When it comes to nutrition and fat loss there are plenty of diet plans, pills, and myths to go around. They range from the ridiculous to downright weird. Believe it or not, there is actually a tape worm diet…and yes, it’s exactly what you think. As a fitness and nutrition professional it is my job [...]
You often hear me talk about how one thing affects another with exercise and fitness programs. For instance, if you constantly exercise without warming up, then your chance of injury is enhanced, or if you don’t address nutrition, then your body will eventually break down if you continue to exercise. I can’t tell you how [...]
I wanted to give you a quick update on how are Yoga classes are going! I’ve heard some great feedback and just wanted to tell you all about it! Tricia from Be Happy Live Healthy came again this week and really challenged our ladies in yesterday’s yoga class. If you haven’t been to one of [...]
When it comes to nutrition we have all heard how important eating right is to our weight loss efforts. We know that in order to achieve significant results we must watch our caloric intake (by not eating to many or too few calories) we must watch our sugar intake, not skip meals, etc. All of [...]
Over my 16 years in fitness I have seen many different “theories” on how to burn body fat and lose weight. By far the most common way people try to achieve the body of their dreams is by cutting calories and doing cardio. They go for 45 minute runs, or jump on the elliptical for an [...]
On April 17th, Big Peach Running Co, in Kennesaw-Ridenour, hosted BodyBack! Boot Camps for a fun filled event which included my informative Synergy presentation, Big Peach’s Fit-Process Seminar and Boot Camp! To begin, we learned that Synergy is achieved when you combine resistance training, moderate cardio, and supportive nutrition all at the same time. When synergy is [...]
As you know spring break is next week and for many, that means more vacations, bad eating, and less boot camp : ( When spring break rolls around I often get questions from clients about what type of exercise they should do while they are away. Well, there are two different answers to that questions [...]
We have heard over the years how important goal setting is to your short and long term success. If you have ever set out to accomplish a lofty goal and actually accomplished it, then goal setting probably played a big role. Fitness and weight loss are no different. If you truly want to succeed long [...]
Delicious (and healthy) Breakfast Ideas As most of you know, I teach that to optimize fat burning you must eat 5-6 smaller meals a day. These meals obviously begin with breakfast. Breakfast has been touted as the most important meal of the day and for good reason. Breakfast not only jump starts the metabolism for [...]
Please excuse me…for some reason I am in the mood to rant. This doesn’t happen often but when it does, watch out : ) I just need to get something off of my chest so here it goes… I began in this industry 16 years ago and let’s just say I have heard every excuse [...]
