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Men vs Women: How Different

September 27, 2009
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Clearly, anyone who thinks that a man and a woman are equal must be living on Mars. Sure, we have equal rights, blah blah, but when it comes to fitness training, nature designed the male and female body in pretty different ways. As you would guess, this has some implications on how a female should [...]

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How much are you eating?

August 25, 2009

This is part 3 of the “3 part calorie counting series“. With this final post, I’m going to address the final disconnect. This is the the simple fact that despite knowing how many calories one needs, people simply over-estimate the amount they eat. I’ve talked about how some people under-estimate their calories is the post [...]

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Why Genetics Matter – the case of Usain Bolt

August 18, 2009

Genetics Matter. Period. I’m not the only one to share this viewpoint as this article in the Brisbane Times, proposing that world class sprinters will continue to get taller and heavier. It talks about a few factors, ranging from leg length to muscle composition. I want to make the point that there is a lot [...]

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The 3 part Counting Calories Series

August 15, 2009

The aim of this series is to address possible questions about mastering the ability to count calories. In this 3 part series, I will address these 3 issues in 3 different posts: What is a calorie and Why Should We Count Calories How to count calories How much are you eating? A Short Primer Food [...]

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Freedom, Symbolism & what all this means to being healthy

August 7, 2009

In this post, I talk about what I define to be freedom in this case and to bridge the gap between knowing and doing by attaching your goals to a symbol. If you have a health related goal (or any goal for that matter) and want some ideas on how to achieve it, read on. [...]

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Give Up Watching TV for Better Health

July 31, 2009

I blame many heath problems on a sedentary lifestyle. Watching television is probably one huge contributing factor. Just some statistics, Aussies spend about 21.5hrs a week watching TV. Thats from the source: Roy Morgan Single Source Australia Jan 2008 – Dec 2008.  Representative sample of 20,865 Australians. So it is a recent figure. Heck, the [...]

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The Fundamental Conditions for any Fat Loss Diet Attempt

July 30, 2009
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Read these, print it out, stick it on your fridge to remind yourself about them everytime you try to reach for the cookies. I’ve heard this a lot. The person will rant on about needing to lose fat, saying its so difficult, talking about eating so little and not seeing it happen…..rant rant rant. However, [...]

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The Desire to get Healthy

July 26, 2009

The picture on the right is a unique one. It was made by combining several different pictures and then editing them in Photoshop. What I like the most about it is that it seems to convey the message of a ‘spark of creation’, made possible only from various sources of knowledge and inspiration. Why I [...]

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What the internet means for health (and almost everything in general) – the short version

July 21, 2009

A short post, and a quick summary. We obviously know that the internet has changed the way we work. There is too much choice, there is too little time. There is too much connectivity, there is too little credibility. So what does this mean for the general health of the population? I think there are [...]

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Health Defined

July 15, 2009

I define health to be freedom. Health is: – freedom of enjoyment – freedom from ailments – freedom from worry Basically, health is being able to experience life optimally. We strive to maintain health so that we can see our grandchildren grow up, complete a lifelong project, travel the world, and basically anything that we [...]

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