We’ve made it to “mid-life” and we’ve (hopefully) acquired some wisdom along the way. One thing I’ve learned is that we can’t train like we did in our 20’s anymore and we can’t skip recovery like we used to either. In my 20’s and early 30’s, I had no bedtime, taught too many fitness class […]
Do you judge the effectiveness of your workout by how sore you are afterwards? Let’s set the record straight when it comes to muscle soreness or DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness). Firstly, soreness is not the same as pain. If you have joint pain during an exercise or following a workout, that’s something to pay […]
If you’re like millions of Americans, you’ve experience low back pain at some point or even chronically. While you may feel like popping an Advil and curling up on the couch, that’s actually the worse thing you could do. Instead, focus on gentle movements like these when you’re in the early stages of feeling like […]
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 […]
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 […]
Functional exercises are useful to the things you want to do. And unless you’re a pro athlete, you’re probably working out to get better at the activities of daily life. Think of all the movements you make all day long: carrying groceries, picking stuff up off the floor, getting boxes down from high shelves, standing on […]
If your progress has stalled despite working out and tracking your calories, you’ve hit a plateau. In order to break through the plateau and continue making progress, something needs to change in your nutrition and your exercise routine. This does NOT mean you need to eat less and burn more calories with more cardio. Here’s […]
If you have a fat-loss goal you know you also have a muscle-building goal. Don’t focus on losing weight because that will lead to unhealthy actions: cutting calories too low, doing excessive cardio, or falling for bogus scams like fat-burners, cleanses, or fasts. Instead, focus on building lean muscle. And that means strength training plus […]
If you want to lose weight, these are the 3 biggest weight-loss mistakes I see and their solutions: Weight-Loss Mistake 1: Not eating enough protein. Too often, women especially think they need to eat less to lose weight. Then they apply this false belief to protein. That’s crazy! Protein is your best friend when losing […]