10 ways to keep those New Year's Resolutions on track

It’s that time of year again. You’re ready to change your ways, turn over a new leaf, and actually conquer your resolutions — yeah, never mind all that. You’ve jumped on the scales and you’re wondering how that extra zero got there, the buttons are popping off your favorite jeans you’ve got new cheek folds in those photos that you’ve just been tagged in from the annual work party do! Getting back on track for Summer is not all that daunting!

Where to begin? LAB TESTS DIRECT is a new Aussie owned product and service enabling you to take tests from the comfort of your own home. Your fitness and training plan is taken to a granule level allowing you to identify specific genes that can tell you your capacity / ability to build muscle, how fast you recover from repetitive strain, your range of motion and ligament strength and how your body processes different food. If you’re a serial dieter or fitness freak and you seem to keep coming across the same roadblocks in your progress and can’t figure out why, maybe it’s time to take the test?

Simply send in your swab samples from the home testing kit you order and access a full DNA Profile analyzing genetic markers that equip you with the knowledge you need to optimize your training regimen or take the Food Sensitivity and Adrenal Fatigue Tests.

Sudden changes to your physical activity could be traumatic to your body, if you’re going to go in hard (which you shouldn’t) after re-signing with your local gym. Ease into it, why put your body through the shock? We’ve found the perfect tool called WAVEBLADE that’s all about preventative injury and offers relief to your post training recover.

It works on a simple premise: RELEASE (tight muscles and fascia), MOVE (enhance functional mobility), IMPROVE (training, performance and recovery time) . The Waveblade is more than a foam roller, it’s a versatile sports massage tool that accurately targets all areas of the body. Engineered for Athletes, Essential for all, the Waveblade is designed to help people Stay Mobile and Stay Active, so they can keep doing what they love.

“The Waveblade has allowed by body to recover faster and perform at my best every time. It has been like my personal therapist on my competitive journey” says world pro-Surfer, Soli Bailey. “It allows me to pinpoint specific areas of tightness rather than just global treatment” says former Waratahs & Wallabies player, Bernard Foley. It’s also been endorsed by AFL legend, Adam Goodes and part of the therapies used by South Sydney Rabbitoh’s physiotherapist.

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Let the experts to the calorie, macro and nutrient counts while you get a handle on things: The great thing about MUSCLE MEALS DIRECT is not just the current UFC roster of Australian fighters who competed in UFC229, Adelaide, but their easy choice of prepared meal configurations with the right calorie and macro count for you to choose in three categories: Weight Loss, Muscle Gains or Training & Fitness. From Rob “Bobby Knuckles” Whittaker to Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski, like them, the pre-set meals can be easily adjusted according to your needs to boost protein, lower carbohydrates or increase fat. Food rations sorted. Set meals for the week sorted. Food intake inline with training regime sorted. Results? Inevitable!

Choose from a selection of pre-configured plan of 12, 18, 24 or 30 meals.

Go through those office drawers, car glove boxes and secret cookie jars and turf out all the junk. NUTRITIONIST IN A BOX put together monthly snack packs of bars, powders, nuts, drinks and more with their rotating range of brands (Musashi, Match Maiden, Nexba, Clean treats Factory,RAW C, Slim secrets, CLIF Bar, Bondi Protein, Justine’s among many others). It’s curated by a team of nutritionists with your medically recommended daily intake in mind. Often, people will forget about all those healthy vitamins and minerals the body needs as they excessively shift their protein, fat and carbohydrate levels in pursuit of their new figure. Choose from their function focused boxes or surprise your tastebuds with their Mystery Box.

Easy Treats & Health Boosts: Molecular technologies have greatly advanced our understanding of the complexity and diversity of gut (healthor) microbial communities in individuals. New bodies of research are rippling through the fitness industry on the topic. Diet, particularly macronutrients, play a major role in shaping the composition of these complex populations. Though long term effects of a high protein diet or high fat diet are less well defined, we do know your gut health composition is altered when making such extreme changes to your food intake. This can affect the way you absorb nutrients, digest fibre, affect post training recovery and the strength of your immune system. This in turn can predispose or trigger genetic or environmental influenced health conditions. SET THE BAR has created a range of healthy snacks based on such research. Their EnerGi bars are designed to replenish the probiotics imbalance from excessive changes to diet, are low GI, protecting you from sudden spikes in your glucose and improving digestion, providing a low carb alternative and prevent diabetes among other benefits.

YUMMEE GLUTEN FREE is a locally produced product. A range of Peanut Butters enhanced with scents of Tumeric, Cashew & Chai, Almond, Matcha, Cinnamon have been created as a gluten free alternative and substitute for butter and other saturated fats you might what to strip from your diet. Peanuts are jam packed with heart health and infectious disease fighting antioxidants, cell protecting Vitamin E and bone building magnesium. They can be easily stirred into your marinades, smoothies giving that extra health boost to your meal.

Coconut Oil is said to temporarily increase metabolism and so why not try switching over those cooking oils and trying the healthy ones by COCOLIFE? Designed by My Kitchen Rules alum, Luke Hines, he has also developed a coconut based keto tonic.

Supplementing your training: How does one begin to navigated the modern day complexity of whey, soy, egg, milk, pea and hemp proteins? What is good for you? We suggest why for muscle building, something without BCAAs (branched chain amino acids) for weight loss. Vegetarian, vegan, diabetes, kidney disease and gastrointestinal conditions would warrant non-milk, no-added sugar, low-range protein content and lactose sugar / sweetener or gluten based proteins respectively would generally be the right choice. SUPPLEMENT WAREHOUSE delivers nationally and offers a price match guarantee.

You may not know this, but many modern beauty serums incorporate the key ingredients in Peptides due to the anti-wrinkle effects on the skin. So what are they? Essentially they’re modulators comprised of 50 amino acids and when injected, trigger the Pituitary Gland to release human growth hormones (HGH) in the body. It boosts protein production, increases your insulin-like-growth-factor which is paramount in lean muscle production and promotes the utilisation of fat for energy. That’s the very simplified explanation, PEPTIDES ONLINE offers an easy online consultation with a Doctor and prescription service. It’s critical to consider any current health conditions you might already have to ensure the right balance and dosage is the most effective for you.

A new mindset, a new lifestyle: It’s nothing new is it? We’ve heard it churned out a million different times in a billion different ways, but it’s all about adopting a new mindset and sticking to your guns. One innovation that reflects this pop culture awareness in cleaner eating, leaner eating and leading a more active lifestyle is LEGACY TRAINING TOURS. Many of us will finally get to enjoy that long awaited end of year holiday, but for many the cost of that is a dent to your training routine… What if we told you there was a way to get the rest and relaxation you deserved, enjoy the sites of a new city, eating out and meeting new people without having to sacrifice the progress you have made? Yes – it is true. The ultimate holiday package where you can do those things except your tour guides… wait for it… ARE PERSONAL TRAINERS! Do everything you do together in your tour group exploring the city after a morning session. From Muay Thai in Thailand, outdoor beach training on Venice Beach, to Las Vegas – welcome to the new way to holiday!