Emotional Eating & Weight Gain
Without practice and deliberate effort most of us have trouble sitting with challenging emotions. We may try to avoid painful feelings with the temporary comfort of food. Unfortunately, this leads to a troubling cycle, we eat when we feel bad and then we feel bad because we eat. To complicate matters this cycle often leads […]
Putting in the Time: HIIT vs. Longer Paced Workouts
Have you ever wondered why THAT guy is in and out of the gym quicker than you are, and with results that seem to have come about overnight? Do you ever roll your eyes at that woman with the perfect body who seems like she can eat anything she wants and with a body that […]
Turn your daily walk into an intense workout
Walking is one of the easiest and best things you can do for your body. Just 30 minutes a day can help keep depression at bay, reduce your risk of chronic illnesses like high blood pressure and diabetes and help you maintain a healthy weight. If you have been walking for a while and feel […]
Turn Your Daily Walk Into an Intense Workout
Why are you walking, or why do you want to start? Is it to begin taking inches off of your waistline, or improve the amount of activity in your daily life? Feeling sedentary, but not quite at the point where you’re ready to take a high insurance spin class or boot camp session? Consider walking […]
Turn your daily walk into an intense workout
Walking is one of the easiest and best things you can do for your body. Just 30 minutes a day can help keep depression at bay, reduce your risk of chronic illnesses like high blood pressure and diabetes and help you maintain a healthy weight. If you have been walking for a while and feel […]
Why do you need extra calories?
If you’ve been ‘battling the bulge’ since the beginning of the New Year (and seriously regretting your indulgence mindset from the holidays), then you know how weight loss goes. You can’t lose weight if you consume more calories than you burn. So, stop depriving your body of calories after an action packed workout! Read on […]
Why do you need extra calories?
If you’ve been ‘battling the bulge’ since the beginning of the New Year (and seriously regretting your indulgence mindset from the holidays), then you know how weight loss goes. You can’t lose weight if you consume more calories than you burn. So, stop depriving your body of calories after an action packed workout! Read on […]
Avoid sugar to keep your immune system in shape for cold & flu season
Need another reason to back away from the cake, candy and donuts? How about the common cold? Turns out these treats taste good but they also make you more vulnerable to illness because sugar suppresses the immune system. Phagocytosis Our immune system is designed to fight bacteria. The process, called phagocytosis, sends white blood cells […]
Why Failing a Workout Can Be Your Best Bet to Hit Your Goals
You just pushed yourself out of your comfort zone and into the weight room. It’s been a wild couple of weeks, because you’ve sweated more than you ever have, lifted more than you thought you could, and pushed yourself past all limitations you’ve set for yourself in the past. But, despite your successes, you’re still […]
Why Failing a Workout Can Be Your Best Bet to Hit Your Goals
You just pushed yourself out of your comfort zone and into the weight room. It’s been a wild couple of weeks, because you’ve sweated more than you ever have, lifted more than you thought you could, and pushed yourself past all limitations you’ve set for yourself in the past. But, despite your successes, you’re still […]
