Healthy Blog — exercise

For World Health Day today, let's have a look into the effect stress can have on our overall health and how it can cause weight gain. Many of you may have heard that stress can lead to weight gain. There have been many studies done on stress levels and how our bodies respond to stressful situations. Firstly, when we are stressed, our bodies go into fight or flight mode to handle the situation. Usually this leads to overeating. Why does this happen? Our stress hormone, cortisol, increases during stressful, tensed situations. What exactly happens when you face a stressful situation?...

The Dubai Fitness Challenge started on Friday 20th October, which is a great initiative to spread fitness and aim to make Dubai the most active city in the world by committing to 30 minutes of fitness every day for 30 days. Why not use this initiative to kick start your active lifestyle, or if you’re already active, raise the bar slightly and start bringing yourself closer to your goals! So there are 24 hours, 1,440 minutes, 86,400 seconds in a day. Tell me again that you can't work out as you have no time. Having worked in the fitness scene...

When it comes to working out, I always try to make sure I’ve eaten the right food to get the best out of my own sessions and to be able to keep my energy levels up throughout the remainder of my day. I always look at my body like a car - in order to keep it going I must fuel it right. You only have one, so knowing how to treat it right will help you achieve the goals you want alongside a good training routine. As a trainer, I love to keep my body guessing and setting benchmarks,...

Ramadan is an important time to self-reflect and discipline yourself. Considering fasting includes long hours of the day without any drinks or food to fuel your body, most people tend to avoid working out due to their lack of energy. However, it is important to stay active during the Holy Month in order not to break your routine and to make up for all those nocturnal meals. Nike Trainer, Manal Rostom shares her personal story and top tips on how to train and stay healthy during Ramadan. I will never forget this one Ramadan back in 1999/ 2000 when I...