Foods contain three basic nutrients: carbohydrate, protein, and fat. Weight loss diets often avoid and limit the carb intake, yet carbs are not always easy to spot. Below are 12 sneaky sources of carbohydrates you might not know about...
The Prophet (PBUH) taught us about the blessings and virtue of Suhoor when he said “Eat suhoor, for in suhoor there is blessing.” This goes to indicate that the fasting person is advised to eat Suhoor because there is a...
Every year, Ramadan brings with it the dilemma of whether it’s better to workout before or after iftar. Before we get into the technicalities, we need to divide people into 2 groups based on their workout goals: Performance goals...
The five most important preventive measures with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) are frequent hand washing, not touching your face, coughing into your elbow, social distancing, and staying home. Even though immunity-boosting foods do not cure the virus, they play a...
IFBB athlete, sports nutritionist, health coach, Eleiko strength coach, and founder and technical director at Balance gym and Hers gym Coach Muhammad Zayed takes his expertise in health and nutrition to resolve any misconceptions you may have about calories...
Want to lose weight & gain muscles? We’ve got you covered! With absolutely no equipment required, you get to be guided through this home workout with no better than kickboxing coach and certified fitness trainer Noha Al Rayan. She’s...
There is no doubt that our appetites significantly increase
in winter. Various different reasons and hypotheses exist as to why that
happens, and a major one is that we are simply cold. To warm up we impulsively
turn to calorie-loaded hot food...
It’s cold
outside and winter blues are all over the place. Here are a few tips and tricks
to boost your mood and get you energized.
Exercise
Squeezing in
a workout during the day warms you up, gets you your dose of mood-lifting
endorphins,...
When it comes to goal setting for fitness or weight loss, a 12 month goal is considered a very long-term goal, and the reason most people don’t achieve their goals is that they only set outcome goals.
Process Goals and...
There is no doubt that we consume less water during the
winter, which may dehydrate our bodies. Luckily though, delicious winter fruits
have a good amount of water content and adding these fruits to your diet will definitely
help you stay hydrated....
We can never stress the importance of a good night sleep enough. Here are a few tips and tricks to help you fall asleep, safe and sound, at night.
Stay away from caffeine
Because caffeine can remain high in your...
As we age, our bodies age as well; resistance to unhealthy food weakens, ability to cope the extra calories decreases, and the digestive system reacts differently to foods we used to eat. Keeping that in mind, there are some...