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Taking a week to “deload,” or recover a bit, is a simple training method that allows you to keep making progress without abandoning training all together. It allows your body to recover by muscles totally repairing, returning hormone levels to normal, and your central nervous system to rest. This is an absolutely essential part of strength training as well as conditioning.

New year new you 🤮 BULLSHIT Hold on!! ... I’m not saying goals are bullshit. Resolutions…that’s borderline bullshit territory, but we’ll leave that subject for another time. A new year a new decade heck even a new week is a great time to look back at what you’ve achieved, how you’ve changed and reassess how you want to move forward set achievable and sometimes what seems to be impossible goals

There's no easier way to add a dose of nutrition to your day than by crunching on a tasty apple. Here are 6 ways that apples keep you healthy

Your biggest challenge isn't someone else.

It’s time to quash that envious mindset and become someone who celebrates other women. This is what we are about at #teamtash women supporting women if you have not yet tried out one of our classes now is the TIME you owe it to yourself to live your best life.

Fat is essential to our daily lives. However, it is important that we balance the types of fats we are consuming and focus of mainly monounsaturated and omega 3’s. An excess of ‘unhealthy fats’ and lifestyle choices can contribute to allergies, inflammation, arthritis, depression, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and more. 

That's the attitude I embrace with my life - a fighter, a hard worker, I don’t stop, I’m always looking for ways to be the best -my best. I Fight and work very hard to be where I am, I love competition as it makes me fight harder.

It is important to keep in mind what kind of workout you are doing, how hard you will be training and what you are looking to gain from your workout before deciding on what meals to have to support those goals.

Let’s say you get to work and say good morning. Everyone answers you except for one person who doesn’t even turn to look at you. Immediately, your mind kicks into overdrive. “What’s wrong with them? Did I do something and they are mad at me? But what? Maybe I annoyed them in the meeting the other day… But I didn’t say anything personal, it was just a professional opinion. No, I’m sure it’s not that. Then, what? Are they just rude?”

Here are 10 sleep hygiene tips to help you improve sleep habits

This week we have one of my favourite goal-setting and problem-solving challenges. It’s fun, thought-provoking, and the results can help keep you on-track in a BIG way. It’s all about asking yourself “why!” This little exercise is a powerful way to help you uncover solutions to problems – both practical AND motivational! Plus your answers might surprise you. This week, all you need is a notebook and pen (or empty doc on your computer) and a few uninterrupted minutes. 

The world is full of opportunities, but sometimes too much thinking can get in the way. Changing your life for the better is about picking a destination and taking one step at a time to get there. If you try to take shortcuts, you may actually end up making your journey longer and more arduous. Getting serious about making improvements is a great start, and taking action is the next important step.

As your self-belief grows, people around you start to believe in you more, too.

When done correctly, weight training can help you lose fat, increase your strength and muscle tone , and improve your bone density etc. If done incorrectly, however, weight training won't give you these benefits — and may even lead to injury.Here’s some tips for you

Food labels are the sources of nutritional facts that are imperative in making healthy choices. But we must know how to read them first, stepping us away from marketing BS and into a place of knowledge and power! 

Here are 11 handy tips to keep in mind next time you're at the grocery store

It’s worth remembering that getting out of your comfort zone doesn’t have to be a radical act. Maybe you challenge yourself to speak up in a meeting that you normally find intimidating or invite a new neighbour to go on a walk. Then you can gradually push yourself to take on bigger (strategic) risks. Here are five reasons it’s good to try to get out of your comfort zone:

Our bodies rely on us to provide quality nutrients and energy through the food we eat and the liquids we drink. When our digestive process is sluggish, either through faulty digestion, absorption or poor food choices, our bodies become deficient and cannot perform as effectively as we need them to. 

Instead of “Just be yourself” I personally like to turn this on its head and say “Be Genuine”. To be genuine is to do the things you believe in and want to be accepted for. There’s no need to pretend that you like something you don’t. You don’t have to try and act tough, or loud, or quiet, if that isn’t how you want to act.

Here are 7 stress reduction tips

Goal setting is powerful because it provides focus. It shapes our dreams. It gives us the ability to hone in on the exact actions we need to perform to achieve everything we desire in life. Here’s a closer look at goal setting and how you can make it forceful and practical

Being positive even during the greatest tragedy is essential in life. Positive thinking won’t only allow you to be happy in life but will offer you the strength to deal with almost any situation with a smile.

Here's our top 10 meal prep tips

If you don’t completely trust the game – if you think it’s “unfair” or “rigged” – then deep-down you’re not going to feel motivated to give it everything you have.

It’s been said, knowledge is power. Unfortunately, many people like to spread damaging information or intimate details about others, whether true or NOT. 

ITS TIME TO Reject the Diet Mentality – We have grown up in a world of dieting, -whether it's yourself, your Mum or your Aunty we all know someone who has been on a constant diet, we have grown up with “GOOD” and ‘BAD” food. This is not healthy for us and for our young people to see this - Its time for this to stop!

Every strong motivation begins with a positive approach and a vision. It begins with a strong faith in your own power and willingness to change.

A big fitness myth that has been floating around forever is that working out on an empty stomach will help you burn more fat. It's called fasted cardio, It seems like everyone is spouting this myth, but the truth relies on science. 

In this day and age, everyone sees popularity as the way to be, it has become more important to have the most likes on FB/instagram, or the most views on snapchat rather than having value in who you are.

How to progress to Hand stand walks

There’s no question that most adults, no matter how strong or athletic they are, are intimidated by handstands.

Weight-lifting brings tangible results and is hugely satisfying. There are so many important reasons you should add strength training to your week. Here are just a few. 

Exercise is so important for our mental health but did you know it’s also one of the most powerful tools to prevent you from getting sick. 

You just crushed a really hard work out. You upped the load of your training, or you stepped out of your routine and tried a new activity. You feel great — until you wake up the next morning, barely able to move. Enter delayed onset muscle soreness, better known as DOMS. 

Exercising on Mondays can get the ball rolling for your workout routine. There’s something about starting on a Monday that makes you feel like you’re off to the right start, And the idea of ‘don’t break the chain’ is really powerful. This philosophy, can motivate you to exercise on Tuesday, Wednesday or whenever you pencil in your next workout

We all know by now that we should be eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. But knowing and doing are two different things, aren’t they?

Let’s take a moment to get REAL. 

If you have ever stepped on a scale after a week of dieting and exercise, only to wonder why the scale has not budged – or worse, moved upward! – you are not alone.

I read an article about why women need girlfriends and it was pretty dismal. Can you guess what the first reason was on that list?

Most people are used to equating exercise with long, boring gym sessions that last at least an hour or more.

The world is full of opportunities, but sometimes too much thinking can get in the way.