10 Weeks Until Summer: Week 2

  Last week we looked at setting goal for the summer, now it’s time to discuss sticking to your game plan, how to manage trouble, and how to succeed. The best way to stick to your goal is to make sure you are doing everything you can to take steps towards it. Every time youContinue reading “10 Weeks Until Summer: Week 2”

10 Weeks Until Summer: Week 1 Workout

Summer is coming, so it’s time to step it up on dietary focus, but also some conditioning work. Whether your goal is to shed some fat, participate in some summer 5k’s, or just feel better and more active, these bonus workouts will definitely help and push you to your limits. In addition to these, IContinue reading “10 Weeks Until Summer: Week 1 Workout”

10 Weeks Until Summer: Week 1

Here in Madison, Wisconsin, it finally felt like summer is coming. We had a beautiful weekend. Summer officially starts in about 10 weeks, so I figured for those of you wanting something to work towards and follow along with, I would come up with a 10 week guide to working towards or even reaching yourContinue reading “10 Weeks Until Summer: Week 1”

Change Your Attitude, Change Your Habits, Change Your LIFE

I will start tomorrow. I will start next week. I will start after I finish this project… All things that we all mutter at some point when it comes to placing our own health ahead of other parts of our life. Why wait until next week? Why wait until next month? Why wait? That tellsContinue reading “Change Your Attitude, Change Your Habits, Change Your LIFE”

So Your Doctor Told You…You Have High Cholesterol

“Your cholesterol numbers are high, you need to go on this drug to bring them down.” Thanks doc. However, there may be ways that you can bring your numbers down before having to opt for a statin, or other cholesterol fighting drug. Before I go on, I do want to say that there are SOMEContinue reading “So Your Doctor Told You…You Have High Cholesterol”

So Your Doctor Told You…You Are Pregnant!

Welcome to another installment of “So Your Doctor Told You”. Maybe you don’t need a doctor to tell you that you are pregnant, but in this post I tend to tackle some of the common questions surrounding fitness and nutrition during pregnancy. Guys, I know this post may not pertain to you, but you mayContinue reading “So Your Doctor Told You…You Are Pregnant!”

So Your Doctor Told You…You Have Pre-Diabetes

Welcome to the second installment of “So Your Doctor Told You”. Today I’m going to discuss pre-diabetes, and how exercise and nutrition can help prevent it, or even get you or someone you know backed away from it. What is pre-diabetes? Also known as impaired glucose intolerance, it is where your blood sugar levels areContinue reading “So Your Doctor Told You…You Have Pre-Diabetes”

So Your Doctor Told You…You Need to Lose 10 Pounds

HAPPY NEW YEAR, and welcome, or welcome back! It has truly been too long since I blogged, but I am back with some big ideas and am looking forward to getting back to doing what I love. Through out this coming year, I will be tackling some of the most common “medical diagnosis’” that weContinue reading “So Your Doctor Told You…You Need to Lose 10 Pounds”

So You’ve Hit a Weight Loss Plateau…

You are busting your butt, eating SUPER healthy and “clean”, and your weight isn’t budging or it’s even going up. You panic, you stress, and you feel lost. Have no fear, there are many different reasons why what is happening is happening. The following are some of the most common issues associated with a plateau,Continue reading “So You’ve Hit a Weight Loss Plateau…”

5 Weight Loss Tips You Might Not Think Of…

When it comes to weight loss, there are some things that most of us are aware of. Eat less junk food, eat more fruits and veggies, exercise more, don’t drink soda, etc. However, there are some BIG aspects of weight loss that many people tend to neglect or forget. Without taking these following 5 tipsContinue reading “5 Weight Loss Tips You Might Not Think Of…”