I recently sat down with client Carol Morrisey and I asked her the following questions. In 3 sentences or less can you describe any reservations you had before we started working together? Is this going to work for me? Am I going to fail again? Will I be able to do these workouts at my [...]
Want to have a great day? Be more patient? Have better focus? Feel awake? Get blood pumping? Do one of these mini circuits each morning before school or work. Kids and teens can absolutely do these too. Each workout will only take 5-10 minutes and you can do them right in your bedroom. Print this [...]
FYTE club has filled a void in me. Over the past year I was at my highest weight ever. I would watch what I was eating and start exercising and then stop. No matter what I did my weight just kept creeping up. I was certain I had a thyroid problem so I went to [...]
I think most of us have a love/hate relationship with the scale. I used to, but now I see the scale as a mechanism to tell me whether my nutrition is on track or off track with my goals. The scale is a tool. We should use it as such. We use a mirror to [...]
HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) workouts are popular because not only do they burn a high number of calories in a short period of time, but they continue to burn calories even after the workout is complete. After a short warm-up, perform 5 rounds of the following exercises to gain muscle strength and cardiovascular endurance. [...]
Rather than come at you with a ton of restrictions I think we will start with small steps. We need to crawl before we walk. With that being said, let's start by establishing some healthy nutritional guidelines: Food Choices- avoid processed foods meet basic macronutrient needs (protein) avoid sugary drinks avoid/limit alcohol Eating Behaviors- recognize [...]
Motivation, discipline and inspiration….For some reason we believe that these are the ingredients that are essential to weight loss. Frequently clients tell me that they are struggling with being motivated. Consequently, when its lacking progress is halted. Motivation is just a feeling, don’t get me wrong, it’s helpful - but not essential. What is essential [...]
Lets start by admitting we are all human, we all have the IDGAF moments. When it happens we quickly need to throw it in the rearview mirror lest we create an landslide of shame based binge eating, you know, where you wake up out of a cookie coma covered in crumbs and you have no idea how you [...]
Everything is a process, there are gradual steps. First we roll over, then we crawl, then we walk and then we run First we stick our feet in a pool, then we stand in the water, then we stick our face in and then we swim. First we start preschool, then kindergarten, then elementary school, [...]
REALITY CHECK....DRINK COFFEE BEFORE READING I was reading a book yesterday that suggested that a preoccupation with dietary restraint and body weight is not synonymous with dieting and a light bulb went off in my head. This is why so many of us get frustrated. We truly believe that we are dieting and getting nowhere [...]
