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On supermarket shelves, restaurant menus and in many homes, there has been an increasing shift towards healthier food options. And nowhere is this more evident than with refined white sugar. Long considered an evil villain in the fight against obesity and its twin scourge – diabetes – refined sugar is being usurped in favour of […]

Kids seem to spend endless hours on smartphones, games consoles, computers and tablets these days. Playing on electronic devices certainly doesn’t help their waistlines, but do you ever wonder what regular device use is doing to their eyesight? While there isn’t much research out there yet about the impact of screens on eyesight – after […]

Warrior training is designed to develop not only physical but also social and mental fitness.  We train outdoors with this purpose in mind. We can do more things and have more fun outdoors. We can raise your metabolism to another level outdoors. Training outdoors is great for the mind and body. Get back to our […]

What Is Diaphragmatic Breathing? Diaphragmatic breathing is a type of a breathing exercise that helps strengthen your diaphragm, an important muscle that helps you breathe. This breathing exercise is also sometimes called belly breathing or abdominal breathing. It has a number of benefits that affect your entire body. It’s the basis for almost all meditation […]

Build Your Social Fitness “Social fitness” involves building and maintaining healthy connections with others. It plays an important role in supporting optimal performance and resilience. A Warrior who is socially fit grows trusted and valued relationships with family, friends and colleagues. When we collectively practise healthy social connections and behaviours humans thrive.  Social activities like Warrior training […]

Warrior training is built on a positive community spirit, an environment where you can achieve more,  have a laugh, make new friends and build your team skills. We call it “Esprit De Corp” As a Warrior, it is important that:  We come to training on time We wear the tee-shirt We encourage each other We […]

Your brain deserves its own gym (and spa)! When we think of fitness and training, we usually consider only what’s below the neck – but every part of you, including your brain, needs regular workouts…and rest. At any given time, the brain uses a quarter of our overall energy; considering its size relative to the […]

You don’t remember exactly when it started, but now you can’t make it through a run without that nagging pain in your hip. It came on slowly–at first just an annoying ache. But now, even after icing and soaking and resting, the pain is deep and relentless. So what gives? Hip alignment issues are one […]

Our physical abilities begin with the fuel we give our body. We aren’t talking about nutrition this time. Today, we are talking about oxygen. Do you often hold your breath for the last few reps of a difficult exercise? Or have troubles pushing yourself further, not because your muscles can’t handle it, but because you’re […]

The subject of electrolytes is a common one amongst endurance athletes. A majority of the focus has been sodium, calcium, and potassium, which which are certainly important. Unfortunately, magnesium is often overlooked. This critical electrolyte plays a key role in many functions of your body and is crucial to your performance. The Importance of Magnesium […]