Where being strong is a lifestyle
Spring is upon us! It’s exciting to consider the fitness goals you could accomplish in the 12 or so weeks until summer. Just think: in 12 weeks you could: – Lose 10 to 12 pounds (or 3 percent body fat) – Gain muscle definition in your arms, legs, chest, or butt The secret is to have a fitness plan, so take a look at how you can spend the next 12 weeks accomplishing these goals. Your 12-Week Plan Can you {Read More…}
Exercises that get rid of muffin top! 7 Yoga poses to get rid of back fat! Lose 22 inches in just 2 weeks! The 10 best foods for flat abs! Foods that melt belly fat! I love pinning articles and finding new ways of making fitness fun and fast. I’m pretty discriminating about what I share, however, because many of the titles (like the ones above) set up incredibly unrealistic expectations. As I talked about in Trainer Tips #1, when readers {Read More…}
Have you ever browsed through a fitness forum and felt overwhelmed by all the opinions and speculation? Even when all the commenters are following the same one-size-fits all program, they’re often getting their answers from their own personal experience or the same prepackaged program. You can certainly find free workouts on the Internet and plenty of advice as well. But when I see these programs or workouts, I wonder: What if I have an old injury I have to be careful {Read More…}
Guest Post by Scott Dueball Every trainer (worth their weight in whey) will tell you that body weight is among their least important metrics. Changes in body weight can be coy and sporadic. The typical exerciser has little understanding of what creates realistic expectations of body weight loss. As a result, the expectations are often set too high and without reason. Your trainer or coach will no doubt explain that lean mass weighs more than fat mass and in many {Read More…}
I’ve been watching different interpretations of the phrase “clean eating” and scratching my head a bit. Clean eating has more interpretations than many other “diets” out there, and I like to think that’s because it’s is an eating lifestyle, not a diet. But are you making clean eating work for you rather than trying to change your life for clean eating? And are you confused by what eating clean is, exactly? Over at the Gracious Pantry, recipes like “Clean Eating {Read More…}
Being ravenously hungry all the time can be wearing. You’ve got to spend so much time eating. A two-hour trip away from home means packing all kinds of snacks. When bed time rolls around and you’re drowsily brushing your teeth, BAM! Hunger pangs again. But my insatiable, all-consuming hunger – the one for food – has been on leave. I noticed this by looking down at my 500-calorie breakfast and realizing (with amazement) that I couldn’t finish it as usual. {Read More…}
