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I Go to the Gym, Does it Matter if I’m Active at Work?
Activity Levels Throughout Your Whole Day Matter! If you exercise throughout your evenings and/or weekends, congratulations this is a terrific habit to be in! You probably have more energy and strength than most of your co-workers and friends. However, is working out...
How Do I Start Eating Better?
Start small. Take it One Step at a Time. There is so much conflicting information about how to eat properly, that it can be overwhelming and very confusing. To start eating better, the best method is to keep things simple. Start by making one meal a day healthier. Put...
I Exercise my Abs A Lot, But I Still Have a Muffin Top!
Personal training clients often come to me with the goal of getting a washboard stomach. Let me clarify first off, what this goal means. What are Washboard Abs? Typically, when people talk about washboard or 6-pack abs, they're referring to being able to see the...
What is the Best Way to Lose Weight?
How Should I Shed My Extra Weight? "Go big or go home!" "No pain, no gain!" "You're either IN or you're OUT!" We've all heard these sayings, especially when it comes to health and fitness. But are these the strategies we should be following in the gym and kitchen to...
How Can You Lose Weight When you Work from Home?
Change a Few Habits to Make Working From Home Healthier I used to work from home at a corporate desk job, so I understand what life is like. It can be hard to remember to eat anything before 2pm, at which time you are starving and race for the snack cupboard! When...
Can You Control Your Eating, Like you Control the Boardroom?
Who Knew the Skills You Exercise in the Boardroom, can Benefit you in the Kitchen?!? Many of the healthy eating skills I teach my personal training clients to use in the kitchen, are quite similar to the skills leaders exercise in their offices everyday. Eat Healthier...
What’s the Best Makeover You Can Give Yourself?
The Kitchen Makeover of Course! I’m currently working on earning my Precision Nutrition Level 2 coaching certificate. A large part of the way we’re graded, is through practical case studies. This is a terrific way to ensure that we’re able to apply what we’re...
This Simple Activity Dramatically Improves Strength & Energy!
Feel Better and Get Healthier by Simply Breathing! I've found that as a personal trainer, a lot of people come to me with questions about how they should be breathing, both when exercising and when living their everyday lives. It's a good topic to be thinking about...
Can the Way You Sit Be Ruining Your Health?
The Way We Sit is Critical to Our Health! We have all heard the term "Sitting is the new Smoking". Let's face it, when we are at work, many of us spend most of the day sitting. Because we spend 25%++ of our time at work, it's important to think about sitting properly,...
Tips to Get All You Couch Potatoes Moving!
Couch Potatoes Need to Move More! I will admit it, I'm excited too, that the fall television shows have finally started. Nothing beats unwinding at the end of a a busy day by watching one TV program. I love Lethal Weapon, This is Us and Scandal. I'm also a huge...