Carbohydrates – Fuel for the work required.
Carbohydrate is an essential fuel source for exercise
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Marijke Fitness
Apr 85 min read
Plant-Based Protein vs Animal Based Protein
Can you obtain adequate protein from plant-based sources?
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Marijke Fitness
Apr 85 min read
Is Protein Intake Directly After Exercise Essential?
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...
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Marijke Fitness
Nov 27, 20232 min read
1 % Improvement
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier We live in a time that often glorifies rapid...
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Marijke Fitness
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Embrace the Seesaw of Progress
Life is like a seesaw, and your daily choices are the weights that determine your journey. Imagine each small daily change as a...
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Marijke Fitness
Nov 27, 20234 min read
8 Dieting Mistakes
Starting Too Aggressively Starting a diet too aggressively is a common mistake people make. While it's true that a calorie deficit helps...
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Marijke Fitness
Nov 27, 20232 min read
5 Pillars of Nutrition
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...
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Marijke Fitness
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Protein Distribution
Background Protein distribution is the pattern of protein intake throughout the day. Within this distribution are the key factors of...
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Marijke Fitness
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Fitness Myths
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....
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Marijke Fitness
Nov 25, 20235 min read
Is Protein Directly After Exercise Essential?
There is an increase in muscle protein breakdown after exercise due to the stress imposed on the muscles but when protein intake is sufficie
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Marijke Fitness
Nov 25, 20236 min read
Are all Calories created equal?
Are 100 calories from chocolate the same as 100 calories from "insert any perceived healthy food here"...
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Marijke Fitness
Nov 25, 20233 min read
Struggling to lose weight?
I can’t lose weight! There is something wrong with me
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Marijke Fitness
Nov 25, 20232 min read
Weight-loss Fundamentals
Don’t know where to start and feel overwhelmed by all the information? Start with the basic fundamentals. 1. Consume fewer calories...
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Marijke Fitness
Nov 25, 20232 min read
Leptin
Leptin is a hormone, known as the satiety hormone.
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Marijke Fitness
Nov 25, 20233 min read
REVERSE DIETING
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
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Marijke Fitness
Nov 25, 20232 min read
True behaviour change is identity change
We change bit by bit, day by day, habit by habit.
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Marijke Fitness
Nov 24, 20232 min read
Why can Food tracking be beneficial?
Do you know how much you eat? The amounts of Protein, Carbohydrates and fats in your diet? Do you struggle to make any progress with...
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