Personal trainers are often given a bad rap because some of them consider the job a mere pastime and they don’t really understand that training people successfully requires more than a clipboard and a pair of sneakers. Some trainers undermine the credibility of the whole profession, especially in places where freelancers with questionable business methods […]
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Everybody has heard of the old saying ‘you are what you eat’. A study suggests that the more accurate version would be ‘you are what you ate as a baby.’ Childhood conditions us to an extent that we previously hadn’t fathomed. Aside from moulding your personality, childhood experiences also impact on what you like to
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Protein supplementation has been around for more than fifty years now. Back in the days, protein powder were tasting very bad, were hard on the stomach and had the texture of sand. Not the best post workout meal… Time and technology have done us a great favor: modern protein supplementation is now tasty, rich and packed
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This one is for the ladies who envy Kim Kardashian’s gluteus maximus and who just don’t know how the heck she managed to get such a ‘well-rounded’ derrière. Here are three exercises that will tone the problem area, lift it up and give it some curves. The glutes are quite larges muscles and unfortunately, unless
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Despite all your efforts to avoid them, are processed food poisoning your shopping basket? Here’s a small list of big names in the war against oxidants and industrial foods. Add them to your menu right now, because they might literally save you an arm and a leg in future medical expenses. Beetroot You can’t beat
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Gandhi once said that ‘there’s no way to peace, peace is the way’. The same can also be said about success and what it takes to ‘make it’. Success fosters success, it’s a virtuous circle that once triggered, is surprisingly hard to break. Being on a roll is no accident though, I believe that everything
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The chest is often a problem area for aspiring bodybuilders and beach showboaters alike. A symbol of masculinity and authority, the chest needs special attention if you really are to develop it fully. Here’s how… Today we’re going to look at some exercises that might seem counter-intuitive for beginners but actually provide very good results.
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Whether it’s 4am or 4pm, the thousands of food stalls, restaurants and eateries of Bangkok are always ready to delight your palate with their never-ending list of exotic dishes. The choice is vast but almost all of the local culinary propositions involve an ingredient that many of us shouldn’t include in their diet: white rice.
Nutrition : a look at the Bangkok expat diet Read More »
The biggest mistake most people make when they are trying to get into shape, is they want to do it all at once. They may have let themselves go for years, or even decades, and they wish to get their body back to the way it used to be, as quickly as humanly possible. They
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Most weekend warriors and froghair primadonnas outthere have something in common: they don’t exercise (clubhouse parties excluded). The much-maligned Tiger Woods once said that his level was mostly the result of sweating it out in the gym. To many though, it seems that golf is all about technique or worse, all about equipment. While this
Golf Fitness: it’s all about the core, mate! Read More »
Here’s a 30 minute workout built for explosiveness, cardio and strength. This type of functional training is what we love here at the Aspire Club. Now it’s for you to practice what we preach! After a thorough 10-15 minute warm up (treadmill @ 4-5 mph)you can start. Note that these exercises are supposed to be
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If you’re like me, you must spend an awful lot of time waiting for the customs officer to wake up, waiting for the conveyor belt to belch out your luggage, waiting for the hotel receptionist to process your credit card… You’re a frequent flyer but have very little time to dedicate to maintaining your shape
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