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Banana Coffee Protein Shake Breakfast and your morning coffee, in one glass If your breakfast usually includes a coffee and a banana, why not combine the two (and a bit more) into one satisfying, wholesome shake? It takes five minutes, you can prep it the night...
Exercise Won't Wreck Your Joints, It Will Save Them If you've been told you have arthritis, or you're starting to feel that stiffness in your hips and knees, there's a good chance your instinct is to protect the joint by moving it less. It makes sense on the surface....
Winter Weight: Is It Your Hormones or Your Habits? Every year around this time, someone asks me a version of the same question. "My weight creeps up in winter and drops off in summer, even when my training barely changes. Is something hormonal going on?" It's a fair...
The 2:2:2 Rule: A Simple Line in the Sand for Alcohol You've probably seen it doing the rounds online: cap alcohol with the 2:2:2 rule, no more than 2 nights a week, 2 drinks max per sitting, never 2 nights in a row. It's tidy, it's memorable, and it sounds like...
Build evidence of your resilience, bit by bit I was out for my run today and, on the way back at about the 8 kilometre mark, I hit an uphill bridge over the sea. Fully exposed to the elements, running straight into a head wind, when a gust hit so strong it almost...
What Is Metabolism, Really? Understanding TEE and How to Actually Influence It "Boost your metabolism" has to be one of the most overused phrases in health and fitness. It gets attached to teas, supplements, morning routines and 10 minute workouts, usually with very...
Endurance or Intensity? What New Research Actually Tells Us For years, the fitness world has swung between two camps. First it was long, steady cardio as the gold standard. Then HIIT arrived, promising bigger results in less time, and suddenly every workout seemed to...
Winter Sick Days Are Costing Your Team More Than Winter Colds It's mid-July, the heaters are on, and somewhere in your office someone is powering through a meeting sounding like a foghorn. They think they're being a hero. The numbers say otherwise. Let's talk about...
The Magic Pill That Already Exists Imagine a pill landed on the market tomorrow. One pill, taken once a day, proven to lower your risk of dying from any cause by close to 50 percent. No side effects, no prescription, no cost. How many would you take if you could. That...
Jane and Jean: Two Women, One Choice, Very Different Futures Meet Jane and Jean. They are both 52, live in the same suburb, and on paper their lives look remarkably similar. Same age, same stage, kids mostly grown, busy jobs, mortgages winding down. But look a little...