Cairns Residents – Coles vs Woolworths for Value on Healthy Items!!!!

  To all you heathy concious Cairns folk, unless you had already worked out this for yourselves i just did a price comparison to see which is better value. First of all these prices are based on the Coles in Cairns Central and Woolworths in the City. I doubt they will fluctuate that much in the out of town Supermarkets. …

Healthy Recipes Part 13: Chocolate Mousse

You could make this healthier option for a dinner party dessert and i guarantee your guests will mistake it for the real deal. Perfect for end of day treat to kill any chocolate cravings. Ingredients 1 scoop optimum nutrition Casein( cookies and cream/chocolate/ choc peanut putter) 1 Tbsp 100% Cocoa 200ml water 2 Tsp Stevia 150g Low Fat Cottage Cheese/Ricotta …

Healthy Recipes Part 12: Healthy Banana Bread

Ingredients:(8 servings) 4 tsp Stevia 2 scoops optimum nutrition vanilla whey protein 40g Greek Yoghurt 300g Wholemeal Plain Flour 2 whole eggs 2 egg whites 1 banana ½ cup almond milk 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp Cinnamon 40g Almonds     Directions:   Put all ingredients in a bowl(minus the almonds), and mix together. Place mixture in a non …

Healthy Recipes Part 11: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Ingredients (serves 1):   1 scoop optimum nutrition chocolate gold standard whey protein 1 tablespoon 100% Cocoa 1 teaspoon Stevia 1 Tbsp Organic Peanut Butter   Directions:   Mix half of dry mixture with a bit of water till if forms a stiff paste. Put mixture in the bottom of a ovenproof plastic muffin case. Put in freezer for 30 …

Healthy Recipes Part 10: Spicy Roasted Cauliflower

Why not try this rather than having fries or baked potatos with your meal. It tastes really good! Spicy Roasted Cauliflower serves 2-4 as part of as main meal/ side dish Ingredients: 1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets 1/2 tsp cumin 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp garlic powder olive oil spray Directions: Preheat oven to …

Healthy Recipes Part 9: Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Omelette

My girlfriend and I kind of just threw this recipe together one breakfast and it really works, its not too heavy and tastes yummy. Perfect breakfast. Try having it about 1 hour before your morning gym session and power through your workout! Ingredients 200 ml Egg Whites 30g Rolled Oats 30g Low Fat Creamed Cottage Cheese 1 teaspoon Peanut Butter …

Supplements Easily Explained Part 9: GABA(Gamma Amino Butyric Acid)

What Is GABA? While neurons produce it naturally, a GABA supplement can help you experience the many benefits of GABA.  GABA is an important chemical within the human brain. It is an inhibitory neurotransmitter, and as such it serves the brain by regulating the firing of neurons. Without gamma-aminobutyric acid, your muscles would be constantly tense, your mind would never …

How much exercise do you really need to do to burn last nights alcohol off?

In my early twentys when i was a big drinker, i was very naiive in the way that i believed i could go out and smash 20 beers and a kebab and as long as i got my arse out of bed in the morning and ran for 30 mins i would ‘sweat out’ all the beer from the night …

The Benefits Of A Corporate Fitness Program

The Benefits of a Corporate Fitness Program Reduce Absenteeism Data collected by the Australian bureau of statistics shows that absenteeism costs Australian employers billions of dollars each year. Another study by Medibank Private found that unhealthy employees take nine times more sick leave than healthy employees. This can cause many problems including 1.Cost of hiring a temporary replacement worker 2.Delays …

70% Diet 30% Gym

How important is Nutrition to your workouts? The 70/30 ratio of nutrition to workout is something i myself and many collegues believe to be a true percentage breakdown of the importance each plays  in maximizing your results. Also, adequate rest/sleep is essential too. Any workout schedule is incomplete if you are not incorporating a structured nutritional plan into it.  If …