How can I recover from splurging on unhealthy food choices?
Recovering from a loss of control is a learned behavior. Typically, the physical feelings of fullness, bloating and discomfort added to the mental feelings of loss of hope, dissapointment in the poor choice(s) and regret from the action can lead you down the road to...
Fixes for sugar and salt cravings
What should I do when I’m stressed and crave sugary and salty junk food? Become mindful of your stressors, how you are dealing with stress and your choices. Learning new methods for stress relief will help prevent avoidable weight gain. Managing food cravings is a...
Muscle Gain 101
Lean Body Mass increase or more specifically: muscle gain is a highly misunderstood subject. Every supposed “expert” seems to have the magical exercise or the magic formula for food intake to maximize your strength and muscle gains. The truth is that muscle gain is a...
Create a Balanced Fitness Plan
Moving better requires several interconnected parts. Each of these is important to creating success in your exercise program. Combining all of these components is what makes up a balanced fitness program and a balanced body. Cardiovascular conditioning—Your heart is...
What can I do to get past a fitness plateau?
One strategy at a time When you begin a workout regimen the changes are significant. The body works hard to figure out how to adapt to these “new, unaccustomed” stimuli and you burn significant energy performing the work AND adjusting to the work. Our body is great at...
Stop repeating your mistakes
As you can see from the chart above, a typical dieting cycle seems to begin with the frustration and frantic decision to lose weight. However, a closer and more complete observation will reveal that between “Fall off the wagon” and “decision to lose weight” there are...
Are you losing the right type of weight?
Losing weight (quickly by dieting) leads to a loss of muscle and fat.This does not change your shape, it just makes you smaller. Muscle Versus Fat All weight loss is not considered equal. This is a mantra to live by as you embark on your weight management program....
What Is Heart Rate Variability?
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is a measure of the variation in the intervals between heartbeats. Traditionally it was thought the time between heartbeats was at a constant state especially at rest. It has been discovered though, nothing could be further from the truth....
Are You Surviving or Thriving?
The World Health Organization defines health as “not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, but a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.” Wellness has been defined more as the action an individual takes to meet the above definition of health....
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