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Every person that needs or wants to lose weight has a specific dietary pattern unique to them. How many calories each person needs to eat, and the foods chosen to get the calories vary significantly. One thing we know about weight loss is that over restricting the diet doesn’t work. You’re actually better off eating the occasional dessert than starving …
While most of Americans have trouble exercising consistently, other fitness enthusiasts, trainers, and athletes run the risk of overtraining. Overtraining? How can you train too much? Overtraining is a state of breakdown and fatigue caused by too much training along with a lack of recuperation. It’s usually caused by working out or training too much and not allowing enough time …
If you’re setting new fitness goals this year, you may want to make changes in your workout routines. Keeping things fresh is always a good thing. What things do you keep? Once you’ve set your goals, go through your workout routines. Review your strength training, cardio exercise, flexibility, mobility, etc. Identify the things that are working for you. You’re getting …
With January here, it’s easy to create a few New Year’s resolutions and get started on new goals. A great way to get started is to look at your achievements from the past year. Get started with what you’ve accomplished so you can build on success. Think back on 2019. Rummage through your calendars and appointments. How did you do …
Just writing out a goal and looking at it regularly helps you stay on track. In fact, people who vividly describe their goals are nearly 50% more likely to reach their goal. Writing things down makes them real. You’ve committed it to paper. You can fold and carry that paper with you and read what you’ve written. Or, you create …
Pedometers are now readily available in fitness trackers you wear and apps on your smartphone. A pedometer tracks how many steps you’ve taken. A new benchmark has become part of our fitness lexicon because of pedometer proliferation. Take at least 10,000 steps a day and you’ll be healthy. For most people, 10,000 steps are around 5 miles. So, if you …
Foam rolling has now become a common practice for people of all levels of fitness. People all over America are rolling various body parts over a foam roller on the floor. It may look a little strange, but it provides significant benefits. Technically, foam rolling is self-myofascial release, or self-massage to release muscle tightness. Applying pressure to specific points on …
Scott Fitzgerald said, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” Autumn is a wonderful time to recommit to your fitness and get in the groove. Summer is a distant memory and life settles down into a more predictable rhythm. Daily routines become more the norm where sleeping, eating, working and exercise take precedent. With the …
In a perfect world, we’d walk to the farmers market every day and buy our fresh, local foods for our daily meals. We would have lots of fruits and vegetables to go with our high quality proteins. Unfortunately, most of us live far away from our food sources and we have an abundance of ready made foods at our disposal. …
Few people would argue with the notion of daily habits being a key to lifelong fitness. Your daily habits are responsible for your ability to reduce calories, lower your fat intake and eat healthy foods. Anyone can make changes occasionally. It takes better daily habits to make fitness a lifestyle. Your nighttime routine may be a key factor in building …