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The Best and Worst Times of Day to Drink Alcohol
Boost Your Energy Levels with Protein
We tell you all the time to eat more protein… but we don’t always tell you this. To boost your energy levels throughout the day, consider adding more protein to your diet. Here are a few reasons why protein is essential for maintaining high energy levels:
Healthy Snacking on the Go: A Busy Executive's Guide
Planning ahead is key to healthy snacking on the go. Here are 4 simple tips:
Why Cutting Carbs Is Not the Best Option for Weight Loss
No doubt if you’ve ever made an attempt to lose weight you’ve either cut or considered cutting carbohydrates.
Cutting carbs is a popular strategy for weight loss, but it may not be the best option for everyone. Here are a few reasons why:
5 Simple Ways to Cut Down on Alcohol Intake
Cutting down on alcohol intake can be a challenge (especially at networking events and client lunches!), but it's an important step towards improving your health.
Here are 5 simple ways to cut down:
FitBit vs Apple Watch - Your Guide
The Fitbit and Apple Watch are both popular wearable fitness devices with different features and benefits.
The Role of Sleep in Weight Loss and Fitness
As a busy executive, time is a precious commodity. But did you know that getting enough sleep can actually improve your weight loss and fitness efforts? Here are some key points to consider:
Healthy Travel Snacks: What to Pack for Long Flights and Layovers
It's important to maintain healthy eating habits, especially during long flights and layovers. Here are some easy and nutritious snacks to pack for your next trip:
The Importance of Staying Hydrated for Energy
Did you know that drinking enough water throughout the day can help boost your energy levels? Here are a few reasons why staying hydrated is so important:
5 Low-Calorie Alcohol Choices
Alcohol can be a significant source of calories in our diet, but there are some low-calorie options to consider. We also understand alcohol and doing business can be a hard pair to unmatch. Thus if you find yourself drinking pretty regularly here are the best choices to make.
Here are five of the lowest calorie alcohol choices:
Healthy Travel Tips for Busy Executives
As a busy executive, travelling can disrupt your healthy routine. Here are some tips to stay on track.
3 things you may not know about sleep
Did you know that getting enough sleep is essential for maintaining high energy levels throughout the day?Here's how sleep impacts your energy:
Why Alcohol Makes Losing Weight Harder (Not Just About Calories)
Alcohol can be a significant barrier to weight loss, and it's not just because of the calories it contains. Here are a few reasons why alcohol can make losing weight harder:
7 Insider Weight Loss Strategies from Top CEOs
In the modern world calories are everywhere. In fact, in first world countries there are 3100 calories available per citizen per day.The perfect recipe for unwanted weight gain, diabetes and obesity. Brain fog. Suits that don’t fit.
And low motivation… spells disaster for C-level Executives. Keeping the body in top condition is essential for keeping the mind clear, decisions sharp and productivity high. CEOs are the intellectual athletes of the business world. Their field is the board room. Optimal performance is paramount.
Here are the 7 weight loss strategies we use with our C-level executive clients:
Why It Gets Harder to Lose Weight as You Age
Have you noticed that losing weight seems to get more difficult as you age? The good news is you’re doing all the right things to reverse ageing. Here are a few reasons why:
The Executive Weight Loss Blueprint: 3 Steps to Shedding Kilos Like a Boss.
Executives are leaders. Leaders are put on a pedestal like it or not. Every move, every word, every action carries with it a level of expectation above all others. The standards are strict and the stakes are high… this is why few take on the responsibility. Believe it or not, appearances matter. Staying in great shape whilst managing all the company's obligations is not just admirable, it's a must.
Here are the top 3 tips we give our executives to shed excess fat and keep it off:
7 Ways To Navigate Boozy Client Lunches & Lose Weight
It’s 3pm on a Thursday and the office is getting restless after a successful day closing a massive deal. Slowly, and then all at once the staff leave their desks to begin a late lunch at the local Merivale establishment.
You hesitate because you know how much drinking will be required…
You really want to be healthy and cut back this year. But you have to go…
Here’s how you can participate and stay on track with your weight loss/health goals
10 Healthy Eating Tips for Executives on the Go
Do Airport terminals feel like your home away from home? Are you constantly on the move in your day? Do you see more client offices than your own? No doubt with frequent travel and a dynamic schedule you’ve found it hard to keep a good training and nutrition routine. You’re not alone. Many of our clients were stuck in the same cycle… until we gave them our system for healthy eating on the go.
5 Eye-Opening Ways Poor Sleep Is Making You Gain Weight
Sleep is the foundation on which the pillars of Exercise and Nutrition are built. Training hard and eating well whilst sleeping poorly is like having one foot on the accelerator and the other foot on the brake.
Sleeping better releases the brakes.
Poor sleep is defined as:
- 6 or less hours a night
- waking up 5+ times a night
- not being able to make it through your day without needing 3+ coffees
If you tick even 1 of those boxes you have poor sleep. Poor sleep leads to unwanted weight gain
Top 5 Daily Habits Of High Performing Executives
Business leaders and entrepreneurs are on top for a reason. They set high standards for themselves at work and in the gym. The last 3 years I’ve welcomed the opportunity to regularly train more than 300 of Sydney’s top executives, CEOs, entrepreneurs and business owners at Lockeroom. While each goes about things in their own way – there are also many qualities that overlap, and it’s these I want to pass along. Here are the top five habits successful C-suiters do every day