Inshape Fitness

Consistency

What You Need to Know: Intermittent Fasting vs Time Restricted Eating

What You Need to Know: Intermittent Fasting vs Time Restricted Eating Understanding Intermittent Fasting Intermittent Fasting (IF) involves splitting each day into eating and fasting periods. The 16/8 plan is popular, requiring a 16-hour fast and an 8-hour eating window. This method is flexible, allowing adjustments based on personal health markers and how you feel.

Allergies

Understanding Food Sensitivities & Elimination Diets

Understanding Food Sensitivities & Elimination Diets Food sensitivities can be a confusing issue for many people, leading to various uncomfortable symptoms that disrupt their daily lives. The process of identifying specific trigger foods and finding relief often involves using an elimination diet. This article aims to explain the concept of food sensitivities, their potential effects

Breaking through plateaus

How to Master Positive Self-Talk for Healthier Eating Habits

How to Master Positive Self-Talk for Healthier Eating Habits Self-talk isn’t just for athletes and entrepreneurs; it’s a crucial skill for anyone aiming to foster a healthy relationship with food. From a young age, many of us have been conditioned to view food through a narrow, judgmental lens. The familiar adage “you are what you

Consistency

MUSCLE – THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

MUSCLE – THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST What is muscle? Skeletal muscle is the largest organ of the human body. In a healthy person, it is estimated that 40% of the human body is composed of muscle mass. So, why is muscle important? To the naked eye, the benefits of muscle mass are visible in

Breaking through plateaus

Stretching To Breakthrough Your Mobility Plateau

Stretching To Breakthrough Your Mobility Plateau What is Stretching? Stretching is a form of physical exercise that involves deliberately elongating muscles to improve flexibility, range of motion and overall muscle function. Types of Stretches There are several types of stretches each offering unique benefits and targeting different muscle groups. It can be done by gently

Accountability

Why You Need To Rest After Exercise

Why You Need To Rest After Exercise What is exercise? This is a physical activity that uses energy and is executed for a specific goal eg weight loss, cardiorespiratory endurance etc. For exercise to be beneficial and attain the goal, is has to be properly planned and executed. Any activity that one does is a

Consistency

How To Navigate the Grocery Store Without a Plan: Mindful Shopping

How To Navigate the Grocery Store Without a Plan: Mindful Shopping Embarking on a grocery shopping journey without a plan may seem like a daunting task, but with a few strategic approaches, you can make choices that fuel your week in a healthy and balanced way. Instead of wandering aimlessly through the aisles, consider implementing

Accountability

Why You Need To Keep Exercising During Ramadhan

WHY YOU NEED TO KEEP EXERCISING DURING RAMADHAN Ramadhan is a practice that sees all Muslims across the world fasting and praying. During this period the requirement is abstinence from food, drinking, sex, smoking etc. between dawn and sunset. While there are so many spiritual benefits of this practice, we cannot overlook the many physical

Exercise and Stress
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Break Free from Stress with Exercise

Break Free from Stress with Exercise The heart pounding and fast breathing sensation is our adrenaline that allows us to focus in response to the impending danger or things that stress us – to fight or flight. It is in essence evolutionary. But luckily for us, we are no longer living in the jungle and

Heart Rate Variability
Accountability

Heart Rate Variability A Useful Tool To Improve Your Wellbeing

Heart Rate Variability, A Useful Tool To Improve Your Wellbeing As trainers, it is a norm to critique the client’s performance so as to know the client’s progress. Sometimes the trainer applies the right principles of training but at end result to negative unexpected results. In search for answers the trainer should use the client’s