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Posted in Fitness on Jul 31st, 2009
Believe it or not, a lot of my clients both in person and over the phone are people who are already exercising regularly but are NOT seeing results. One of my favorite clients above, Michael Schapa, was one of those very diligent people who exercised 4-5 times a week consistently. But he wasn’t seeing any [...]
Isn’t it too hot to exercise?
How 60 seconds a day can change your life
I had a question last night from a participant on the 6 Week Beach Body Program and she started out by saying, “can I ask a stupid question?”
I replied of course with “there are no stupid questions”
She asked “it’s been very hot [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 26th, 2009
***This list is for people who are already working out, but not getting the results they think they should be***
Adrenal Fatigue and Hormones
Realistic expectations of the exercises you choose
Progression and Adaptation
Tools- HR Monitor
Physiology of resistance training
Now let me explain what this all means.
1. Adrenal Fatigue: common symptom is severe fatigue. [...]
So why am I recommending that chocolate be considered over other dessert choices?
Chocolate has antioxidants: I have to first explain to you what an antioxidant is and why it’s a good thing. Imagine your body is like your car-the engine makes it run. The engine produces the energy for the car to run just [...]
I am going to address 2 populations:
1. the people who think or are diagnosed as depressed
2. everyone else who experiences ups and downs
I have talked about this before for those of you who have been with me for awhile. I wanted to bring it back into focus during this time of our experience because of [...]
Posted in Fitness on Jan 6th, 2009
Do you always make similar resolutions EVERY year? Do you wonder why you have to keep doing it year after year?
Lasting change comes from 5 things:
1. Beliefs
2. Plan of action
3. Tools
4. Support
5. Accountability
Most of us get gung-ho about New Years and say things like “I am going to lose 25 pounds in January” or something [...]
Posted in Fitness on Nov 17th, 2008
I am realizing that I need to take my clothes off. I am writing a book. It’s very exciting. It’s all about how I live and maintain (and even lose) my weight over the past 10 years.
The first picture with Mom and Dad was in Kauai in August before the wedding. I had been Gluten [...]
Posted in Fitness on Oct 25th, 2008
Resistance training is adding force to movement to build strength and muscle. Building muscle is the key to long term success because muscle is active tissue that requires energy (calories) whereas fat does not. If you have more active tissue, your body requires more energy. (You get to eat more!) Building muscle is key [...]
