The Best Prescription For Osteoporosis
Today’s post is quite close to my heart. As a trainer to countless women over 50 that are either at risk for or have been diagnosed with osteoporosis/oseteopenia, I’ve seen first hand how it can impact their lives. Now I’ve got a bone to pick with all you ladies over 25 out there who are not […]
The Only 4 Principles of Dieting You’ll Ever Need To Know
I have always believed that weight loss is fundamentally not that difficult. The bottom line is that you have to adjust your food intake (or activity levels) so that you’re burning more calories than you take in. Over time, this causes you to lose weight. That’s really all there is to it. The greater issue is […]
Why A Lack Of Muscle Is Making You Fatter As You Age
Have you ever wondered why your body appears to be softer, with less perceived muscular definition than it once was? Maybe you’ve even noticed an increased difficultly performing simple tasks of daily living, or worse, find yourself slowly losing your independence. Hopefully things haven’t advanced far enough where you’re experiencing the latter. Maybe you’ve just blamed it on hormones or […]
The Importance Of Napping
Sleep has been on my mind lately because the Olympic celebrations downtown are forcing me to go to sleep about two hours later than I would like to. I have always preached and practiced the importance of getting some midday shut-eye. For me, the habit began as an infant and continued through my early school years. My mother […]
Ridiculous Fitness Gadgets
Many of us watch late night T.V and/ or the shopping channel from time to time. One thing that has always reigned supreme is the late night infomercial. It’s astounding how many anti-aging, weight loss and fitness novelties there are. For me, I watch these for entertainment; and that exactly what I want this post […]
Setting reachable fitness goals
Motivation to change one’s health and appearance comes in one of two forms. You aspire to look or be like someone else that you believe is the “ideal” representation of a human being or your doctor has made it mandatory for you to get fit or you won’t be around to see Canada win any more gold. […]
5 Ways Being In Love Can Help You Lose Weight
Don’t worry I haven’t gone completely soft but I feel that Valentine’s Day didn’t get it’s due this year, taking a backseat to the Olympic Winter Games. With most people celebrating their country and not their relationship. What does Valentine’s Day have to do with weight loss and physique transformations? As you’ll see…..plenty! This isn’t […]
How to Conduct Safe and Effective Health and Fitness Research Online
The following are some good recommendations for how to conduct safe and effective health and fitness research online • Make an appointment with a qualified fitness professional first. Never use the Internet to replace in-person attention. Before you even open your web browser, book an appointment with a qualified local trainer. Just about every personal trainer […]
Dangers of Online Fitness Resources
Today I want to address the issue of using the Internet as a prime tool for obtaining health and fitness information. In a recent study by the Pew Internet Project, eight in 10 people use the Internet to look for health information, with only 75 percent verifying the credibility of the source and the date it […]
What Many Fitness Experts Don’t Want You To Know
If I only had the time, money and energy back that I wasted in the early days of training. I followed the best programs and used the best supplements money could buy. I experienced good results, for a period, only to go right back to where I started; thus began the virtual merry-go -round that most […]