Although it may be a bit predictable and cliché for me to talk about New Year’s resolutions, I just can’t help but feel this is a very important and timely topic. What does this have to do with health and fitness? Other than losing weight and getting fit being common re-offenders at the top of [...]
Lookout everyone! Here comes that crazy time of year which feels like party after party. While it can be all fun and games at the time, we’re frequently left feeling depressed and blobby at the end. It doesn’t have to be that way. It all kicks off soon with a flurry of work Christmas dos [...]
Last issue we took a close look at exercise regimes that help skinny guys muscle up. Exercise is only part of the weight-gain solution so let’s focus on the dietary component to building lean muscle mass. We’ll also look at an eating disorder faced by the gay community. When guys start talking about muscle building, [...]
On numerous occasions over the years I have found myself talking to skinny guys who are at a loss because they just can’t put weight on. In my opinion the solution to the problem is simple … eat well and exercise correctly. In this issue we’ll take a close look at the exercise component. Bulking [...]
OUTinPerth’s Editor Graeme Watson and Alex Maltby have taken on the challenge of getting fit and living healthier lifestyles. How have they fared over the holiday period? Alex’s Experience How did you keep exercising over the holiday period? I’m actually doing more than I was doing previously. I’ve been walking along the beach every day. [...]
Changing my eating habits has been half of the process of losing weight and getting fit. The other half has been exercise. I’m glad I spent the first month of this journey just focusing on changing what I was eating. Trying to conquer that and doing exercise would have been too much. Once my eating [...]
Changing my diet has been nowhere near as hard as I thought it would be. I’ve stayed to the rules of low fat, low sugar, healthy breakfast and no carbohydrates at night, dinner before 7pm and no alcohol 99% of the time but there have certainly been some challenges. This journey so far has been [...]
OUTinPerth’s Editor Graeme Watson and Alex Maltby have taken on the challenge of getting fit and living healthier lifestyles. They reflect on what the first month of their journey has been like. Alex’s Experience What have been the immediate changes? My clothes are baggier and I have more energy. Has anything surprised you about the [...]
I was feeling really proud of myself, as over the past few weeks I have looked at my diet, recorded it, researched foods, signed up for the gym and even went down a size in jeans. Then I looked at the photos of me from Pride. Horrifying!! So, am I skinny yet? No! The photos [...]
Visiting my doctor and announcing that I was about to embark on a get fit program and a new diet was a little like going to confession. Not that I’ve ever been to confession, I’ve hardly ever stepped foot in a church – but I imagine the feeling is the same. I confessed to walking [...]
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