Light, fat-free and sugar-free claims irritate me!

September 29, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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The food industry never tires of presenting us with health claims on their packaging that would convince even the most health-conscious amongst us. As you will see the terms “light”, “fat-free” and “sugar-reduced” don’t necessarily mean what you think they do. I’m opposed to the claims of the “healthier”, whatever-reduced

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Vegan Burger (100% selfmade)

September 18, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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For somebody who hasn’t had much contact with a kitchen in preparing food, cooking might be a sealed book. However, inexperience, laziness or the wrong idea of how hard it is to prepare a meal for oneself might be the only reasons that hold one back from trying. Giving cooking

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Workout plans – train with structure

September 4, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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People have asked for instructions on how to incorporate my exercises into a routine they could easily follow. I have come up with two different levels of workout plans, depending on which fitness level you are. The “rookie” workout focuses on the whole body in every workout, while “advanced” splits

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A case for sleep

August 21, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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Tim Ferries has been my idol for a long time. I read two and a half books of his. What fascinates me the most about him is how he hacks apparently common methods of approaching certain tasks in a completely different way than the average person would. He is confident

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Bodyweight Training – Starting out

August 7, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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I’m not the only person that works out in Mannheim. We organize our training through Facebook and Whatsapp. Everybody is welcome to join. I met Matthias at one of those meetings back in 2014. He is one of the most dedicated people to sport and a well-balanced diet, in my proximity.

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Basic leg workout

July 24, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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The legs are an all-too-often overlooked muscle group. But certainly, you wouldn’t be reading this if you wanted me to tell you to skip leg day. Our legs aren’t only attached to our upper body to move us from A to B. They are part of a very complex apparatus of

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The crap we eat – An assault on the Western Diet

July 8, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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“A diet loosely defined as one high in saturated fats, red meats, ‘empty’ carbohydrates—junk food—and low in fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, seafood, poultry. The Western diet has been linked to hypertension, heart disease, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, obesity,and colorectal cancer.“ Western diet. (n.d.) Segen’s Medical Dictionary. (2011). The definition says

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Healthy habits – actual sport

June 24, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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Habitual non-activity Many of the things we do every day, we do out of routine in one way or another – a choreography we have practiced for years. Our brains just work more efficiently when they can outsource tasks to their central regions so that we don’t have to think

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Healthy habits – In control of what you eat

June 10, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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Out of control Nowadays the constant availability of food makes it easier to get more for less and less money. Unfortunately, the primary goal of food manufacturers is to sell in vast quantities to increase their profits. The consequence is that they produce what sells the best. Hence, for them

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