It may not be Thursday but here’s a major throwback nonetheless. In a video dedicated to fitness, we get a look into the different fads found in various decades over the past 100 years. Whereas…
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Apple to tap iPhone users for medical research
Apple on Monday unveiled an initiative to help researchers tackle some of the world’s most critical medical conditions by gathering data from willing iPhone users. The plan will use, on a voluntary basis, data from…
What’s a healthy body fat percentage?
What’s a healthy body fat percentage? by Melanie Chisnall Is your body fat percentage too high? Read on to find out into which bracket you fall, and what you can do to reduce it… The…
Demystifying the calorie
The reason exercise scientists and nutritionists use the calorie as a universal measure and assume that all calories are equal is because: it’s easier to conduct research
Is Calorific the perfect app for dieters?
There’s a new app in town! An app that comes in very handy for people who love to watch what they eat as it shows exactly what 200 calories of different foods looks like. The …
Jane Mukami’s quick tips to the perfect holiday body
Meet Jane Mukami, Kenya’s fitness sweetheart who’s changing lives one kilo at a time. After living in the US and working as an IT consultant for a good chunk of her life, Jane decided to…
Jessica Alba shares fitness secret
Jessica Alba maintains her slim figure by running after her daughters. The ‘Sin City’ actress has revealed her secret to staying fit is to keep her children – Honor, six, and Haven, three – entertained…
Skip the gym and have more sex to lose that holiday weight
Researchers from the University of Quebec in Canada through a study have found that men expend 120 calories during half an hour of sex and women use up 90 through their study, Energy Expenditure During…
Fitness Jump start for a better you
Toasting to a new year is filled with laughter and merry making. It also comes with those pesky resolutions impregnated by promise of doing better in different areas of our lives; education, career, family life,…