Heart Rate Monitor For Better Training

Think you can’t kick the sugar habit? Then think again.

Belinda, our administrative assistant, has quit sugar after reading Sarah Wilson’s new book, I quit Sugar. 

Here is her review of Sarah Wilson’s book…..

Journalist, tv personality, blogger and author Sarah Wilson’s ebook “I Quit Sugar” explains why eating sugar is bad for us, with an eight week program to remove sugar from your diet, as well as recipes for new snacks and breakfast ideas. Also available is the I Quit Sugar cookbook – as an ebook or in hard copy – containing recipes for a variety of sugar-free meals including breakfasts, smoothies, sweet treats, savoury snacks, ideas for kids, sauces, drinks and more.

I stumbled across Sarah’s website while looking for sugar free recipes after my naturopath looked at my blood and could tell that I’d gorged on a bag of lollies the day before. Scary! I thought I didn’t eat a lot of sugar (random bag of lollies accepted) before I read this book. I was wrong. Although not adding sugar to my coffee, never drinking soft drinks and limiting lollies and sweets (it was a one-off weak moment I promise!), I was consuming a lot more sugar than I realised.

I tell all my friends about how good this book is, and to me it’s an absolute must to also get the cookbook. Sarah gives a great insight into why and how she gave up sugar, and her advice and tips make it easy to get through the program without putting too much pressure on yourself. The recipes make it so much easier, and Sarah’s way of encouraging the reader to “do it as an experiment – don’t commit to a lifetime, just 8 weeks” works a treat. I did it almost 6 months ago, and haven’t looked back.

Belinda Moss

You can read more and purchase books from www.sarahwilson.com.au

Fitness seems to be travelling in two opposite directions.The general population is getting fatter and less fit, while an increasingly smaller population is improving their fitness in a more specialised way.

This raises the question of whether we need to get back to basics?

The more advanced and hi-tech we make fitness and the trappings of the fitness lifestyle, the more unlikely we are to attract those who need it most. The deconditioned, the disenfranchised…..those for whom it is all too intimidating, too hard.

For example, in terms of our own product research and development, we have found that the most successful and popular items are the simplest to operate. So, it may be back to basics here, too! Does the regular gym goer need a heart rate monitor with 5 different heart rate zones and 15 modes with a 50 page operating manual? Probably not!

Products that provide the basic fitness functions, such as a pedometer, are the ones most likely to be used as motivational training tools in the general population”

Cheers

Dr Pete

It’s no secret that Yoga has a ton of well-documented health benefits.  It has physical, mental and emotional benefits, including reduced blood pressure, enhanced feelings of relaxation, stress reduction, improved digestion, better posture, increased strength and flexibility and improved balance.

But all your enhanced feelings and relaxation can be seriously affected by a STINKY mat. There is nothing worse then having your nose inches away from a yoga mat that reeks especially when it’s not yours!

One way to clean up your yoga practice and make sure your mat stays smelling fresh so you can concentrate on your rhythmic yoga breath is by using a towel. A towel will cover your mat and soak up all your sweat and also protect you from the germs on a shared mat.

Our new Asana® Yoga/Pilates towel is designed to fit the standard mat (so is ideal for most gym mats too) and being made of microfibre it is ultra absorbent, quick drying and antibacterial. It is also easy care – you can throw it in the washing machine after each use. A corner zip pocket is designed to store your keys/phone.  Click here for more info.