by Natasha | Aug 5, 2012 | Balance, Diet, Eating, Fitter Body, Food, Getting in Shape, Protein, Shape up, Weight Loss
Most people equate protein to meats and food sources that increase muscle. Interestingly, protein does NOT magically make one ‘bulk up’ nor does it make your muscles BIG. It doesn’t quite work that easily! Protein is an often neglected and miss-understood nutrient....
by Natasha | Jul 29, 2012 | Diet, Eating, Exercising, Fitness, Fitter Body, Food, Holidays, New Year, Shape up, Weight Loss
Over the past few weeks I have stepped up my own training somewhat and can say with confidence that I am feeling fantastic for it. I always have a good level of fitness and strength as I always do some form of exercise throughout the year, however, over the winter...
by Natasha | Jul 15, 2012 | Diet, Eating, Exercising, Fitness, Fitness Club, Getting in Shape, Shape up
So much of getting into shape is psychological. What we think often becomes our reality. You know the old saying….be careful what you think! Therefore it is crucial that when we embark upon a fitness or weight loss campaign that we do so armed with the most positive...
by Natasha | Jun 30, 2012 | Exercising, Fitness, Fitter Body, Getting in Shape, Personal Training, Shape up, Training
If you are like most, you will find that you might get a little ‘stuck’ in your regime of exercise. It’s interesting watching people in a gym environment doing what I call ‘going through the motions’ or just doing his/her thing repetitively. Now don’t get me wrong,...
by Natasha | Jun 24, 2012 | Disabilities, Exercising, Fitness, Fitter Body, Getting in Shape, Injuries, Personal Training, Shape up, Training
Many of the Personal Training clients I work with present with injuries of varying degrees before they commence training. For some this is a catalyst to their training as they are unsure of how to go about getting fit due to an injury they may have been carrying for...
by Natasha | Jun 12, 2012 | Balance, Diet, Eating, Exercising, Fitness, Food, Getting in Shape, Holidays, New Year, Protein, Recipe, Shape up, Weight Loss
It is no surprise that as a nation, Australia is getting fatter. This is not something we can merely blame on genetics either. We are getting fatter as a nation because of two main factors – we eat too much and the wrong kinds of foods and we don’t exercise enough....
