When we are children, we don’t think about the need to exercise, we just do it. We are naturally motivated to do it and we call it play or ‘having an adventure’. As we get older, we are so busy moving from one obligation, job or task to another it's easy to...
Many assume that those who 'work out' naturally love exercise, but in truth, most people don't start that way. We certainly didn't and we are coaches, but we learned to love a new way of being. As they say, every master was once an apprentice. At FitRev, we...
It was 8 years and multiple Doctors visits before I was diagnosed as peri-menopausal. I thought my symptoms were unrelated. They included a gum infection (I lost 4 teeth), anxiety, fatigue, allergies, brain fog, body aches, low libido and insomnia. There are...
As we grow, we experience age-related loss of muscle mass and strength, this is called sarcopenia. The loss can be accelerated by modern sedentary lifestyles. The outcome can rob us of quality of life in our later years. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t...
Are you tirelessly hitting the gym, meticulously watching your diet, and still not seeing the changes you desire? Stress might just be the sneaky culprit sabotaging your efforts. Let's delve into how stress, as Lorraine English, Clinical Nutritionist, explains,...
Have you ever heard the saying ‘you can’t heal what you don’t feel?’ I’m not sure of its origin, but you’ll find it often quoted in articles about stress, health, trauma, and grief. Emotional numbness is both a coping mechanism and a barrier to embracing...
Social media is full of exercise clickbait enticing you to ‘get fit fast’ with a magic pill, the latest craze or ‘breakthrough exercise’. They rarely work and leave us blaming ourselves for being ‘lazy’ and throwing money out the window. Its not your fault,...
If you’re older than 30 you’ve probably already noticed that the blissful period in your 20s where you could eat, drink and be merry late into the night and seemingly consequence free, does not last. One of the key reasons for this is as you get older your...
Do you eat your hot chips first and vegetables last or do you save the best for last? It’s more than a personal quirk, the order you eat your food actually matters. According to knowledgeable expert French biochemist Jessie Inchauspe (known on Instagram as the Glucose...
It’s an often repeated phrase “comparison is the thief of joy” because we know it to be true, but why is it so hard to stop the thief? There is no denying that the constant urge to measure your progress against someone else's can lead to frustration, demotivation, and...
When it comes to leading a healthy lifestyle, there are four key factors that come into play: exercise, nutrition, sleep, and incidental exercise. All four of these components are essential for maintaining good health and overall wellbeing. In this blog, we...
Which part of your body defines your self-worth? Your abs, your thighs, your belly perhaps? Yes – we know it’s an odd question, so why do we dissect ourselves in the mirror? Why do we hyper focus on parts of our body, elevate their importance and cease to see...
Squats are one of the most effective exercises for strengthening the lower body. However, one question that often arises when performing squats is how low should we go? In other words, what is the proper depth for a squat? The answer is that it depends on a few...
Are you tired of being bombarded with conflicting information on what constitutes a healthy lifestyle? Since the rise of social media and the internet, we’ve been exposed to an endless amount of information on how to achieve optimal health and often this...
Do sit ups make your lower back pain worse but you’ve been told to strengthen your core? Modern life revolves around sitting for longer and can make our core weaker, give us poor posture and put unnecessary strain on the spine stressing our lower back. A strong...