Know your Breads – Get the Doughy Truth on Which Bread is Best
Ok, hands up who is a little too obsessed with kaya toast for breakfast? Or you can’t resist dipping a sweet pandesal in your coffee? Or slop up every bit of curry with an extra chapati or two? We can understand why! While rice is still a staple across Asia, breads are certainly high up […]
The Common Fitness Trend that Ruins Your Fitness
Let’s get serious, have you even done a workout if you can still move afterwards? Or, was it really a proper workout if you didn’t vomit? Hmmm, we cringe a little at these hard-core, all-or-nothing sorts of statements around fitness. Mainly because it ends up turning more people away from starting a healthy relationship with […]
6 Ways to Crush the Negativity Around Your Healthy Lifestyle
Have you ever noticed when you make a major change in your life that everyone seems to have an opinion? It’s not uncommon for the negativity and discouragement to come your way if you’ve begun to live a healthy lifestyle – improving your nutrition, moving more, shedding some excess weight all seem to show you […]
Nutrition Myth buster: Active8me Community Shares Worst Nutrition Advice Ever
Imagine if you were told that you should only ever eat chocolate and drink coffee to lose weight. Or perhaps all your health woes would be fixed by eating purple foods only. Would you question the advice? We see BAD nutrition advice spread like its gospel, and often followed with blind faith. We get it […]
The TRUTH About Getting that Toned Look
If you’re reading this, then you probably want more muscle tone on your body, or at least to have a more toned look, right?! Maybe it’s those chiseled abs or defined arms? Perhaps it’s that tight butt or shapely legs? Heck, maybe you want the whole she-bang – a completely toned body? Well, warning – […]
Active8me Recipe – Old Cucumber Soup with Basmati Rice
This staple on the Chinese dinner table is believed to relieve heat retained in the body by having a ‘cooling effect’. In our hot, humid environment why not put this old cucumber soup recipe to the test? Your health can benefit in the process too. Old cucumber is said to be good for the skin and […]
10 Easy Steps to Turning your Setback into a Comeback
Everyone loves a comeback story. Think Bethany Hamilton the professional surfer who returned to the water after a shark attack or Mohammed Ali’s return to the boxing ring or Thomas Edison’s thousands of attempts at inventing the light bulb. Or, better still…let’s insert your story here! Have you been trying to lose weight? Get fit? […]
Eat Right: 5 Easy Things to Keep In Mind
I always thought I knew how to eat ‘right’ but there seems to be a new fad diet or news item that claims I need to cut carbs or only eat at certain times or have cheat days or…the list goes on. Tell me I’m not the only one who is confused by this conflicting […]
Active8me Workout – The Anywhere Anytime 15-minute Chair Workout
If you have been skipping your workout because you’re too busy, travelling for work (or fun), out of your routine or just making any old excuse then that changes today! Our quick and effective chair workout will get your blood pumping, your muscles burning and work up a good sweat…all in just 15 minutes! Get […]
