Getting yourself in shape is not done overnight. It takes perseverance, dedication and time - just how much time depends on you and your habits. You might be aiming to improve your physical shape a little faster than normal if you have an event coming up or you can feel the summer just around the corner. Like with almost everything in life, if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing properly. No half measures, no short cuts, no extreme fad diets and no four-hour gym sessions. If you want to get in shape fast and stay fit over the long-term, it’s worth forming the correct habits now, so you can take a new recipe for fitness forward with you.

Implementing physical activity and healthy eating habits in your daily routine is one of the best decisions you can make for yourself, not only to improve your body aesthetically but also to enhance the quality of life in several different aspects.

Summertime is approaching and one thing that probably most of us have in common is the wish for that beach body that can be shown off with dignity, either in swimwear or summer skirts. However, we are tackling the same question every year: Where do we really stand in relation to this scenario, to this final goal? What have we achieved so far and what other actions should we take in order to secure our spot on the beach 2018?

Sleep is a vital physiological function and is significantly important for your overall health. A lack of sleep affects not only your general well-being but also your appearance. When we sleep both heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature are lowered. As our immune system is simultaneously activated the body enters a kind of self-healing state.

Fat loss doesn’t necessarily have to be synonymous with physical activity, cute gym outfits or brand new running shoes. There’s a lot you can do in your daily life without having to change your clothes, or even leave the house.

Meditation is a method which purpose is to achieve mental and physical relaxation. Through this skill we gain several health benefits such as increased ability to concentrate, reduced anxiety tendencies along with a feeling of general satisfaction. Even though a lot of people in some period of their lives decide to engage in meditation, only a few of them succeed in achieving and maintaining continuity in their practice.

Autumn has arrived and all that it entails in terms of environment and weather. This is not rarely an argument for staying indoors and cuddle up in front of a movie, instead of actually fulfilling the promise we made ourselves while wrapping up this year’s vacation. I am of course referring to the promise of establishing healthy habits and either achieving or getting back into a desired body shape.

As athletes, we all intuitively know the importance of training our bodies to get ourselves into the best physical shape that we can. It doesn’t matter if we’re working out simply to be fit “for life” or if we are aiming to compete in an event or race: we know that when we want to work hard to make the best physical version of ourselves as possible, we cannot settle with training less-than-our-best.

Getting and staying fit is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions that most people make, but a huge percentage don’t actually receive their desired results. The biggest reason for this is because they don’t take time to plan correctly.

A new year, new possibilities and maybe even new goals? But how do we set our goals in order to reach them? Your goal might be to earn more money? To buy a new apartment?  To be in better shape? Or to travel more? Having dreams and goals is not hard, the difficult part is to reach them. What do we need to do in order to reach them?