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Why Kickboxing Is a Most Outstanding Workout for Women

What makes Kickboxing a most outstanding workout for women? Your entire body gets to ‘play’ with this particular format, which is why […]

admin-minorsanJune 11, 202610 min read
Fitness, Fitness & Health, Self-Defense

BodyPump Guide to Full-Body Strength Workout for Everyone

BodyPump is the full body strength training workout for everyone BodyPump landed on the fitness world in 1990 in New Zealand, home […]

admin-minorsanJune 9, 20267 min read
Fitness, Self-Defense

Lower Body Strength: The Secret Weapon for Self-Defense

Why Lower Body Strength Matters in Self-Defense Ever tried to run, kick, or hold your ground without strong legs? Your lower body […]

admin-minorsanOctober 6, 20252 min read
Fitness, Fitness & Health, Mental Health, Nutrition

Why Food Habits Change During Summertime

Why Food Habits Change During Summer For many people food habits often do change during Summer. Why is this? You have lots […]

admin-minorsanJuly 29, 20254 min read
Fitness, Fitness & Health, Mental Health, Nutrition

Why New Year’s Resolutions End So Quickly in January

Here’s why New Year’s Resolution end New Year’s resolutions end during the third week of January, and subsequently, goals fall by the […]

admin-minorsanJanuary 22, 20245 min read
Fitness & Health, Mental Health, Self-Defense

Fathers and Outdated Beliefs Can Often Go Hand in Hand

Father’s and outdated beliefs comes from deep conditioning… Fathers and outdated beliefs came up few weeks ago when I read something about […]

admin-minorsanJune 17, 20194 min read
Fitness, Fitness & Health, Martial Arts/Self-Defense, Mental Health, Self-Defense

Your Safety Quotient and How to Measure It

What is your Safety Quotient? Level of Confidence Creates Your Safety Quotient  How is your confidence level when it comes to self-protection […]

admin-minorsanMay 7, 20187 min read
Fitness, Fitness & Health, Mental Health

SpartanSprint—Lessons Learned from This Race

Running the Spartan Sprint Race builds more than a ‘win’ How I got into it Upon the suggestion of a friend and […]

admin-minorsanMarch 28, 201812 min read
Fitness & Health, Nutrition

Why and What of Hemp Oil Extract and Its Benefits

Why and What of Hemp Oil Extract from Experience My why and what of hemp oil extract is that from my experience, […]

admin-minorsanNovember 13, 20176 min read
Fitness & Health, Nutrition

Fruits, Sugars, Diets, & Weight Loss Can Be So Confusing

  Fruits, Sugars, Diets, & Weight Loss can be so confusing! Fruits, sugars, diets and weight loss can be so confusing and […]

admin-minorsanAugust 9, 20165 min read
Fitness, Fitness & Health, Martial Arts/Self-Defense

Lessons Learned from the Wharf to Wharf Race

Lessons Learned from the Wharf to Wharf Race The lessons I learned from this particular Wharf to Wharf Race, often referred to as […]

admin-minorsanJuly 26, 20164 min read
Fitness & Health, Nutrition

Why Addictions to Sugars Are So Prevalent

Why addictions to sugars are so prevalent At two months of age my ‘food’ was canned milk diluted with water. The milk […]

admin-minorsanJuly 14, 20163 min read
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