How To Completely Eliminate Sugar From Your Life In 2 Months

If you feel overwhelmed at the prospect of cutting sugar out of your diet, this article may be right up your alley. CLICK HERE fort the quick read on eliminating sugar from the daily diet.

Swallowing My Own Medicine

Gotta love it when your clients make you train yourself harder. I just trained a client whom I pushed to lift heavier weights than what she thought possible for herself, which caused her to grunt, breathe hard and complain a little. I looked at her after she completed her SECOND set and said, "Steph, sometimes it just has to hurt. You need to push your limits and go further than your comfort zone. You can't always work out at a level that "feels good" 'cuz that's not going to break down your muscle fibers in order for them to repair themselves and get stronger, which in turn metabolizes fat more effectively." Maybe I got a little too technical, but she agreed with the reasoning and I dare say even liked the power in knowing just how strong she really is! Soon after she left, I trotted my butt downstairs to get in my strength session for the day and was on a set of flys when I realized, "hmm, this isn't too bad, kind of nice." Almost instantaneously, I thought about the conversation I just had moments before with Steph and how she pushed through her limits. I sighed, changed to a greater weight, and went through with three more sets. GULP... that pill is down but I know it's gonna make me stronger.

Thanks, Steph!

World Renowned Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease

Can I get an "AMEN" to this article... Fascinating. A MUST READ! Click Here NOW.

Adult Obesity Rates Remain High but Held Steady

We may be far from seeing the end of the tunnel, but perhaps we are finally glimpsing a ray of distant light! Click Here to Read About Today's Adult Obesity Rates.

Healthy Smoothies: Best Smoothie Ingredients & 10 To Ditch

It's the perfect time of year to make smoothies. Make the HEALTHY kind by following these great tidbits from Eating Well: CLICK HERE FOR HEALTHY SMOOTHIE INGREDIENTS

Short Strolls After Meals May Lower Diabetes Risk

Great article on WebMD states: Walking 15 minutes three times a day was better for blood sugar levels than one 45-minute walk, small study found. Click here to read the full article.

Try Vega Today!

When you can't grab whole foods for meals and snacks... try VEGA! A vegan, gluten-free, soy-free alternative to healthy protein snacking. Try my samples at the studio today!

Brown Fat Burns Ordinary Fat, Study Finds

Now and again a client will ask me "what is brown fat" and "does it really exist?" I came across this article today and feel it does an excellent job in addressing these questions and more. Click Here to Read About Brown Fat.

Exercise While Pregnant!

Just because you are pregnant does not mean you can't keep up a regular exercise program (unless you doctor suggests otherwise). In fact, regular exercise can give you more energy, help you sleep better, aid in an easier delivery, reduce pregnancy discomfort, reduce stress, create a healthy baby and speed up postpartum recovery. Need to see proof? Take a look at Kim.. she continued her 4 day a week strength training routine at Studio 1-on-1 all the way up to her delivery date. 4 weeks later, she's boasting a svelte body, a healthy baby and tons of energy! Way to go, Kim!

When two workout days is all you have

Short on time for exercise? Do what you can with what you have (but DO TRY to get in a couple of other 15-min vigorous exercise bouts on other days). Read more by Nanci Hellmich here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-06-29/weekend-warriors-exercise/55900474/1

Can chewing more help you eat less?

Chew on this info: "Chewing food 40 times instead of a typical 15 times caused study participants to eat nearly 12 percent fewer calories... If the average person cut their calorie intake by 12 percent, they would lose nearly 25 pounds in one year!" Whoa!! That's a lot of poundage for just a few extra chews... read more about this in today's article. Read the article here.

How crash diets harm your health

Personal trainers cringe when they hear their clients want to go on a crash diet. Here's why. Read more.

Get Rid of That Gut and Win 1,000 Bucks!

Being a personal trainer, I love challenging my clients. Here's a good one for you, too!

Announcing the Pick-3 Lean Belly Challenge! Hey, what are you doing the next 4 weeks? How would you like to get into the best shape of your life—and win $1,000 to celebrate your victory over visceral fat? Men’s Health and Women’s Health magazines are throwing down this challenge: "Follow our revolutionary new diet plan, The Lean Belly Prescription, for 4 weeks to lose pounds and shape up fast. Then send us a photo showing off your results!" Join in!.

4 surprising reasons women can't lose weight

Most of us already know that eating less and moving more are the keys to dropping extra pounds. But if you're already doing everything "right" and can't seem to lose weight -- or are even gaining it -- you may have a hidden health condition that's sabotaging your efforts. And the symptoms may be so subtle that even your doctor can miss them. Here, some possible weight-loss blockers—and how to get the help you need. Read more.

Dieting Is Out; Healthy Eating Is In

After years of obsessing about weight loss, first shunning high-fat foods and then high-carb ones, it seems Americans are giving up formal diets in favor of healthy eating and wholesome foods. Read more.