Posted in Fitness on Mar 17th, 2010
Here’s a review of each step. We covered #1 last week.
Goal- Vision
Plan
Tools and Support
Progression
Joint Integrity
Plan. Yes, you need a PLAN. If I decided to drive from LA to Lake Tahoe (a place I have never been before), I would need a map to show me where it was in relationship to where I am now. [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 25th, 2009
Family time does 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 to take away temptations of over eating.
Traditional meals probably contain [...]
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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 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 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 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 [...]
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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 [...]
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