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Self Care Series – Chapter 1: Understanding the importance of Self-Care

Why is Self-Care Important to Us?
In a world that often glorifies busyness and self-sacrifice, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that prioritizing yourself is selfish. Many people feel guilty when they take time away from work, family, or other obligations to focus on their own well-being, myself included. But let me ask you this: Is self-care a luxury, or is it a necessity? I often tell my wife, when she puts the kids’ needs constantly before her own, that she cannot pour from an empty cup. Our family needs her to feel strong, happy, and energized.

Breaking Through A Fat Loss Plateau: A Guide For Individuals 35+

As we age, our metabolism tends to slow down, making it increasingly challenging to shed those extra kilos, yet surprisingly this is not something you will likely be experiencing in your 30’s or 40’s. For individuals 30 years and older, breaking through a fat loss plateau can feel like an uphill battle however, it’s often … Read more

The Top 5 Pros and Cons of Wearable Fitness Trackers

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Considered one of the leading wearable technologies, fitness trackers are used to improve your health, exercise more, and sleep better. By using exercise watches, you can monitor and record your heart rate, become aware of your peak activity period, see distance covered, and record how many calories you burn in a day. Fitness trackers are … Read more

3 Types Of Exercise To Improve Posture

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The Importance of Improving your Posture In today’s world with so many distractions from work, social media, electronics etc., we often forget about our body position while in front of our desks or sitting in office chairs for hours at a time without any break. (Sitting for too long has been shown to cause serious … Read more

Movement Monday – Pull Up

A pull-up is one of those exercises almost all people measure their success by. People getting started in the gym often set the goal of ‘I would love to be able to do a pull-up’. Why? Because people understand the challenges involved, there is something super empowering about being able to do strict pull-up’s. So … Read more