Workouts May Not Be the Best Time for a Snack Andrew Burton/Associated Press A few weeks ago, a friend showed up for a run with a CamelBak — one of those humplike backpacks with a tube that allows you to sip liquid — and a belt containing food to eat along the way. Every ...…
Planning your meals is perhaps the most critical component of stabilizing your weight and establishing a solid foundation for any weight loss and fitness goals. These are the necessary and critical steps in setting up a solid, actionable, and timely Meal Plan for any weight or fitness related goal. Planning ahead in general is a ...…
FITNESS MYTHS AFFIRMED OR DEBUNKED NO PAIN, NO GAIN This saying came to prominence in the early 1980s when Jane Fonda was producing of aerobic workout videos where she would use the catch-phrases “No Pain, No Gain,” and “Feel the Burn,” indicating and urging on those folks who were following along to workout past the ...…
MINI MEALS vs. LARGER MEALS A debate has been raging for quite some time regarding which eating strategy is more effective at helping to keep weight off and keeping us full – is it 6 mini meals or the traditional 3 square meals? I get asked this question quite a lot, especially from clients who ...…
I am a believer in a multi-disciplinary approach to fitness – one that incorporates different methods and modes and training techniques to achieve total health and wellness. Pilates Why it helps Joseph Pilates is the inventor of this system of fitness which incorporates various aspects of different methods to train its adherents control over postural ...…
Sorry, I couldn’t resist the pun. Here’s the story: “Eating two slices of bacon — or one sausage — a day can increase a person’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 19 percent, a study out of Sweden has found. Pancreatic cancer kills 80 percent of people in under a year of being diagnosed; only ...…
Counting calories: Get back to weight-loss basics Calories play a humongous role in the balancing act known as weight loss. They are the ultimate determining factor as to what your weight is. Despite the innumerate diets, weight loss strategies, and supplements, weight management basically boils to the calories – that is the number of calories ...…
Keeping track of how consistent your sleep is, in terms of how many hours of sleep you get per night, is important in more ways than you might think. Of course sleep helps to reset the body as the night turns to day, and it definitely is a major factor in post-workout recovery. Quantifying and ...…
You are probably at work while you are reading this – so why don’t you have a seat … wait you probably already are seated. Medical experts have discovered that diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity are all linked to prolonged periods of sitting – this includes while at work. Research shows that most people spend ...…
ABOUT CARBS There are two kinds of carbohydrates: simple and complex. SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATES require little digestion and thus are a quick energy source. Fruits, fruit juices and milk contain simple sugars (carbohydrates) that provide valuable nutrients in addition to an energy boost. Candies, table sugar, alcoholic beverages and sweetened soft drinks are simple sugar sources ...…
Your nutrition approach, just like most anything else in your life, Must fit your goals, your circumstances, and your time-frame. It must be specific, it must be actionable, and it must be flexible. You should be able to adapt your nutrition approach to changing circumstances and goals. The Essentials First and foremost, take stock of ...…