Should you workout with weights if you are diabetic? Being diagnosed with Diabetes changes your life. It is a shocker. Luckily in a number of cases you actually have time to reverse the effects before it becomes permanent. Over 29.1 million Americans have been diagnosed as having diabetes and another 86 million are pre-diabetic. […]
The One Thing You Don’t Know About Hunger and Losing Weight
The one thing you don’t know about hunger and weight loss is the one thing that will sabotage your success. The oldest, wisest and simplest advice for losing fat goes like this: “Don’t eat until you are hungry and stop when you are full.” Brilliant advice. Then why doesn’t it work all the time? Read […]
Why Your Workout isn’t Working Out Anymore.
Is it you or the workout? Here is the dirty little secret of the fitness industry. It is a little thing we call the “De-conditioned Athlete”. Understanding this will change the way you look at working out. at least I hope so. Let me paint an ugly picture for you. When you are sitting there […]
The Danger of Wearing Running Shoes to Workout and Workout Shoes to Run
https://youtu.be/nBVKWedP1Go Start with the shoes. The most logical thought in the world is that if I go to a shopping for shoes I should get one with a lot of support. It just makes sense. It makes no sense that a shoe company would make a shoe that is going to give me all kinds […]
Ready To Get Back In The Game?
Am I really the last person you want to see? I always joke I am the last person people call when they want to get in shape. And that is because it is true. I realize you will try everything else before thinking about hiring a personal trainer. Don’t worry, I am not offended. […]
Will Weight Training Make Me Bulky?
I think this is a great question and an important one to ask. If you are impatient and don’t want to read the post, the answer is no. People under thirty all grew up in an environment where weight training for both men and women are accepted as one of the best ways to change […]
Why it is Important to Get Comfortable being Uncomfortable.
Time to Get Moving! Getting in shape is both easy and hard. Are you frustrated by the number of times you have tried to get lose weight and it either didn’t work or you ended up gaining it all back? I completely understand. The concept is easy. Eat the right foods. Eat the right quantity […]
Skinny Baked Broccoli Mac and Cheese Recipe
If I keep this up you are going to think I am a cook or something. That being said I do know a tasty recipe when I see one and this is from My Fitness Pal. It has 18 grams of protein which is good but you know what I am thinking. More protein. Of […]
No Bake Energy Bites- A Great Pre-Workout Snack
Need a good preworkout or post workout snack? No bake energy bites Thanks to my friend Penny for providing me with this semi-easy recipe. Let’s face it, I don’t like cooking, so the easier the better. The hardest part of No bake energy bites is getting all the ingredients together. The scoop on Pre-workout foods […]
When Should You Take A Day Off?
This is a trickier question than you think. Most people don’t think about this. Either they have a schedule they follow or they wing it. You can get great results doing it both ways…or you can get crappy ones. Here’s why. If I am starting a workout program, my job is to do two […]