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Nutrition

Phytonutrient Loaded Healthy Nutrition for a Healthier You!

Phytonutrients are compounds found in plants. It is essential that you get enough phytonutrients every day. While you wouldn’t want to bother with percentages like 31% greens, 22% reds, 21% yellows and oranges, 14% whites, 12% purples and blues, you need to just keep that in mind: “To maximize your health, eat 1 cup of…

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A Balanced Nutrition for Fitness and Health

A balanced nutrition for fitness and health is expressed very nicely by Precision Nutrition and is based on counting your food intake without all the hustle of weight-scales, smartphones & apps, calculators, measuring cups, etc. You only need to have the ability to count to two, using your own hand as a measurement unit. Here’s…

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Week 1 of Challenge – Get Fit & Healthy with Kangoo Jumps

As our 12 Week Challenge has been launched, here we have our happy challengers after Week 1 of challenge concluded with a 5km run/walk on the Kangoo Jumps boots! Great start everyone!!! You have done incredibly well!! Happy challenge!! Woohoo!!   Name: SUE, 66 BMI: 28.04 WHR: 0.95 Agility test: 26.27’’        …

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Energy Homeostasis and Energy Balance

Energy balance represents the balance between energy intake and energy expenditure. Science states that about 60% – 70% of our daily energy expenditure is covered by maintenance (energy homeostasis) and that physical activity only takes up about 30% – 40%, at least for most of us.               It seems…

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Nutrition & Energy Balance

Energy balance is the energy needed (cal/kJ) to maintain life or to perform certain activities. Energy balance is made up by the following: Basal Metabolic Rate – the amount of energy needed to maintain life and to regulate body temperature at rest (homeostasis). This measurement is taken in the morning, after a relaxing sleep and…

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