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Back to Basics: Foundational Strength & Training Specificity
Back to Basics: Foundational Strength & Training Specificity When I use the term, foundational strength, I’m referring to what many call general physical preparedness (GPP). I don’t call it this to be different, it just makes more sense in my head. In my own words, foundational strength can be defined as this: the prerequisite physical…
No Time? No Problem – 3 Quick “On The Go” Workouts
Quick “On the Go” Workouts Make sure you warm up properly before starting any workout! Get your heartrate up with an incline walk on the treadmill, light jog, or biking for 5-10 minutes. Be sure to stretch before and after your workout! These workouts are made to be quick and easy, but also challenging and…
MINDLESS EATING: HOW IT AFFECTS YOUR GOALS & 8 TIPS TO PREVENT IT
MINDLESS EATING: HOW IT AFFECTS YOUR GOALS & 8 TIPS TO PREVENT IT You know the saying “it’s the little things in life that matter the most?” The same goes for eating. Think about it: You walk by the pantry and grab a couple of crackers and a few bites of ice cream that’s been…
Secret to Losing Belly fat: 3-Step Plan For Eliminating Stubborn Belly Fat & Keeping It Off For Good
Here is the secret to losing fat on your stomach and legs. There is no Secret. That doesn’t mean that it is not frustrating. However, it is impossible to win a game, when you don’t know the rules. There are a few very simple and important things that prevent us from achieving this goal. Nutrition (80%)…
Leptin & Insulin in hunger and satiety
Leptin & Insulin in hunger and satiety The hormonal factors involved in weight loss place both physiological and psychological action on the human body to regulate body weight. Specifically, the two hormones leptin and insulin are crucial modulators of our physiology and our psychology that sometimes make fat loss more challenging to maintain. The…
How To Maintain Your Gains and navigate through Thanksgiving
Who doesn’t love Thanksgiving? Good company, good food, and even better dessert. It’s all fun and games until you end up in a self-induced food coma and need to be rolled away from the dinner table. We’ve all been there. Then the next day comes around and we’re faced with that moment we all dread…….
Sitting All Day? A Survival Guide
Whether you’re fresh out of college and used to trekking around campus or you’re leaving a job that requires you to be active, adjusting to a sedentary, nine-to-five job can be really difficult. Many work places try to bring natural light and beneficial elements in, but getting trapped at a desk for eight hours every…
What Do Fitness Success Stories Have in Common? Part 2
Getting fit and achieving your lifestyle goals is an incredibly personal, emotional, and life-changing process. It looks different for every single person, and the people who are able to discover what really works for them are the ones able to maintain a consistent lifestyle. In our last blog, we discussed some of the tactics and…
What Do Fitness Success Stories Have in Common? Part 1
Everyone is looking for that one single thing that will give them the body they want, but, like most things in life, losing weight and achieving the lifestyle you want isn’t always simple. At the end of the day, the main thing in-shape people have in common is that they’ve tried a bunch of different…
5 Ways You’re Holding Yourself Back – Part 2
Do you feel like you just can’t finish anything you start? Do you feel like you can’t even get started in the first place? You aren’t alone. In our last blog, we discussed two ways we hold ourselves back and how to fix them. Today, we are finishing up with three common personal pitfalls. Do…
Vitamin C and the common Cold
Every spring, when the allergy colds strikes, the sale of vitamin C supplements increases. On every desk in a America you find supplements like emergen-c and citrus tea being guzzled by the gallons in an attempt to prevent or stave off the lurking cold. But according to research, you are going to get the cold…
Iodine plays a major role in regulating thyroid function, in turn supporting a healthy metabolism and growth
Iodine plays a major role in regulating thyroid function, in turn supporting a healthy metabolism and growth. Unfortunately, many adults don’t consume enough iodine-rich foods to begin with; but then move in “diets” in an attempt to lose weight and further restrict their intake of iodine rich foods. An area of particular interest is the…