Fasted training, or training while practicing an Intermittent Fasting (IF) intervention will help your body improve its ability to oxidise (burn) fat. Fat oxidation (fat burning) is NOT the same as fat loss. Fat loss is influenced by your energy balance, accounting for what you eat compared to what you…

‘Veganuary’ is a movement that is growing year on year with people turning to a plant based diet or a vegan lifestyle for the month of January. — Disclaimer: I am an MNU certified evidence based nutritionist operating my own practice to help people improve their health, fitness and mental fortitude. These are common factors I find wit my vegan and plant based clients. It is a great idea to make people more aware of what they are…

The cost of calories — a response to Leon. — Leon presented a panel of speakers to discuss the cost of calories and counting calories is not only bad for our body’s, but also detrimental to our social structure and the planet. I was asked to write a follow up piece for Leon to represent the point of view of…

Nutritional considerations for runners. — I am an MNU certified evidence based nutritionist operating an online nutrition, fitness and high performance mindset coaching practise, helping people become fitter, healthier, stronger and better in all aspects of their health. …

Disclaimer: I am an MNU Certified Evidence Based Nutritionist operating a nutrition, health and vitality practise. I am not a doctor and do not make recommendations outside of my scope of practice. As with any recommendation, the Hippocratic statement of “first do no harm” must be present. Creatine Supplementation: PART 1 of the Evidence Based Supplement series. Creatine supplementation is…

The un-sexy training that everyone should do — Endurance Training 101 Aerobic Capacity is the process by which you are building the efficiency and working ability of your respiratory, endocrine and digestive systems, adapting bio-mechanics and economy. You are building a strong foundation upon which all other endurance training can be stacked. Training of this sort is not…

Calculating your caloric needs and what it actually means… — TDEE!? What Does It All Mean? Understanding how many calories your body actually requires is a good starting point for your health and fitness goals. The first of three numbers you will need to find is your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), this is essentially how many calories our body will…

Practice what you want to become, prepare for the opportunity. All too often training, change, development and hard work can see like, well just that, hard work. …

“I just can’t shift this stubborn body fat!?” — This is probably the most common thing I hear in the world of nutrition. This is closely followed by the intention to follow one of many fads, anecdotes, bro-science ‘facts’, stories from magazines or social media ‘professionals’ that do more to confuse people than help them. Now we have entered…