlightened of us. Few people can survive the summer heat without some sort of central or room-to-room air conditioning. But few of us realize that air conditioning may very well have adverse health effects.
Millions of people rely on artificial sweeteners for cutting back on their sugar intake and maintaining their weight. Signup & Get Early Bird Access To Our Personal Training App But a new study has found that eating artificial sweeteners can actually boost your appetite, leading to an increased caloric intake of up to 30 per cent. Read More: What Are The Ways to Eat Less Sugar The Australian study published in the journal Cell Metabolism suggests artificial sweeteners create a false state of starvation state in the brain, causing some organisms — such as flies and rats, which were observed in two ...
Read more
New location, same health and fitness destination that you’ve come to know and love: Fitness Republic is pleased to announce that we are now in Toronto! Signup & Get Early Bird Access To Our Personal Training App FR is your source for the latest health news, the best workouts, exercise tips, nutritious recipes and guides for living a holistic lifestyle. And now we’re serving up fun, fresh content that’s tailor-made for health-and-fitness minded millennials living in the city. Whether you’re training for competition, maintaining good overall health, looking for expert fitness advice or just need a little motivation to be your best self, ...
Read more
There’s more to honey than simply sweetening up your favourite pastries and desserts. The golden liquid packs a punch with its set of antibacterial, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, working magic on skin, hair and overall health. Signup & Get Early Bird Access To Our Personal Training App For best results, choose raw, organic honey that hasn’t been pasteurized or processed. Skin Clears acne and blemishes Annoyed with constant breakouts and zits? Make use of honey’s antibacterial powers. Apply a little bit of honey on your pimples and leave it on for 20 minutes, then rinse. Do this daily until the blemishes ...
Read more
Feeling irritable and moody before your monthly period? Try these eating these seven foods to help you avoid the premenstrual syndrome/PMS roller coaster.
At age 97, Tao Porchon-Lynch is the world's oldest yoga instructor, teaching 8 classes a week. (What's your excuse?)
In this fast-paced world of long hours, demanding bosses, challenging time schedules and family pressures, we are bombarded by stress on a daily basis. Signup & Get Early Bird Access To Our Personal Training App Over time, stress can take its toll. It’s essential that we find ways to eliminate stress from our lives, as even short, stress-free intervals can be beneficial to our health. But what is stress, and why do we experience it? Our ancestors long ago developed what is called the flight-or-fight response. When faced with stressful situations, our bodies release hormones – adrenaline and noradrenaline or epinerphrine and norepinephrine – to increase ...
Read more
When we talk about superfoods, we often mention popular vegetables and fruits, but what about the other food groups? Signup & Get Early Bird Access To Our Personal Training App Coconut oil is neither fruit nor vegetable, but a superfood nonetheless, which should not be overlooked. Here are some reasons to consider adding it to your diet. Helps With Weight Loss One of the primary benefits of coconut oil is its ability to help you lose weight and burn fat. In fact, most superfoods have this function, but no other superfood does it more directly than coconut oil. Coconut oil is mostly ...
Read more
When your spouse cheats on you, one of the questions that nags at you is 'why?' Here are 10 common reasons for infidelity that your spouse may be experiencing: