Employee Health & Wellness Programs – A Perk or a Necessity?
There is no doubt that wellness is ‘on trend’, with individual spending on health and wellness increasing from a $3.7 trillion to a $4.2 trillion market between 2015 to 2017. That’s nearly twice as fast as global economic growth (3.6 percent annually, based on IMF data). Corporate wellness programs make up a reasonable proportion of […]
Listen to Your Grandmother – Get Healthy to Lose Weight
My grandmother doesn’t hold back when she has something to say. She recently told me “You’re lazy and you eat too much”. It sounds harsh, but it was her way of saying I was unhealthy, and it was in context to me complaining about my weight. When my grandma was young, she walked almost everywhere […]
Make Vegetables Tasty – 8 Ways to Train Your Tastebuds
Ok, quick quiz… (a) You’ve been scarred by your mum demanding you ‘eat your vegetables’ as a child? (b) You’ve never learned interesting ways to prepare and cook vegetables? (c) You find vegetables bland, boring and tasteless? (d) All of the above? Don’t worry, you’re not alone if you’d rather skip the vegetables than savour […]
7 Fitness Myths that Set You Up for Failure
So, you’re at work and you overhear your colleagues talking about how they are going to ‘get super fit’. They go on to explain that they haven’t exercised since school, but they are going to make this massive change because they have a reunion coming up. Hmmm, sounding familiar?! Then they say they’re going to […]
Nutrition Bites: Simple Everyday Swaps
We are all about making your health journey (ie. LIFE) as easy as possible. The foods you eat or your eating habits can change with little effort or regret. The key is to not underestimate the power of small changes. In fact, some of the small changes we suggest are so simple that your taste […]
Fitness Masterclass: Perfecting the Plank
We’ve all seen those cute memes where what you ‘think’ we look like is not what we ‘actually’ look like… Jokes aside, the plank is one of the most simple and effective body weight exercises you can practice. The plank primarily works your core but will only be effective if you’ve got the technique correct. […]
3 Easy Steps to Beating Self Sabotage
“I have been on the dieting rollercoaster since I was a teenager. But, in the last two years of my 20’s I have stepped off the rollercoaster and taken the more sensible ride to success. Essentially, the biggest change I made was with my mindset. I stopped looking for the quick fix, I took responsibility […]
How Long Should a HIIT Workout Be?
HIIT is still the buzz word in the fitness world. So, you’ve heard of it, but are you still confused about what exactly constitutes a HIIT workout? Or, how long should a HIIT workout be? Or, how often you should be HIITing it? Then all the hype starts playing with your head as to whether […]
Case Study: How a Dean of Accountancy is Making Health a Priority to Ensure She can Care for Others
Evangeline Jamili is not new to exercise. But like so many busy professionals finding time for gym visits became difficult. This was especially concerning when her health depends on remaining consistent to combat the effects of Thyroid surgery. Our Client: Evangeline Jamili, Butuan City Philippines “I had an amazing body when I was younger. In […]
