It’s the holy grail of exercise, everyone who does exercise craves a great set of abs. Well the good news is that everyone already has a great six pack. The bad news is that unless you reduce the layer of fat covering them, you’ll never get to see them. Everybody’s abs are formed in a grid like shape to allow movements such at bending forwards. If you didn’t have this “six pack” grid look, you would be stuck in an upright position! Not great for putting your socks on!

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A healthy, well-planned nutritional intake is critical if you are going to perform optimally during long endurance events such as marathons and triathlons. Do not kid yourself into thinking that a big bowl of pasta the night before will fuel you to the end of the race. Here’s the lowdown on how to prepare sensibly, while still eating a healthy, balanced diet.

The word anabolic sends shivers down most ladies. Anabolic is associated with steroid abuse, insanely muscled guys, sporting cheats and just plain not right! Unfortunately this couldn’t be further from the truth.

I know I’m not breaking new ground here, but I think some of the simple principles of exercise have been lost in the tide of new fitness regimes and equipment that have swamped the market over the last few years.

Homocysteine is an amino acid. It is part of the same group of amino acids as cysteine. Homocysteine is not derived from the human diet but is instead synthesized directly in the body from methionine.

How to lose weight permanently

Is overtraining really a fitness issue we should be too worried about?

We all know exercise is good for us, our kids know exercise is good, even the Government know exercise is good and yet we struggle to get enough of it. However exercise can be so quick and easy to undertake. Here is a list of lame excuses and how to get over them.

It all begins with an idea.