Have you ever wondered why you continue to breathe heavy and sweat after your workout is done? Why doesn’t your breathing go back to normal immediately? After exercise, you consume a greater amount of oxygen to assist your body in recovering from the stress of the workout and the demands it placed on your body….
Avoid Sabotaging Your Healthy Efforts
Sometimes, wanting to the right thing can slip us up if we have the wrong attitude about it. Do you see yourself in any of the following pitfalls to a long-term health and fitness program? ‘All or nothing’ Phenomenon You are scheduled for a 60 minute workout but something comes up and you cannot get…
Get Lean For Summer
We are one month away from the start of summer so you’ve got 4 weeks to ramp it up and get lean for summer. Here’s 7 Quick-Fix Hacks for really toning up right in time for the beach. Super-hydrate! Purchase a 32 ounce hydro-flask and try to drink 3-4 of them per day filled with…
Spring Tune-Up
It is common to gain a little weight during the winter. The days are shorter, it’s cold outside and we just don’t get as much activity and access to local healthy fruits and vegetables is limited. Come spring, many people get motivated to shed the winter layer and lean up for summer. Although the principles…
Sugar Cleanse
Many health professionals and nutritionists believe that added sugar is the single most harmful ingredient in our diet. Sugar addiction is no joke and affects the brain in a similar fashion as drug addictions. The more you consume it, the more you want it. The average American consumes 57 pounds of added sugar per year wrecking…
One Free Day Is Better Than Striving To Be Perfect!
Many people have great intentions and set New Year’s resolutions to get healthy and start eating better. Many will go on a diet to lose weight but we all know that most diets fail. People typically can’t stay on the diet for the long-term so as soon as they go off the diet, they gain…
Fitness In Between The Feasts
We all just enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving Feast and in one month, we’ll be back at it during the Christmas and New Year’s dinner, get-togethers and parties. It’s easy to see why Americans gain so much weight during this time of year. The holidays can be a stressful time trying to keep up with the…
Summer Nutrition
Summers can be so busy with vacations, travel, sports’ clinics and camps, camping, and more. This makes it difficult to stick to a healthy eating plan. Here’s some ideas for summers on the go: Try these balanced, quick breakfast options: Fruit, fruit, fruit – that’s the beauty of summer. Everything is in season and it tastes…
Get Ripped for Summer
We just finished a 12-week series that included cardio, muscle, nutrition and lifestyle tips to get you in great shape for summer. We are one month away from the start of summer so you’ve got 4 weeks to ramp it up and get ripped. Today, you’ll get 10 Quick-Fix Hacks for really toning and leaning up right…
Spring Into Shape For Summer – Week Twelve
You did it! Can you believe we’re at Week 12?! But remember with fitness, you can’t start and stop. In order to maintain results and health and fitness benefits, it’s a forever thing! Change Things Up: This week, change around the sequence or order that you are performing your exercises. For example, if you always do your…