Category: fat loss

‘Bring your Child to Work-out Day!" THIS Thursday!

Dear clients, friends and family, Thursday is National ‘Bring your Child to Work Day’. We hope you take a different spin on it and “Bring your Child to Work-out Day!” If you workout with us in Portland or Vancouver, we’re hosting a special parent and kids workout day. Take your child to a class with…

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Why are Americans the Fattest Country in the World?

The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans. The Japanese drink very little red wine & suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans. The Italians drink excessive red wine & suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans. The…

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When is the best time to do abdominal exercises?

Is it better to do abdominal exercises before or after a workout? A.M., Vancouver, WA Actually, there are pros and cons to both. Performing abdominal exercises before a workout will help to warm-up and prepare the core/abdominal muscles for the actual workout which will involve these muscles in some manner. However, you must be careful…

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Is it best to do cardio before or after a weight lifting workout?

Dear clients, friends and family, I get this question asked all the time…Is it best to do cardio before or after a weight lifting workout? It’s actually best to mix up the sequence of your routine during your weeklyregime. For example, if you always do your cardio exercise first, nextworkout do a brief warm-up, then…

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Important Tips for Indoor Cardio Training

Dear clients, friends and family, Since the weather in most of the country requires many of us to be exercising indoors at this time of year, I thought I’d provide some tips on Indoor Cardio training. I hope this gives you some good ideas. • The American College of Sports Medicine recommends a frequency of…

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The problem with nutrition…

Dear Clients, Friends & Family, Do you ever feel like this – the more you know, the more you realize you don’t know? I often feel like that about nutrition. There is so much information out there and so much conflicting good research that it’s sometimes difficult to know exactly what to eat. This poem…

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My positive and negative report…

Dear Clients, Friends and Family, When you have some time, sit down and watch this clip on the keys to living long and healthy. There are some great tips! http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_buettner_how_to_live_to_be_100.html I also wanted to share some of the resources that many of you have sent to me throughout this Vegan challenge. http://www.vegcooking.com/ http://www.doctoroz.com/challenge/go-vegan http://www.oprah.com/food/Tal-Ronnens-Vegetarian-Recipes http://www.vibrantvegan.com/…

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