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Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: July 19, 2011
When someone mentions the term "weight loss foods" to you, what are your first thoughts? Do you think of real food, or fake food? Do you think of foods that taste great, or foods that taste bland? Discover 3 super easy and tasty weight loss foods by clicking here.
Have You Ever Wondered How Much Weight You're "Lifting" While Doing Push-Ups?
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: December 2, 2009
Have you ever wondered how much weight you're "lifting" while doing push-ups? The truth is it varies, but read on to learn some new unique push-up variations and just how much of your body weight you're "lifting" while doing push-ups.
Cardio For Weight Loss is Overrated
Health and Fitness: Aerobics Cardio • Published: December 2, 2009
Every day on my way to my training studio, I drive by a couple commercial gyms. They're pretty typical of most gyms in that they've got all the cardio machines lining their front windows. There are countless rows of treadmills, elliptical machines, stationary bikes, etc. and most of them have little flat screen television attached to them so the people can do cardio for hours and not miss any of their favorite shows.
Real Women Do Push-ups
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: September 25, 2009
Real women do push-ups. That's right, I said it and I mean it. Women have to do push-ups if they want to get fit and strong, not to mention lose unwanted fat. It doesn't matter if the weight you want to lose is on your thighs, you have to do push-ups. It doesn't matter if you're at a comfortable weight - you have to do push-ups.
3 Quick Tips to Make Lower Body Exercises More Effective For Moms Only
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: September 25, 2009
What mom doesn't want a stronger, more toned and sexier set of legs and butt? I don't think I've ever met one, and to be totally honest I'm all for ladies getting nicer legs and a round butt! There are a few things you should know though if you want to make your legs and butt workouts more effective to get the strong and toned legs and butt.
Top 5 Reasons to Do Home Workouts Instead of Joining a Gym
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: March 19, 2009
Joining health clubs and gyms is largely a waste of your time and money. You can get just as good, if not better, results by doing home workouts that take up much less time and don't require a huge investment.
Can You Lose Weight While Cheating on Your Diet?
Health and Fitness: Weight Loss • Published: March 19, 2009
Cheating while on a weight loss diet is a big topic of conversation between me and my clients. They want to know if they can do it and still succeed, and how much they can do it. Here's my standard response to these types of diet questions.
How to Lose Fat If You're Too Busy to Workout
Health and Fitness: Weight Loss • Published: February 27, 2009
In today's world, it's often tough for parents to fit everything in. There are just so many things running through your head that it's tough to get to it all, and one of the first things to fall is the fat loss workout. So how do busy moms and dads lose fat when they're too buy to workout?
10 Minute Workout Secrets
Health and Fitness: Weight Loss • Published: February 27, 2009
Designing 10 minute workouts for busy moms and dads is a real passion of mine, but there are a lot of parents who don't think it's possible to lose fat in only 10 minutes a day. In this article, I go over some of the secrets to my 10 minute workouts and why they're so effective.
3 Weight Loss Diet Mistakes Part 1
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: January 14, 2009
In addition to being a fitness trainer and fat loss expert to busy moms and dads, I'm also a massage therapist and have been for over 10 years. I primarily deal with people who have issues. No fluffy spa massages, primarily deep tissue, sports, etc.
5 Bodyweight Fat Burning Exercises That You Can Do From Home in Your Underwear
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: January 9, 2009
Who says you need to head to a gym to get a great fat burning workout? I say you can get an awesome fat burning workout in from the comfort of your own home, using only your own bodyweight, and exercising in only your underwear!
3 Weight Loss Diet Mistakes, Part 3
Health and Fitness: Weight Loss • Published: January 9, 2009
In this final article of my ongoing weight loss diet mistakes series, we're going to go over a weight loss diet mistake that I see time and time again and I want to lay this puppy to rest for good. It's a big weight loss diet mistake that even some of my doctor clients have made in the past, so if you make it don't feel bad. Today's 3rd and final easy to follow weight loss diet mistake is the idea of 'saving calories'.
3 Weight Loss Diet Mistakes, Part 2
Health and Fitness: Weight Loss • Published: January 9, 2009
When it comes to losing weight through the proper diet, many people go about things the wrong way and make the same mistakes over and over again. In this 3 part series, you'll discover the 3 most common weight loss diet mistakes and how to avoid them.
