Metabolism- that thing that you blame for everything that fits snug. Or To clear things up, metabolism is not one thing or organ, its actually a system. Factors that influence your body’s ability to convert food into energy. Factors that are included in your body’s metabolism are 1. Resting metabolic rate(RMR) -The amount of energy [...]
A client of mine was having health issues. She was losing a ton of weight and nobody knew why, they feared the worst as most of us would. The kids wouldn’t eat, her husband was annoyed because she was not cooking what he wanted for his diet dinnertime was a warzone. Sound familiar? I sat [...]
To clear things up in a very simple way…Many of us talk about weight loss when what we really want is fat loss. What the hell is the difference you ask? Let me explain. Weight loss is the loss of overall mass/ lbs, It can come from water, lean mass or fat mass and has [...]
Dig a ditch, make a path, blaze a trail. Do you recall sleigh riding when you were a kid? I do. I remember spending endless hours running up a hill and sliding down in every possible way I could, backwards, on my belly, with a friend, you name it. My house had the big hill [...]
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 [...]
