If you're not happy with your body then your workouts have lost focus. What is your immediate goal? If you don't have a ready answer then chances are good that your motivation is low and it has resulted in a lack of results. I know from firsthand experience that operating without a goal will get you nowhere. Sure, you may still be exercising regularly and eating mindfully but without that … [Read more...]
Eating Healthy While Eating Out
When you eat at home, you know what you’re getting. Head to a restaurant, and it’s another story. The ingredients, method of preparation, and portion size can easily add excess calories to your diet. Restaurant menus have so many choices and are often full of unfamiliar terms. Is a food fried or baked? Does it come with a sauce or dressing? If you’re not careful, you won’t know … [Read more...]
The 6 Best Exercises For Your Buns
Here's the article that you've been waiting for – everything you need to know to shape up your booty for swimsuit season. Don't allow past failures get you down. It can be frustrating waiting for results, but by a combination of cardio exercises, a healthy diet, and the right resistance workouts targeted for the butt and thighs, you will reach your goal. … [Read more...]
The Importance of Your Kid’s Breakfast
Your mornings may be hectic, the alarm may not go off, or the kids may not seem hungry first thing after waking up. Whatever your reasons may be, skipping breakfast puts your kids at a distinct disadvantage. And while you know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, approximately 40 percent of children don't eat breakfast on a regular basis. … [Read more...]
Teen’s Need Exercise Too
So get 'em off the couch, pull the cell phone out of their hands, and send them to the field and the gym. Remember the good old days, when the only video game available was a pinball machine down at the local soda shop? Well, those days are long gone. Today's teens have access to more video games and other technology that keeps them away from the great outdoors and off the basketball court. … [Read more...]
The 12 Days of Christmas –Washboard Abs Edition
Red and green decorations are out, nostalgic tunes fill the airways and the kids are hard at work on their letters for Santa. I know what's on your list this year and it isn't found at your local department store. You're wishing for washboard abs—so I've put together "The Twelve Days of Christmas –Washboard Abs Edition" just for you. … [Read more...]
Your Guide to Eating Out Right
A woman sits at a restaurant studying the menu with furrowed brow. She has begun an exercise routine and knows that her frequent meals out could slow her weight loss results if she wasn't careful. When the waiter comes she is still deep in thought over what to order. "What can I get for you?” he asks with a smile. She looks up and frowns, no closer to arriving at a decision. On a whim she … [Read more...]
Weight Gain Season Begins
It's here—whether you're ready or not. Just look at the seasonal shelves in your favorite store. Retailers like to call it ‘holiday season' but let's be more accurate. Weight Gain season begins now and runs straight through New Year's. The next two months will bring ample opportunity for you to expand your waistline. Of course the choice is yours. … [Read more...]
Resistance Training Principle #15: Be aware of the Reversibility Principle
This unfortunate rule states that “if you don’t use it, you lose it”. Fitness is transient. The training benefits gained from an exercise program will be lost if the program is discontinued. Exercise must be a regular component of your lifestyle to reap the benefits. It is however, important to take rest days.Schedule in 1-2 days during the week when you are not focused on getting … [Read more...]
Resistance Training Principle #14: How Stretching May Increase Your Risk of Injury!
We’ve all stretched before, but did you know that how, when, and for how long you stretch can dramatically alter the results you see? After 20 years in the fitness industry, and teaching thousands of trainers, I’ve found that most clients are not stretching effectively, and that the is being compounded by many trainers who continue to promote outdated methods of stretching.First, I would … [Read more...]
