BURNT FIT BLOG

2020 has been a stressful year for us all and the prevalence of anxiety and depression has increased significantly throughout the globe. These increasingly common conditions can be treated in a variety of ways. We’re here to discuss the role our diet plays in our mental well-being and how we can ...

Looking for long-term success and happiness? Live according to your values, not your goals. We live in a society where we are expected to achieve. The minute we enter school, we are praised for achieving targets set by others, based on what their standards are for “good enough”. We quickly learn...

Ever been tempted by those bold brightly coloured tubs labelled ‘BCAAs’ flooding the supplement aisles?

BCAAs or Branched Chain Amino Acids have grown in popularity within the fitness industry of late and we’re here to divulge more on the current trend.

 Do you know that soft drink companies compete to get their products displayed around eye level in grocery stores? Why is that? Because decades of marketing research have taught them something important about people: we’re lazy! Our brains have adapted to gravitate towards whatever is easiest to ...

The Juice Cleanse Trend From skinny teas, 7-day juice detoxes to master cleanses – the multi-billion-rand industry of cleansing/detoxing has been trending for years. But is it really worth it? With promises of toxin elimination, quick sustainable weight-loss and a total body cleanse many of us ar...

We know that we still have long winter ahead and it can be hard to keep going with workout goals. But sometimes, all you need is the right song to give you the push you need to keep at it — no matter what type of training you’re doing! “Getting on a treadmill or a bike or going for a run is a ver...