Heading out on a road trip or have a long day away from home? Don’t forget healthy travel snacks! When you have healthy snacks on hand, you won’t find yourself skipping meals (and overeating when you finally get home) or eating whatever junk or fast food you can grab while on the road. Many of […]
What do you think the most important thing in life is? Think about your answer before reading on! Maybe something like love came to mind. Let’s take love as an example. Yes, love is a feeling, an emotion. But I like the saying, Love is verb. If you’re familiar with […]
Most fitness goals are some form of looking good and/or feeling better. And you can’t accomplish either of those without focusing on your nutrition. Whether you made a resolution to eat healthier this year or if you have a fitness goal you’re chasing, nutrition doesn’t have to be complicated! Start by making small, sustainable changes […]
You’re working out, training hard, and getting after it. Great job! But how’s your recovery? Recovery is as important to your goals as the other metrics you’re tracking, like your heart rate during cardio and your weights during strength training. If you want to reach your goals while avoiding burnout and potential injury, make sure […]
If you’re looking at add some keystone daily habits that will improve your life and health, I’ve got five for you. Daily Habit 1. Movement AND exercise. You need both an active lifestyle and deliberate exercise. Your daily step count is a great measurement of your activity. If you’re not already hitting 10-15K, start […]
It’s that time of year again! Time to reflect back on the past 12 months and plan for the year ahead. And you know what they say, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” To help you achieve success, here are 10 questions to plan 2022. Grab a pen and let’s dive in! […]
The holidays are here. And that means food, lots of food! If you’d like to stay on your healthy routine during the holidays or if you’re just looking for some strategies to help you feel less challenged this season, I’ve got 4 tips to help you survive the holidays. Everything in […]
Belly fat is not only terrible for our health, it’s also one of the things we dread seeing when we look in the mirror or see pictures of ourselves. Belly fat is one of the biggest complaints I hear from clients. Especially because it seems to creep up on us. You hit a certain and […]
Flashback 17 years ago: I was teaching Cardio Kickboxing and Cycling and strength training on the machines at the gym and I was always sore. I remember hobbling down the stairs leaving the gym one day. You know the way you do two or three days following a good leg day? Only I hobbled down […]
Want to lose weight but don’t want to count calories or log every bite of food? One strategy is to eliminate (or cut back on) ultra-processed foods. Here’s why: A study found that when people were allowed to eat as much as they wanted, those who ate highly-processed foods ate on average 500 more calories […]
