Well! Since the COVID baking season may be slowing down now that most of us are back to some sort of normal routine with work and daily life, this does not dismiss the common question of how these sweet and savoury at home treats can affect our progress / diet. Alongside the classic baking, coming into summer, there are a lot of opportunities to have and make at home delicacies, ranging from an afternoon platter, homemade ice creams, picnics with the gang, the question remains, how do I include this into my some-what regular routine and stay on track? Or,...

So, I bet you are wondering after the past 7 weeks in lockdown if all those bodyweight workouts were worth the time and effort? Did they contribute to keeping you on track/maintaining some level of muscle/fitness? To answer simply, bodyweight workouts can in fact be just as effective as free weights/weight training, running/light to medium cardio. However, this is dependent upon the goal you are aiming to achieve by completing these bodyweight workouts. During this lockdown, my best bet would be that you are simply aiming to move the body, maintain a level of fitness/ability with what you can without...

Ah what a time to be alive!! Lockdown is hitting most of us Canberrans pretty hard by now and I know it’s tough. Try to remind yourself that this is temporary, things will return back to normal, how you are feeling, will pass, that doesn’t mean it’s irrelevant, just a way to ease your mind! We are best off trying to make the best out of our situations at the moment. Some simple tasks/ideas to give a go off, if you haven’t already: read a book you’ve been meaning too, practice your mobility/stretching, reach out/facetime family and friends, walk various...

1. What kind of meals should you have if you suffer from high cholesterol? We have the ability to use food as medicine, and what I mean by this, is there are in fact certain foods we can avoid to help lower/alter things such as cholesterol! LDL is known as the harmful cholesterol that we carry in our body, when LDL is high, it can contribute to adverse health effects such as coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, heath diseases and strokes. So, in order to aid in the lowering of LDL cholesterol, we want to aim to consume foods...