8 Ways Your Diet Could Be Weakening Your Immune System

No food or pill can make you invincible. However…  …that isn’t the end of the story. You have to love the world we live in. “Never let a good crisis go to waste” is alive and well in the nutrition and fitness world. Every single fitness trainer’s business is on life support while trying toContinue reading “8 Ways Your Diet Could Be Weakening Your Immune System”

Permission to Reduce Your Stress – 10 Ways How

By now things have had time to simmer. To sink in. Realities. Potentials. What ifs and If only’s. People are mad, scared, tired, frustrated, and are feeling forgotten – and that’s okay to feel that way. However, like any other time we need to remember to stick to the one main principle that we alwaysContinue reading “Permission to Reduce Your Stress – 10 Ways How”

The Not So Motivational Talk You Need

Whether or not you are a fan of Nike, we all need to heed their slogan a little bit more. Just. Do. It. What is this? Drill Sergeant Mike coming on strong now? No more empathy, compassion, and love? Not so fast…this is where many go wrong.

Throw Away Your Scale?!

We have all heard this before. Heck, I’ve probably said it before. “Don’t worry about your scale!” “throw the scale away!” “The scale is a source of pain and anguish”… But is it really time to completely throw away the scale? Or time to create a new relationship with the scale, and also add moreContinue reading “Throw Away Your Scale?!”

The TRUTH About All Those “Eat Whatever You Want and Lose Weight” People

It’s true! You CAN eat pizza and lose weight. You CAN eat Big Mac’s and lose weight! This is something that I see ads for, marketing for, and friends sharing posts about all the time. I myself even share the occasional “I eat ____ as part of my healthy diet”. The disconnect is this –Continue reading “The TRUTH About All Those “Eat Whatever You Want and Lose Weight” People”

Things That Make the Scale Go Bump In The Night

The scale. Friend of few, the enemy of many. The scale tells us one thing. Our current pull on gravity at the present moment – aka our weight. It tells us nothing else about ourselves. Not how fit we are, how nice we are, how bad we are…it only tells our weight. The debate ragesContinue reading “Things That Make the Scale Go Bump In The Night”

Ladies! Get Your Lift On!

Listen up ladies…it’s time to embrace the heavy weights. Your future self will thank you!

5 Keys To Sustainable Fat Loss Results

Losing weight isn’t the hard part. Losing weight and keeping it off is. Maybe you or someone you know lost a ton of weight once, and now they have since gained it back, and then some, and seem to struggle mightily to lose it again. If you know more about this person, think about howContinue reading “5 Keys To Sustainable Fat Loss Results”

What Are Macros Anyways?

My macros are 300 C, 80F, and 215P… If you are totally lost as to what that means, you are not alone! Without any messing around, let’s just dive right in. Macronutrients – or Macros for short – are the energy-containing compounds in our diets that make up the calories (energy) in our diet. WeContinue reading “What Are Macros Anyways?”

Maybe You DON’T Need More Intensity In Your Life?

High-Intensity Training; it’s all the rage. Bootcamps, Crossfit, HIIT Class, Orange Theory, F45, etc. Everyone is promoting HIIT workouts as the holy grail of fitness. Burn more fat in less time, they say. Increase your post-exercise calorie burn significantly they say…