Comprehensive Fitness Training Guide
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Everything you wanted to know about physical training “for life”
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Cutting edge lessons and tips on High Performance, Productivity, Excellence, Entrepreneurship & more.
What should you eat for breakfast?
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There is a lot of confusion around breakfast. Here is what the research says, what I personally do and recommend.
Read MoreHow can we make the "paleo" diet healthier
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The Paleo diet has a lot of good things going for it, but also many things which may be quite unhealthy.
As such, there are some modifications you can make to the paleo diet to make it work for you in an optimal way.
Read MoreIt takes up to 20 years for your body to recover after you stop smoking
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New study says that it takes up to 20 years for your body to recovery once you stop smoking.
The good news is that a lot of the improvement happens in the first 5 years, and there are things you can do to accelerate recovery.
Read MoreFertility is dropping all around the world. Don't be part of this statistic
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Fertility is dropping all around the world, and there are reasons for it. Some have to do with nutrition, others with environment, yet others with overall health.
Here are some tips to avoid falling into that trap.
Read MoreNew study: exercise reduces pain in breast cancer patients
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A new study reveals some promising news about the benefits of exercise in reducing pain and increasing strength, flexibility and blood flow in patients undergoing breast cancer treatment.
Read MoreIs your body able to burn fat?
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Many of us train hard and diet but struggle to lose fat.
The question is: at a biochemical level, is your body even able to burn fat efficiently?
In this video, I explain why this happens and how you can test whether your body can burn fat efficiently or not.
Read MoreGreen Tea + Cold Exposure = Big boost in fat burning
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Studies have shown that green tea does NOT magically help us loose weight, which is why green tea supplements don't work.
HOWEVER: a new study has revealed that combining green tea-like beverages with exposure to cold can actually significantly increase our metabolic activity and help us burn fat.
Read MoreHow different types of exercise affect your appetite
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Many people counter the benefits of exercise by over-eating afterwards.
Do different types of exercise affect appetite differently?
Absolutely! And this new research provides further evidence on this interesting topic.
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Health & Fitness Digest - June 26
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In today's digest:
- Regular Yoga practice shown to significant reduce stress, menopause & depression symptoms, and increase quality of life
- Hypoxic Training significantly improves VO2max in trained runners
- Doctors issue strong warnings about LED lights
VIDEO: My post workout green smoothie
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By popular demand, these are the ingredients in my daily post-workout green smoothie! Enjoy!
Read MoreHealth & Fitness Digest - April 14
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In this health and fitness digest:
- New study provides further evidence that your most important meal is NOT breakfast.
- Should you avoid artificial sweeteners to lose weight?.
- Exercising is the THIRD most important thing to do for weight loss.
Health & Fitness Digest - 31 March
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In today's health & fitness digest:
- Suffering from chronic lower back pain? Double your recovery with these tools.
- Being short (men) and overweight (women) has a real impact on your salary.
- Sodium supplements have no impact on nausea & vomiting during ultra-endurance events.
- Why I'm going to start Tai Chi and you should too.
Read MoreThe key to building habits: are you an "abstainer" or "moderator"?
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Have you ever tried to get into a habit of doing something only to fail after a while? We've all fallen prey to temptation and what is often referred to a "lack of willpower or discipline".
Gretchen Rubin points out that the approach to building habits should be dependent on the type of character a person has.
For example, some people are "Abstainers" while others are "Moderators". Knowing which one your are is key.
Read MoreIs your iPhone making you eat more calories at dinner?
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When was the last time you enjoyed a meal with 0 distractions?
I mean: no TV, no iPhone, no magazine, etc.
Studies have shown that "distracted eating" leads to "more calories consumed and lower quality of food".
Here is an explanation of why and some tips on how to address this problem.
Read MoreThe Health & Fitness Digest - Feb 12
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In today's digest:
- Study shows that long-distance steady running leads to brain shrinkage
- Each extra hour of sitting increases risk of diabetes by 22%, even if you exercise daily
- Eat your fruits "before" your workout but not "after", and limit quantities
- More than half of the world's workforce are saying that they're close to "burning out" because of work stress
3 ways to turn what you "need" into something you "want"
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It’s only human nature: we do “what we want” much much more often that “what we need”.
Doing what we “want” is just easier.
Often times however, what we “want” is NOT what we “need”.
In fact, doing what we "want" is what pushes us away from what we're trying to achieve (personal, career, fitness goals).
Here are 3 tools you can use to put yourself back on track.
Read MoreTop 5 reasons for feeling tired all the time – Part 1: physiology
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Do you ever feel like you’re having to force yourself to get out of the bed in the morning?
Do you struggle to maintain energy levels throughout the day and find it hard to get work done in the afternoon?
Do you feel so tired when getting to the bed that you can’t actually fall asleep?
You’re not the only one. “Chronic fatigue” is a very common problem affecting millions of people, and especially those seeking to achieve a lot in life.
Reasons for “chronic fatigue” can be classified as physiological (physical) and psychological (mental).
In this post (Part 1) I’ll address the Physiological (physical) aspects. In Part 2, I’ll discuss Psychological aspects.
