Reverse dieting: What is it? Who is it for? How to do it correctly!
Diet & Nutrition, Weight Loss Martin Ebner Diet & Nutrition, Weight Loss Martin Ebner

Reverse dieting: What is it? Who is it for? How to do it correctly!

So you've done the hard work of weight loss. All the calorie counting, all the cravings, all the cardio, all the treats and desserts you've passed on, have all contributed to a significant amount of fat loss for you. Congratulations! But now what? Is this a short-term success where you have less energy while you wait to yo-yo back towards weight gain, possibly obesity?

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Carb Cycling diets – unworthy hype or a true dieting phenomenon?
Weight Loss, Diet & Nutrition Martin Ebner Weight Loss, Diet & Nutrition Martin Ebner

Carb Cycling diets – unworthy hype or a true dieting phenomenon?

Carb cycling diets are based around rotating between high carb, moderate carb and low/no carb days. The idea is that eating healthy carbs on specific days keeps your metabolism revved up, and sticking to mostly protein, vegetables and fat on low/no carb days will keep insulin levels low enough to allow you to burn fat whilst maintaining muscle mass.

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How to Optimise Intermittent Fasting for Fat Burning
Diet & Nutrition, Fat Burning Martin Ebner Diet & Nutrition, Fat Burning Martin Ebner

How to Optimise Intermittent Fasting for Fat Burning

Fat Loss is one of the many benefits of intermittent fasting (IF), but it isn't some fad diet with sketchy science. Actually, it isn't a diet at all! Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern that breaks the three-meal-a-day status quo and frees our bodies from the burden of non-stop digestion so that they can focus on other tasks, one of which is to burn more fat in between meals.

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Forget the Scales - The bmi is whack! Alternate ways to track your fitness progress.

Forget the Scales - The bmi is whack! Alternate ways to track your fitness progress.

The BMI (Body Mass Index) is currently used around the world to determine whether an adult is of a healthy weight for their height. It can, however, be deceiving. A 5ft 10inch man that weighs 80kg would be considered overweight and most rugby and American football players considered obese according to the body mass index.

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