A common question I get is how best to control weight – Eat less, move more? Cut out fat? Carbs? Eat more protein? In this post I’m going to examine a recent study (1) concerning the ‘Effect of Dietary Protein Content on Weight Gain, Energy Expenditure and Body Composition During [...]

Back from the United States of America with a head full of ideas and a heart full of motivation. Just a quick word today about my observations about the food choices available on the road in the US. It seems to me that the USA really is the land of [...]

As we discussed in the last post, Protein is made of basic organic compounds called amino acids, and has two main forms: complete and incomplete. Complete proteins contain all the amino acids vital to the body, while incomplete have only some of them. Various kinds of food can be sources [...]

There is no process in the body that does not require protein. They truly are the building blocks of life. Protein is essential for proper immune function, effective and safe detoxification, creating and maintaining lean muscle, stabilizing sugar levels, producing energy and controlling weight. Women need to consume 0.75g x [...]

A common misconception about resistance training (weights) is that they’ll make you get big and muscular. Some women especially think that doing weights will make them look undesirably big and masculine (like a lady-wrestler). The type of weightlifting, sets and repetitions will dictate the result. This is the science behind [...]

No rational personal wants to be in a violent confrontation. That being said, ignoring the problem doesn’t make it go away. Aside from learning effective physical counter-measures, a vital aspect of responsible self defence training must include mental preparedness and an ethical perspective. It is up to the instructor to [...]

If you’re reading this then it means that the technology pixies have been kind and the blog on the new FunFit website (like Frankenstein’s Monster) is FULLY OPERATIONAL! (Insert evil laughter here). I’ll be transferring the posts from the old iWeb blog here over the next week or so… and [...]