Transitioning to keto is not as easy as one might think. For starters, it involves giving up much of what you enjoyed for a significant portion of your life, even if it is for a greater good. Interestingly, one of…
When you’re new to the keto diet lifestyle it can feel as though the world is against you. Just think about it; the things most of us take solace in, the foods we eat, suddenly become off limits. Never is…
We generally tend to accrue commitments as we age, getting steadily busier as obligations mount. Work, family and friends seem to take over. For many people, this will peak at some time in their forties: the children haven’t left home…
Creatine is amongst the best supplements- if not the best- for improving performance in the gym. It can increase muscle mass, strength, power output and training performance. As all of these elements tend to suffer quite badly during a caloric…
Ramadan has come around, the days are long and hot, you are having to fast all day long, going without food or water between sunrise and sunset, and your workout… well, you let it go. The temptation is too strong,…
The ketogenic diet is an increasingly popular dietary protocol. Recent years have seen many of its various benefits proven. Myriad people utilise it for weight loss, hypertrophy, and improved health and wellbeing; those who turn to it often claim it…
The ketogenic diet is an incredibly popular protocol, with proven benefits for weight loss, hypertrophy, and improved health and wellbeing. Utilising a low carb approach (50g or fewer as a typical daily intake) with high fat content (70-80% of total…
A critical error that many people make when beginning a ketogenic diet is the underconsumption of fat. Even long-standing keto dieters can go too low on the fat, as life takes over and their ability to plan and prepare meals…
“How much water should I drink on keto?”, you ask yourself. Well, in order to answer that question, we need to understand our bodies’ relationship with water. We can’t live without water. It helps us to digest our food, to…
We care a great deal about health and fitness here at This Is Why I’m Fit. The clue is in our name, after all. However, this is all well and good, but what do we actually mean by this? What…
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