Fitness and Nutrition

 The calendar has swiftly flipped to June. We are already at the halfway mark for 2022 and perhaps, for some of you, that New Year’s Resolution vigor and drive might have dwindled or died.

Cabbage, which is often lumped into the same category as lettuce because of their similar appearance, is actually part of the cruciferous vegetable family.

In last week’s column, I touched on four steps you can take to put yourself on the path to getting your fitness and nutrition routine back on track.

In the past two years, life may have thrown some curveballs your way, temporarily impacting your ability to stick to a healthy routine.

A spanking new, world class fitness facility, Space Gym 2.0 recently opened its doors on Mandela Avenue, about a mile east of the ‘old’ location and many new faced would be gainers have begun to frequent the place.

A question I get asked quite a lot is what kind of foods should be eaten before and after training.

Now that many of us are back in our gyms and happy to be there, myself included, it is time to put our heads down and make up for the time we have lost.

As I walked into Space Gym last Monday (International Chest Day), it felt like there was not enough space at the facility for the gym members.

Pull-ups are arguably the toughest bodyweight exercise to perform. However, the pull-up has many benefits and let us admit, it looks hardcore when you can do them for reps in the middle of a gym.

‘Age is just a number’ is a cliche, but it applies when it comes to working out; age is no excuse to not have some sort of fitness regimen.

After nearly two years, I am happy to once again be able to see the smiles on the faces of my fellow gym goers and read their facial expressions.

One of the questions I get asked frequently is how many times a week an individual needs to train.

In the process of getting those aesthetically pleasing muscles and building their strength, some athletes tend to consume supplements which may be hazardous to their liver.

The idea that lifting light weights for many reps instead of lifting as heavy as possible in the 8-12 rep range will get you toned, is perhaps the biggest myth in the entire fitness industry, apart from the thinking that doing crunches will enable you to get a six-pack.

Mask mandates are being scaled back and even scrapped in many countries.

I’ve written numerous columns on Branch Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs), discussing the plethora of benefits that come with having them in your supplement stack; the number one being muscle recovery.

Just because you may not yet have followed through with your New Year’s resolution to start getting fit in January, doesn’t mean that you should wait until 2023.

At this time of the year, as is customary, the gyms are crowded.

In last week’s column, I touched on one of the tools that you should consider: pre-workout supplements and their benefits.

Many of you have decided to start your fitness journey in 2022, so here is a tool for your toolbox: a pre-workout supplement.