MARIJKE FITNESS 

Carbohydrate is an essential fuel source for exercise

Technically speaking, to ‘fast’ is to “abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a religious observance”.

Can you obtain adequate protein from plant-based sources?

One of the most common worries of gym goers is that of protein intake and getting protein in as soon as possible after exercise. There is...

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier We live in a time that often glorifies rapid...

Life is like a seesaw, and your daily choices are the weights that determine your journey. Imagine each small daily change as a...

Starting Too Aggressively Starting a diet too aggressively is a common mistake people make. While it's true that a calorie deficit helps...

MAKE IT A LIFESTYLE 95% of people never stick to any nutrition program for long, mostly because they don’t make it a lifestyle. They...

Background Protein distribution is the pattern of protein intake throughout the day. Within this distribution are the key factors of...

You will not lose more body fat doing fasted cardio than fed cardio. Ladies, you will not look like the Hulk when you lift weights....

There is an increase in muscle protein breakdown after exercise due to the stress imposed on the muscles but when protein intake is sufficie

Are 100 calories from chocolate the same as 100 calories from "insert any perceived healthy food here"...

I can’t lose weight! There is something wrong with me

Don’t know where to start and feel overwhelmed by all the information? Start with the basic fundamentals. 1. Consume fewer calories...

Leptin is a hormone, known as the satiety hormone.

A very regular conversation I have with ladies contacting me for help, is that they feel they are struggling to lose body fat, while they fe

We change bit by bit, day by day, habit by habit.