The Amazing Cardio Myth - Why Cardio is Quite Possibly the Most Overrated Way to Lose Fat
Health and Fitness: Aerobics Cardio • Published: January 9, 2009
Let's face it, when it comes to losing fat, cardio is overrated. Very overrated in fact. There are far better ways to lose fat, and when it comes down to it, there are a lot of lies and myths out there revolving cardio and its effectiveness in weight loss.
3 Best Six Pack Abs Exercises
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: November 17, 2008
One thing that really upsets me is so called "fat loss experts" telling you that in order to lose stomach fat or get six pack abs, you have to use some cheap piece of plastic being sold by a wannabe actor or fitness model (who doesn't use that cheap piece of plastic) and only then will you get six pack abs...in only 3 minutes a day! It's absurd. But luckily there are some great six pack abs exercises that don't take a lot of equipment and can be done from virtually anywhere.
3 Best Love Handles Exercises
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: November 17, 2008
I don't know who came up with the term "love handles", but I think they should be severely beaten. What is there to love about flabby goo sitting on the side of your stomach? It jiggles, it sticks out underneath shirts and for the ladies it creates the always wonderful muffin top. But luckily there are some great love handles exercises...that don't include crunches...that will burn that fat off very quickly.
Fast Workouts to Help You Lose Fat Faster Than You Thought Possible
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: November 6, 2008
How do you fit in an effective fat loss workout when you've got a million different things pulling you in a million different directions? Can you fit in a fast workout if you're a busy mom or dad? Yes you can and it doesn't take as much time as you think. Read on to find out how you can lose fat in only 4 minutes a day.
Arms Workout For Strong, Toned and Lean Arms
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: November 6, 2008
Arms. Everybody wants a nice pair. Guys want big, strong and toned arms. Ladies want lean, sexy, toned and strong arms. Two separate goals, but are the workouts different? Should an arms workout differ for guys and gals? What does a great arms workout look like? Read on to find out.
Can You Lose Weight With a Wii Fit Or Nintendo Wii?
Health and Fitness: Weight Loss • Published: November 5, 2008
Nintendo Wii's and Wii Fit are all the rage right now a lot of well-intentioned people are thinking that this video game is the answer to their fat loss prayers. But is it? Can you really lose fat with a Nintendo Wii or Wii Fit? And if you can is it even a good idea?
3 Top Arms Exercises
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: October 30, 2008
Everybody wants a nice set of arms, whether it's guys wanting a big, strong pair or ladies looking for toned, sexy arms. But how do you get them? Do you need to spend hours each week doing exercises devoted just to the arms or are there a few exercises that are better than the rest?
5 Fat Loss Nutrition Tips
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: October 30, 2008
Whenever people tell me they want to lose weight, they tell me about all the things they're going to change RIGHT NOW, but I think that's the wrong approach. That's actually a good way to set yourself up for failure. Instead, what I try to do is get them to focus on a few things right now and build on those new habits.
Do You Really Need to Do Cardio to Lose Fat?
Health and Fitness: Weight Loss • Published: October 30, 2008
You've been told time and time again that in order to lose fat you have to do lots of cardio. Some "experts" even tell you that you need to do cardio for 60 minutes every stinking day! But is that true? Do you have to do cardio every day in your magical "fat burning zone" to lose fat? What if you hate cardio, can you still lose fat?
3 Ways Fat Loss For Moms is Different Than Fat Loss For Men
Health and Fitness: Weight Loss • Published: October 30, 2008
Is fat loss for moms different than fat loss for men? Do moms need to go about things differently to lose fat? Do moms need to do special workouts that are different than the fellas? The answer may surprise you.
The Best Belly Fat Exercises
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: September 3, 2008
Belly fat. Don't you just love to hate it? Belly fat just sits there mocking you. It makes you buy bigger pants and bigger shirts. Belly fat makes you feel self-conscious when at the swimming pool or beach. Belly fat jiggles when you walk, run, laugh, or move too quickly. Belly fat is horrible!
The Best Love Handles Exercise
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: September 3, 2008
What is the best love handles exercise? That was a question a client recently asked. His heart was in the right place. He wants to get rid of his gut and love handles, and wanted to know the best love handles exercise. I don't know if he liked my answer at first, but once I explained it, he got the point and was pretty satisfied, at least I think he was.