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4 Foods to Avoid When Trying to Lose Weight
If you’re trying to lose weight, your diet is a vital in aiding you in your weight loss goals. But when critiquing your own eating habits keep in mind not all foods are created equal, and some are best to stay away from when trying to drop those pounds. Here are a few to keep [...]
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Summer Training: 4 Ways to Make the Most of the Heat
I’m definitely making the most of the spring season, but I know that a hot summer is waiting just around the corner. Here are 4 tips to consider as you revamp the way you move in June and July: 1. Get a new game plan With every new season, I like to change up the [...]
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5 Ways to Improve Bad Eating Habits
Even the seemingly best eaters have at least a few bad habits that must be managed. There are no people who are naturally good eaters; everyone must learn how control their desires while balancing this with the needs of their body. Here are the secrets to controlling your problem eating behaviors! 1.) Chain-Breaking: You need [...]
5 Ways to Prevent Weight Gain at Work
For those of us trying to stay trim and active, there’s little that’s more fitness-killing than sitting behind a desk for 40 hours a week. Even without the constraint of a desk, a career can drain energy so that we’re too tired to work out after the workday is done. I find that there are [...]
April Fool’s: 5 Food Facts or Fiction?
There are so many of them out there. But which ones are true and which ones are truly myths? Below are some of the most popular myths and the answer to whether or not they are fact or fiction. Low-Fat = Low-Calorie False. Just because something is low-fat does not mean it is low-calorie. Some [...]
4 Reasons to Add Oats to Your Breakfast Lineup
What comes to your mind when you think of oatmeal? Is it an image of the plain porridge you used to have to scarf down as a child? Or is it an image of a package of instant, just-add-water oatmeal? Well, not to worry – oatmeal has come leaps and bounds from being the “boring [...]
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5 Healthy Salad Swaps
Salads have gotten a bad reputation over the years as being a “dieter’s only” food, but they’re an extremely flexible meal option that you can add almost anything to! However, a lot of commercially prepared salads have a few calorie-traps to watch out for that can add unnecessary calories, fat, and sodium. Now that you’ve [...]
3 Protein Superstars to Add to Your Grocery Cart
We’ve all heard that including protein at every meal is one of the keys to lasting weight loss, keeping you fuller and less likely to reach for junk food. But if you think the only way to load up on protein is the classic meat-and-potatoes type dinner, you’ll be happy to hear that you actually [...]
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5 Challenging Workouts to Try in 2010
While exercise is a regular part of my weekly routine, sometimes I want a workout that’s anything but routine. We all want to and need to maintain healthy lifestyles, and mixing up our workouts every now and then is part of the fun. It’s mid-January, and for me there’s no better time to start thinking [...]
5 Days Into 2010- Have You Written Your Goals?
Let’s admit it – we make New Year’s resolutions with the best of intentions, but for most of us, they fall by the wayside after a few weeks. Goal setting is essential and should be ongoing, not just reserved for the 1st of January. Still, there’s something to the fresh start of a new year, [...]
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