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4 Tips To Help You Enjoy Running

For some of us, we want to run because we know we can reap the rewards, but when we actually get out there, we seem to hate every second. Here at Instructor Live we’re a huge fan of finding exercise that we enjoy, so if you really can’t get into running, that is totally fine, there are many other options available, but before you throw in the towel, there may be some simple tweaks that can change your running experience for the better.

7 Reasons Why We Love Cobra Stretching

Known in Sanskrit as Bhujangasana, Cobra Pose or Stretch is one of only a few postures that are taught across […]

HIIT for Weight Loss
5 Beginner HIIT Workout Exercises That Will Help You Lose Weight

When we are looking to lose weight, although it can be a complex issue, we can start with the basics […]

7 Diet & Fitness Tips for The Menopause

Typically a woman’s ovaries stop releasing eggs in her early 50’s and her menstrual cycle stops; this is what we call menopause.  For many women, this is a word to dread, but the reality is that this period of life affects women in many different ways; some sail through without so much of a sleepless night, where others can really struggle.

We’re asking the million-pound question.  Can lifestyle really support the transition through the menopause?

Of course, it can, so let’s look at some of the top diet and fitness tips for managing the menopause.

What is the Paleo Diet?

Paleolithic nutrition is based on the principles of evolutionary biology with a focus on the low or moderate carbohydrate options available to hunter-gatherers. The largest argument against the Paleo Diet is that it’s hard to imagine one basic diet covering the entire period from 2.6 million to 10,000 years ago, with people living in a wide range of climates and geographic regions.  

The Paleo diet consists mainly of grass-fed and pasture-raised meats, vegetables, fruits, fungi, roots, and nuts. It excludes grains, legumes, and dairy products, along with limiting refined sugars, starches, processed foods, and oils. 

Joint support
The Lowdown on Joint Supplements

We know that physical activity is key to maintaining bone and joint health, but we find ourselves in a catch 22. This is because these same tissues are in the firing line when carrying out any physical activity and they may be susceptible to physical stress, strain, or trauma. In turn this can all contribute to joint degradation. 

What then happens, is a sort of perfect storm. We sometimes become less active because we feel our joints won’t cope and so, things often become worse.  But the damage is in the dose; we can often optimise our health by just the right amount and type of activity.  

All You Need to Know About Fasting

Generally, when we talk about fasting, we are talking about intermittent fasting, and the function is largely to lose weight.  What this mechanism does is reduce overall caloric intake, so by definition, if you reduce calories, there may be a resultant weight loss. We say maybe because weight loss isn’t always that simple, there are many other factors at play like genes, microbiome composition, and more.

There are also many who tout fasting for metabolic health and that it offers a range of benefits to optimise overall health. There are also many who tout fasting for metabolic health and that it offers a range of benefits to optimise overall health. 

The Importance of Vitamin D

Vitamin D can be thought of like the MVP; you will find teeny receptors in the brain, skeletal muscle, our immune cells, and more! When it plays such wide-ranging roles throughout the body, it’s easy to see why most of us are recommended to supplement Vitamin D on a daily basis and why deficiency has been associated with depression to increased severity of respiratory infection!

Sweeteners
The Truth About Sweeteners

Sweeteners are artificial products that mimic the sweet taste we love in sugar. It doesn’t, however, contain the same caloric content.  

To first understand how we have ended up in this situation, it pays to look at the evolution of taste.