Why You Should Warm-Up Warming-up before you exercise is crucial to avoid injury and improve your training. A dynamic warm-up involves exercises that will increase your range of movement and raise your bodies core temperature. Stepz Fitness has devised a short warm-up guide that will help you to get the most out of your […]
Fad Diets: Why Are They Bad? We hate to be the bearer of bad news but there is no quick and easy solution to weight loss. The internet is aghast with fad diets promising quick and easy results. Many people love to hold hope that there is a new and faster way to lose weight. […]
*Where It All Began I joined the gym in March 2016 after many years of sitting on the sideline, leading a sedentary lifestyle involving little exercise and an unhealthy diet which meant the I packed on the kg’s. The decision to do something came after tipping the scales at the heaviest I had ever been. Watching […]
Winter weight gain is a common complaint of many people. It seems that every winter we add a few pounds, and come summer we don’t lose them all again either. A few of them always stick around, making us a little heavier every year. They seem to be very hard to lose extra pounds! Why […]
Even though there is so much information available about weight loss, the same diet mistakes are being made over and over every day. We are not talking here about little slipups where you ate a slice of pie that was not on the plan, but big mistakes that lead to failure to lose the weight […]
When a poet and king once sang, “Our bodies are beautifully and wonderfully made oh God”, he knew what he was saying. One of the wonderful things that our bodies could do is healing itself. We need intervention from time to time but the body, when treated right has the ability to correct itself. Often, […]
FIRST THINGS FIRST – STRETCHING AND WARMING UP No matter what type of training we engage in safety should always come first. Bodyweight training is no exception to this golden rule. After all when injured we can hardly train at all can we? So paying close attention to things like warming up and stretching before […]
Through meditation we can feel more connected to ourselves, others and the Universe. It is great to remember that we’re “spiritual beings having an earthly experience” and that “we only spend the entire day with ourselves,” so it’s important to put our requirements first so we can continually perform at our best, throughout the day. Here are […]
Healthy Eating is a very important part of your gym routine. Still not enough attention is on what Australians are using to fuel their bodies. Here is a quick recipe to help you achieve your health and fitness goals. This is actually so easy, you’ll wonder why you’ve not been doing it your whole life. […]
When training, it is paramount to use the proper technique for all exercises, if you haven’t been physically shown how to do an exercise then do not attempt it. Doing exercises with poor technique can lead to a plethora of injuries and might inhibit what goals you wish to achieve. An injury can set you […]