Weight Loss
How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Many of my clients have struggled with sleep. Falling asleep doesn’t seem to be the problem. Staying asleep and waking up refreshed seems to be a reoccurring issue. The two most common problems that appear are: 1) waking up three or more times during the night 2.)...
What Should You Eat After Workouts?
How often do you need a reminder to finish a task? Zero? Once? Five? One hundred? I imagine you know it’s healthy to have something nutritious after a workout. What should we eat after exercise? Look at post-workout nutrition just like a well-balanced nutrient rich...
4 Ways to Gain Muscle After 50
No longer a spring chicken? Lots of aches and pains? Too much love in those love handles? Well the, it must be time for you to be rolled up and tossed out. Poppycock. There’s a lot of life left to live. Having strong muscles is key to enjoying all this world has to...
Does Alcohol Mess With Our Sleep?
Booze can knock you out, but it can distort the quality of your sleep. Why is this? First, let’s quickly review your sleep cycle, in order: Awake Time-Time in bed before and after falling asleep-Includes brief awakenings during sleep. Light Sleep-responsible for...
Five Baby Steps of Weight Loss
by Christian Bossert Perspective is everything. When you break apart something, or look at it from a new angle, it loses power over you. Let's use weight loss as an example. What comes to mind when you think about weight loss? Think about it. What thoughts cross your...
“When did we start weighing ourselves?”
Ah, the good ole scale. Trusty fella who reminds us, on any given day, if we are a success or a failure. I've often wondered, "When did we start weighing ourselves?" The Beginning The origin of people weighing themselves traces back to the 1500s. It begins...
Her Body Changed After Cutting this Out!!
For a year she cut calories and went to the gym. Once year after her divorce she gained 7 pounds.Glancing at herself in the mirror with puffy eyes, tears begin streaming down Claire’s face. After they separated, she began taking weight loss seriously. Her weight...
4 Easy Ways to Boost Fat Loss
Are you in a rut? Stubborn fat just isn’t coming off? Here are four tips that will surely help burn off unwanted body fat. 1:Skip carbs in the morning. Eating simple carbs in the morning (pastries, breakfast bar, bagels, etc) signals our body to store what we eat....
Seize Life with More Skinny Days Than Fat Days!!
An interesting component of getting married and living with my wife is hearing her say things that leave me feeling puzzled. Let me explain. Recently, my wife joyfully exclaimed, “I noticed I’m having more skinny days than fat days.” In my mind this instantly...
Why Lifting Heavy Will Not Make Women ‘Bulky’
Ladies, this one’s for you! Think about the fitness goals you have for yourself. Maybe you want to burn 5% body fat or, perhaps, you have always wanted a ‘pilates’ butt. What would you say if I told you that you could achieve both by lifting HEAVY weights? You...