WHAT IS A WHOLE FOODS PLANT BASED DIET?  A whole-foods plant based diet is made up of whole (natural) and non-processed foods (foods that are unrefined or have added sugar). Over the years the media have brainwashed us into thinking we need animal products to be healthy, lose weight, gain muscle, but studies have shown the exact opposite. With more studies being undertaken on the relationship between food and health, it’s becoming more clear that switching to a more whole-foods plant based diet can be very beneficial. It can stimulate fat loss, boost muscle growth, add longevity to your l ..read more

WHY ARE BATTLE ROPES CONVENIENT FOR YOUR FITNESS PROGRAM? It’s no surprise that battle ropes are becoming extremely popular in the fitness world. They’re one of the most versatile pieces of fitness equipment to purchase for your home gym. Battle ropes can virtually improve every aspect of your fitness. They’re inexpensive and easy to store without taking up too much space. They’re portable and can be used almost anywhere! To keep your workout dynamic, there’s countless variations of different exercises to choose from so you won’t get bored. Building a gym with dumbbells and barbells can be a h ..read more

Only have a few minutes for exercise? Then the 5 Minute Desk Yoga Flow is suitable for you. If spending countless hours at a desk, you’ll want to perform this routine on a frequent basis. It has numerous benefits for your physical and mental health. Our yoga instructor Laurel has designed this quick and easy flow. It will keep you feeling energised without ever having to leave your work station! This program aims to improve posture, range of motion, and loosen up tight muscles! By promoting more movement at our desk, we become more flexible, sharp, and increase concentration/mental clarity fo ..read more

WHY IS HIP MOBILITY SO IMPORTANT? As you all know, fitness is not just about aesthetics. It’s about looking well and staying well. And by staying well, we should be practicing functional exercises to improve our quality of life. These workouts should be designed to improve our range of motion and allow us move more freely and easily. Life is better when feeling less muscular tension and tightness. When we talk about this subject, what could be more important than training your hips? We use our hips when performing almost every movement with our lower body. They’re also needed for many movement ..read more

WHY DO YOU NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR CHEST PRESS EXERCISES? There’s many reasons why you need to make changes to your chest press exercises. To keep gaining strength and building lean muscle mass, we need to demonstrate the ability to "trick" our muscle fibers. Our pecs stop growing the when muscle fibers learn and adapt to the same chest press routine. They eventually lose their ability to break down, repair and develop lean muscle (plateau). However… by changing the grip, we're creating a new movement for the “mind-muscle connection”. By creating new movement patterns, the muscle fibers c ..read more

Have you been feeling under the weather? Looking for advice on how to build your immune system? This guide will run through all the vitamins and minerals needed in your diet to stay healthy and avoid infectious bacteria or disease. To know better about what we need, we’ll run through all the specific functions of these nutrients and what happens when deficiency occurs. We’ll also give advice on what foods are best for our overall immunity.  WHAT VITAMINS SUPPORT YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM? VITAMIN A Vitamin A promotes a variety of preventive functions for our body. It primarily helps mainta ..read more

FULL BODY EXERCISES WITH LIGHT AND HEAVY RESISTANCE BANDS Welcome to the full body resistance band workout from Anywhere Fitness. For today’s session, we’re going to work every muscle in your body with some of the lightest and most effective fitness equipment. You can order these items online or pick them up at the local store. This is a great program that can be done countless times and will educate you on how to use resistance bands at home or outdoors. Without any further introduction, let’s get right into it. POWERBANDS Power bands are very easy to bring with you anywhere anytime. This typ ..read more

INTRODUCTION TO THE 21 DAY SQUAT CHALLENGE PROGRAM Welcome to the “21 Day Squat Workout Challenge” from Anywhere Fitness. Looking to gain more power and lower body strength? Want to learn how to build your legs and glutes effectively? Then you’ve come to the right place. Our 3 week program will help you sculpt your lower body and shape up. Included are various squat exercises and full body routines to help strengthen your hips, abs, quadriceps, hamstrings, and calf muscles. This “3 Week Squat Program” is also designed to make fat loss another primary objective. The challenge has 8 different wo ..read more

INTRODUCTION TO THE 21 DAY BENCH WORKOUT CHALLENGE Welcome to the “21 Day Bench Workout Challenge” from Anywhere Fitness. All you need for this program is a bench, exercise mat, one dumbbell weighing 8-10kg, a resistance band (that can be tied around your legs) and a set of light dumbbells. This 3 week program can be done with a bench in a park or any other open area that’s close to home. The “Bench Workout Challenge” encourages fitness goers to get active outdoors. By educating you on how to use simple apparatus in the neighbourhood as fitness equipment, we’ll show you how a bench can be used ..read more

INTRODUCTION TO THE 30 DAY CARDIO CHALLENGE PROGRAM Are you a sedentary individual who’s been spending a lot of time on the couch lately? Or an intermediate trainer looking to take the next step in your fitness journey? Then our 30 Day Cardio Challenge is without question the program for you. The “Cardio Shred Program” is designed to effectively burn calories while building lean muscle mass as it incorporates resistance training exercises within its cardio based circuits. It will consist of 3 workouts per week, totalling in 12 workouts over a 4 week program.  Each week the program wi ..read more