Testing your body fat percentage these days is as easy as eating pie. Many devices claim that they can take your body fat percentage accurately for example smartwatches and body scales. While these are great for the general population, those who are in the health and fitness industry might differ in opinion. After extensive research, […]
Author: Marleen Swart
Cancellation of your workouts
A client mentioned to me last week that she almost canceled her session with me but that she decided against it, because when you cancel one session because you are tired or not feeling like it, then it becomes a second cancellation and then a third. Then before you notice, you stop exercising at all. […]
What keeps you motivated?
Staying motivated when it comes to exercise, can be a tremendous effort. Not everyone sees exercise as a pleasure nor does everybody see exercise as something that they want to do. Many people exercise because they know they should and then it is something they drag their feet, as they go to the gym or […]
Glutes exercise which are for lower limb amputees as well
In this video I am illustrating an exercise which will strengthen the glute muscles on either a chair or stability ball. It’s also a good exercise for lower limb amputees. I am showing two variations of the exercise.
Training those shoulders, abs and upper back
In today’s video, I am illustrating an exercise that strengthens the shoulders, abs and upper back. This exercise is for all people on every fitness level and age.
Five servings
In today’s podcast, I will tell you how Covid-19 is related to Zinc, Vitamin D, fruits and vegetables.
What I’ve learned regarding eating
Since the lockdown, I have learned a great deal about exercise and nutrition. A lot of webinars make it easier to update your knowledge regarding my profession and since the lockdown, I’ve also been concentrating more on my diet overall. I’ve found a way of eating that works for me. Instead of someone who formulate […]
Weightloss over the age of 40
You can listen to this article and others, on my podcast channels: Google Podcasts, or Spotify or Breaker or RadioPublic or iTunes Losing weight when you are 40 years and older, becomes a real struggle. There’s a lot of factors coming into play when you are trying to lose weight in these years. Medical things […]
What fitness with sore joints look like
Joint pain is a discomfort (pain) that you experience in your joints, which are where two bones connect with each other for example: wrists, knees, hips, shoulders, fingers, ankles and toes. Do you notice how many joints you have in your body? Now try to think what is should be like for someone who lives […]
Meeting your daily step count, will not aid in weight loss
The fad of counting your steps each day, have become extremely popular along with fitness tracking devices. Everyone is keeping an eye on their watch, to see whether they had or will be able to reach the 10 000 steps mark for the day. Although these fitness trackers are great with regards to getting the […]