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Best 2018 Fitness Workout Plan

Are you looking for a good workout plan? Well, you won't find a good workout plan here, sorry! We only create the best workout plans here at The Game Changer Training. Great for toning, weight loss and improving your fitness! Jumpstart your fitness routine with this quick, fun, and effective exercise. Treadmill Sprints x 5  30 seconds on 30 seconds off Push yourself at the fastest speed you can manage for the 30 seconds of work. Avoid reducing the speed, jump on the sides for the 30 second rest to catch your breath back.  Rowing Machine Sprints x 5  45 seconds on 15 seconds off Push yourself at the fastest speed you can manage for the 45 seconds of work. Reduce speed for the 15...

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10 Best Tips To Increase Your Fibre Intake

One of the benefits of boosting your Fibre intake is it helps with weight loss among with a load of other benefits. Read our top 5 reasons to increase your Fibre intake here!    Swap refined carbs to wholegrain or wholewheat, this will have a huge impact on your Fibre intake. For example switching from a slice of white bread to a slice of brown can increase the amount of fibre by 4x From 0.5g to 2g!Add fruit or dried fruit, nuts and seeds to your breakfast or dessert for natural sweetness and added Fibre. Bulk up your salad, soups or curries with beans: Kidney beans, chickpeas, lentils, these are full of fibre. Leave the skin on when cooking potatoes...

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5 Reasons You Should Increase Your Fibre Intake

  Eating more fibre per day has a load of health benefits, but here's our top 5 reasons:  1. Weight Loss Just by increasing your fibre intake and make no other changes in your diet, you're likely to lose weight. Foods high in Fibre fill you up faster and keep you fuller for longer, preventing you from over eating. Fibre also prevents your body from absorbing some of the calories from the food you eat. As Fibre binds with fat and sugar molecules as they travel through your digestive track, the Fibre reduces the number of calories you get.  2. Reduce your Type 2 Diabetes Risk. A recent study found people who ate more than 26 grams of Fibre a day, reduced their...

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Does Cardio Help With Weight Loss?

If you want to burn calories, then cardio definitely does that! Science tells us you need to be in a calorie deficit to lose weight. So if you burn more calories than you eat in a day, then science tells us, you will lose weight. 30 minutes of cardio on the treadmill usually burns 300 calories (depending what speed and incline you go) whereas a 30 minute of weight strength training you may only burn 100 calories.  Yes cardio does burn more calories than weight training in a certain amount of time, however you shouldn't neglect the weights area at the gym. Remember weights have additional benefits for your overall lean body mass, when you weight train you may burn...

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Top Reasons Why You Need to Exercise For Weight Loss

  Exercise increases muscle which helps speed up your metabolism 1 ) Exercise as part of a weight loss plan is much more effective then just calorie restricting through dieting. It can also help maintain and increase lean body mass. By increasing lean muscle mass you will increase your metabolism which is important for weight loss. Fat burning increases post exercise 2) More oxygen is needed after high intensity exercise for the body to repair damaged cells, refuel energy stores, balance hormones and to neutralise the lactic acid. As a result the metabolism and fat burning increase post exercise too.   Exercising burns calories 3) Exercise burns calories, so by exercising you create a calorie deficit. To reduce body fat you need to be in a calorie...

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