Fitness Lovers Gift Guide Do you ever have a difficult time finding that perfect gift for the fitness lover in your life? I wanted to simplify your shopping and help you locate the perfect gift for the one you love! BWSS Fitness Adjustable Dumbbell Set If you are exercising at home more often, it is helpful to have the exact…
Let’s talk about wearable technology! There is huge variation in the accuracy of different devices (6-19% in a recent study). Dr. Eddie Jo is the king of infographics and he put together a super clear visual of the results from a study by Bourdreaux, et al., 2018 comparing heart rate accuracy of various popular devices to an EKG. I posted…
Join me for a 30-day movement challenge! As the seasons change, we tend to move less and eat more comfort food. (Am I right?) Through the 30 days in November, let’s move every day ON PURPOSE and build great habits. It isn’t about weight loss, it is about honoring our body and keeping it healthy! What counts? Any purposeful exercise…
“If I have to choose, do I choose sleep or exercise?” If you are not getting the amount of sleep you need for the night, it is unhelpful to regularly fatigue yourself even more by exercising. Choose sleep! (If you had a good night sleep, don’t use this as an excuse to skip your exercise.) WATCH HERE Sleeplessness affects reaction…
“How often should I eat?” It is totally up to personal preference! Did you know that you don’t “need” to kick-start your metabolism first thing in the morning with food? WATCH VIDEO HERE Your entire metabolism is ALL the energy that you use to maintain your body throughout the day. You could break this up in to smaller portions: Resting…
“Normal”: Typical state or condition, conforming to what is expected. I have no desire to be normal. WATCH VIDEO HERE It’s normal to regularly eat fast food and live overweight, but it isn’t healthy. It’s normal to die of heart disease. It’s normal for moms to have incontinence after giving birth, but that isn’t healthy. It’s normal to sit all…
????The Top 10 Fat Burning Foods!! ???? WATCH THE VIDEO Is this real life? Almost anything we eat will cause us to use energy to digest it. Some very processed foods or concentrated food like juice, take very little energy and enter our blood stream very quickly. More complex foods or food a with high percentage of protein, take…
Is cardiovascular exercise (also called aerobic exercise) enough to keep us healthy? WATCH THE VIDEO I have so many patients and friends who tell me “oh I do plenty of exercise”… and when we we talk about the specifics of their program we find that they are waking, running, biking, or doing other forms of cardiovascular exercise. Nothing can take…
We are bombarded with ads for every fitness product on the market. Here are a few thoughts to help handle the madness: WATCH THE VIDEO Fear doesn’t get to decide, and fear doesn’t get to buy. Gimmicks and false promises take your money, and make you feel worse in the end. You don’t need supplements or the perfect clothes to…
In the month of May, we celebrate Women’s Health. Women embody so many characteristics and traits that are worth celebrating throughout the entire year. Women are compassionate, nurturing, strong, bold, brave, courageous, hard workers, and relationship builders… this list could go on and on. Women are quick to show up and help others. If you find yourself caring and prioritizing…
