There is one ingredient that keeps people from reaching their fitness goals – consistency! Learn why and how it relates to losing fat! Through my years in the fitness industry, I have noticed the one main ingredient that keeps people from reaching their fitness goals. That is consistency! People tend to be impatient when it …
If there is one thing that we’ve grown more aware of in the past few years, it’s our mental health. Never has protecting and boosting our mental wellbeing been so important! It may surprise you, but one of the ways you can do this is strength training. In my opinion, it is one of the …
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Now more than ever it is important to ensure you are taking care of yourself. Studies have shown that individuals who practice self-care have a better quality of life, are shown to check-in at the hospital less and have longer lifespans than those with poor self-care. So it’s not selfish, it’s vital. The question is, …
So you went away, saw a new part of the United States, and now you’re back. You ate, you drank, you relaxed, and then you ate some more.And now it’s time to face the music.As you wake up on Monday morning after your week of less-than-healthy eating… Your body is puffy and bloated. Your joints …
What if you ate better for the next 30 days? How much would your weight decrease? How would you feel? Let’s give it a go… Step #1: Clean the junk out. Step one is simple: get rid of all the junk food that currently resides in your home, office and car. Go through with a …
It has been a rough start to the new decade. Let’s take some time to reset your mind and body to accomplish great things. You are at the starting line of a brand new chapter. The air is charged with possibility. Opportunity is all around you… This decade will inevitably pass quickly. In a flash, it …
All workouts were not created equally. Sadly, many people simply waste time in the gym. Here are 5 tips to ensure that every minute of your workout is well spent burning fat and toning your muscles… Workout Smarter Tip 1: Use More Resistance In order to get the most from each rep it’s important to …
Dry needling has various, well-documented positive effects on the body including increased blood flow, reduced inflammation, improved tissue healing, desensitization of peripheral and central pain mechanisms and activation of the body’s pain modulation systems (reduction of pain), reduced inflammatory markers, and improved endocrine function. The physiological effects of needling are significant, and the literature/evidence suggests that dry needling can serve as an extremely effective therapeutic intervention for various musculoskeletal pain syndromes with extremely good outcomes.
1. Exercise Wards Off Anxiety and DepressionPerhaps because exercise stimulates the nervous system and releases a variety of chemicals in the brain, it has been proven to help with anxiety and depression. Says one review of the literature published in “Frontiers in Psychiatry,” “the evidence suggests that exercise can improve depressive symptoms and this is …
There is incredible power in your daily habits. Your habits quite literally mold your body, your health and your accomplishments in life. And it turns out that there’s a special secret sauce to making new habits stick that I’d like to share with you today… This secret sauce goes against our instincts and the way …
While the world is currently focused on a higher-profile pandemic, there is another, quieter one that kills over 2.8 million people globally each year: obesity. In fact, studies suggest that obesity is the leading controllable cause of death in the U.S., accounting for 18% of all deaths of those between age 40 and 85; it’s linked …
Did you pack on some pounds during quarantine? Have you been emotionally eating and avoiding exercise? I’ve got a step-by-step plan to help you bounce back from those quarantine pounds and get you into your best body ever… Step #1: Program Your Mind Your mind is your number one ally when it comes to achieving …
