E-Library: Diet

If you're after additional information on diets or nutrition, the articles in this section provide straightforward advice. However, we have posted downloadable articles from the earlier newsletters in our eLibrary. Have a search, and if you don't find what you're looking for, just ask a friendly PersonalBest Trainer or drop us an email and tell us what you'd like to see.

E-Library: Weight Loss

If you're after additional information on diets or nutrition, the articles in this section provide straightforward advice. However, we have posted downloadable articles from the earlier newsletters in our eLibrary. Have a search, and if you don't find what you're looking for, just ask a friendly Personal Best Trainer or drop us an email and tell us what you'd like to see.

E-Library: Physical Training

If you're after additional information on physical training, the articles in this section provide straightforward advice. However, we have posted downloadable articles from the earlier newsletters in our eLibrary. Have a search, and if you don't find what you're looking for, just ask a friendly Personal Best Trainer or drop us an email and tell us what you'd like to see.

E-Library: Personal Health

If you're after additional information on personal health matters, the articles in this section provide straightforward advice. However, we have posted downloadable articles from the earlier newsletters in our eLibrary. Have a search, and if you don't find what you're looking for, just ask a friendly Personal Best Trainer or drop us an email and tell us what you'd like to see.

E-Library: Links

Websites recommended by Personal Best.

Personal Best E-Library - Diet     PDF TOPIC Protein Protein has many important body functions. It builds and repairs muscle, and is the basis of our body's organs, hormones, enzymes and antibodies... protein.PDF - 52kb | download Iron Iron has many important functions. In red blood cells, iron combines with protein to form haemoglobin - the red pigment which carries oxygen in the blood. A lack of iron limits the production of haemoglobin and hence the amount of oxygen delivered to body cells... iron.PDF - 25kb | download Calcium, Bones and Osteoporosis Calcium plays a vital role in nerve and muscle function, clotting of blood, enzyme regulation, insulin secretion and overall body strength. Bones and teeth store 100% of the body's calcium... calcium.PDF - 42kb | download Water Intake The human body is made up of over 65% water. Water is lost from the body in digestion, breathing, sweating and excretion. It needs to be replaced... water_intake.PDF - 24kb | download Carbohydrates Fuel for the body. Carbohydrates provide the 'fuel' to get us through the day. They are readily converted into glucose for the muscles to use for energy, or glycogen for storage in the muscles and liver... carbohydrates.PDF - 56kb | download Fibre Increasing fibre intake will increase the amount of complex carbohydrate you eat and help 'fill you up' on less food compared to foods with little or no fibre. This state of feeling full in known as satiety... fibre.PDF - 26kb | download

Personal Best E-Library - Weight Loss     PDF TOPIC Food Intake Eat three meals and two snacks each day. This may seem like strange advice because for many people this involves eating more food than you do at present and if your goal is fat loss, it may be contrary to what you have been told in the past... food_intake.PDF - 44kb | download Keeping Your Metabolism Working for You Your metabolism is your 'inner fire' and the more intensely it burns, the more energy you will burn up during the course of the day. Your metabolism controls the bodily functions that you have no active control over such as digestion, breathing and the functioning of internal organs... metabolism.PDF - 26kb | download Fat Fat performs several vital physiological functions. The fat is incorporated into such organs and tissues as mammary glands, nerves, brain, and lungs. Adipose tissue that cushions and supports vital organs is known as essential fat... fat.PDF- 40kb | download

Personal Best E-Library - Physical Training     PDF TOPIC Weight or Resistance Training Weight training is a form of resistance training, which simply means any kind of exercise in which the muscles exert force against resistance. Weight training uses weight training machines and free weights to apply.... resistance_training.PDF - 42kb | download Aerobic Exercise When people talk about fitness they generally mean cardiovascular fitness which involves aerobic exercise. This document explains what this term means and how you can achieve your fitness goals... aerobic_exercise.PDF - 26kb| download Flexible Benefits We take part in aerobic activity to improve our cardiovascular endurance and burn fat. We weight train to maintain lean muscle and build strength. Those are the two most important elements of fitness programs, right? Wrong! You've forgotten flexibility training... flexible_benefits.PDF - 27kb | download

Personal Best E-Library - Personal Health     PDF TOPIC Twelve Steps to a Healthier Lifestyle Personal Training is about providing you with the means and opportunity to create a state of well being that allows you an enhanced quality of life. This requires exercising regularly, eating a balanced diet and maintaining a manageable level of stress. Read our 12 steps to achieve a healthier lifestyle... 12_steps_2_healthier_lifestyle.PDF - 23kb | download Stress and Stress Management Stress may be defined as any demand that requires some kind of physical or emotional adjustment... stress_management.PDF - 25k | download