Posted in Fitness on Jul 31st, 2009
Are you wasting time with your exercise?
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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 [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 22nd, 2009
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We’ve been talking a lot on the 6 Week Beach Body Program about what to do after you lose the 5-15 pounds to keep it off and to keep getting results. I have come up with 5 “tricks” that I realize I practice all the time that you may not.
1. A Shake a day- I [...]
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Posted in Health, Life on Mar 17th, 2009
Where you live may affect your waistline.
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A new study that was published recently by the American Journal of Epidemiology compares the density of fast food restaurants to a high walking traffic city. Click here to read the original article Link to original article.
The bottom line was not shocking- if you live where there are a [...]
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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. [...]
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Posted in Fitness, Health on Feb 11th, 2009
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 [...]
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Posted in Business, Health on Jan 22nd, 2009
The Ecomony and Corporate costs get hit hard!
The Hard Facts as of May 2008
There is a $1.3 trillion total impact on the economy from seven chronic disease, pulmonary conditions and mental illness. Of this amount, $1.1 trillion is attributed to lost productivity (DeVol et.al. 2007)
It is projected that by 2023 there [...]
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Posted in Fitness, Life on Jan 16th, 2009
I wrote this post for a blog months ago but Jeanne Peters just found it and commented on it so I thought it was important to post here–and again!
What if I am just NOT motivated?
I have gone through some major life changes in the last few months and I myself have been extremely exhausted–sleeping 10-11 [...]
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Posted in Fitness, Health on Jan 16th, 2009
Oprah’s been at the weight loss challenge for years. Do you really want to follow her? Maybe. But take a look at this first.
Watch this first: http://twitpwr.com/Oprah/
1. Oprah’s exercise form is AWFUL. She is probably doing a few different exercises for the camera but she has not control, she is swinging her arms and she isn’t [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 21st, 2008
1. Family get togethers do not have to mean sit and eat. Quality time together can be spent doing other activities. Try to clear the table while people are slowing down and are almost finished to take away temptations of over eating.
2. Traditional meals probably contain high calorie ingredients such as pasta, butter, oil, cheese [...]
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