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Staying Active in the Workplace

May 21, 2013 in Guest Posts, Move freely

  I have recently started a job in an office environment; some might say its a far call from my last line of work in which I spent my days as a fitness instructor. It is has only recently occurred to me that I should now be practising what I spent my time preaching to clients. As someone [...]

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Lab residue, osteoporosis and other protein shake concerns (Protein shakes and eating clean – part 2 of 2)

May 14, 2013 in Eat clean

  In the previous post about whey protein I concluded that micro/nano-filtered whey mixed up with some hydrolyzed whey is my preferred choice of dairy based protein powder supplementation. But I also stated that I do have three serious health concerns about protein powder supplementation so in this article I’ll outline those and ask for your thoughts [...]

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5 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself if You Want to Live a Longer and Better Life

May 7, 2013 in Guest Posts, Live consciously

  This is a guest post by John Maddox. How can we live longer and better in a world that is full of ailments, debt, and misfortune? Most people believe that money is the answer to all their problems. Whether or not you live a long and happy life depends on a number of different [...]

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How to Remove the Biggest Exercise Obstacle for Parents

April 30, 2013 in Inspiration, Move freely

  Most know they should exercise more. You hear it all the time, “I really need to exercise more”, “I wish I had the time to get to the gym” etc. Have you used excuses like this yourself? I know I have. In a world that moves faster and faster, time constraints often get the [...]

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My whey, the high whey or some other whey? (Protein shakes and eating clean – part 1 of 2)

April 23, 2013 in Eat clean

  It’s marketing war out there in proteinshakistan. Good luck trying to make an informed choice by reading the labels of all the brands of protein shakes available. So let’s come together and try to bring some clarity to what the shakes actually contain and discuss if there’s any space for protein shakes in a [...]

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Beware of Tainting What You Love

April 16, 2013 in Live consciously

  Wouldn’t you just love to get paid to do what you love? Very few people would answer no. There is a big trend online today where people offer their expertise to help you turning what you love into a business. How to go from a hobbyist to a well paid expert. There is of [...]

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Crossfit Games – elite fitness or elite craziness?

April 10, 2013 in Inspiration, Move freely

  Last Sunday saw the close of CrossFit Games Open 2013, the first round of qualifications that will take competitors via the regionals to the CrossFit Games held in California in July. CrossFit Games is the self-proclaimed world championships in fitness and the male and female winners walk away with the titles Fittest Man on [...]

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Unleash Your Inner Genius

April 2, 2013 in Live consciously

  Have you ever experienced a sudden flash of insight? A sudden burst of creativity or productivity when you suddenly produce way beyond what you consider normal? It’s a nice feeling isn’t it? For a brief period you seem to have transformed into a genius. Have you also noticed that some people seem to experience [...]

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Going raw – 3 tips from my 10 day raw food challenge.

March 26, 2013 in Eat clean

  I have had a food epiphany! Being a fairly strict paleoist/primalist I thought I had pretty good diet but I made one tweak to test taking it to the next level. The tweak? I went raw. Well… I’ve come across the raw food movement many years ago but to be honest I dismissed it [...]

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Using Your Ears to Check Your Running

March 19, 2013 in Move freely

  Running is one of the few forms of exercise most people think they don’t need to get instructions and don’t need coaching. I was under that impression for many years and that kept me from running. Now I know that running is a skill but I also know that thinking too much about running [...]

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