FROM NOW ON IT’S BYE BYE TO THINGS LIKE ALCOHOL, BREAD AND CAKES AND HELLO TO HARD WORK Still not losing weight? The reason why is you don’t care about it enough. People who care take action. They are committed to accomplishing what they set out to do. They plant a stake in the ground and make certain things in their life non-negotiable. They don’t do the least to get the most, they do whatever…

VALENTINE’S DAY HIGHLIGHTS THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE GYM AND RELATIONSHIPS Valentine’s Day has been and gone and it got me thinking about the parallels between fitness and relationships. If I had only realised this earlier in my life, I would have saved myself some heartache! In fairytales, Cupid’s main purpose was to help people fall in love but the problem is that we don’t live in a fairytale world. In the fitness world, people interested…

INSTEAD THINK LEAN MUSCLE, STRENGTH, WEIGHT LOSS, BETTER BONES AND A SHARPER BRAIN! As people age, the purpose of their training may change from aesthetic reasons to more functional ones. Regardless of your goal, it is important that you choose the right tools to accomplish it. One of the biggest myths of the fitness industry is that weight training is not good for weight loss, it’s dangerous, makes you big and bulky, or that it…

STILL STUCK FOR MOTIVATION TO LOSE WEIGHT? MAYBE FOLLOWING IN SOMEONE ELSE’S FOOTSTEPS MIGHT HELP In THIS column, I share my experience on ways to obtain optimal health and — most importantly — how to change your body shape. But sometimes the penny will only drop when you see it in practice. So, starting today, you can follow Yvonne’s progress as she attempts to shape up. One of the most important things when starting out…