The Real Diet Story: Why you are fighting a losing battle against weight loss
You may have seen the New York Times article that talks about what happened to contestants after they left the Biggest Loser. Nearly all of the contestants regained the weight and some are even heavier now. The typical response would be, "Of course they did. They probably started eating junk again and aren't working out ... read more >
Changing the conversation: Quit Exercising to burn calories
What's Your Why? Why do you exercise? Is it because you want to have enough energy to get through the day? Is it to prevent disease and slow down the aging process? Is it to burn calories so you lose weight? When I ask most people why they exercise they say it's to burn calories ... read more >
Recommended Read: The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy Darren Hardy was the publisher of Success Magazine and he is a successful businessman himself. His message is that there are no shortcuts to success. What you think are the "little things" are the very things that will take you off course. You don't get bit by elephants but ... read more >
Do Less and Be More: Avoid injury and burnout from overtraining
Recently I was asked what is something that is going great in your personal life right now. I said it was that I got my energy back. I am now able to teach a 6:30 a.m. cycle class on Monday mornings, train clients around the city, work on my online business, and squeeze in a ... read more >
Who’s Influencing You?? Why you need to clean up your social media
Last year I cleaned up my social media. I stopped following many of the InstaFitness people and I unfollowed those that were solely focused on how they looked. I asked myself: "Why am I really following this person. They are never posting anything that I find interesting and all I really do is look at ... read more >
Women We Love: Meghan Trainor
Meghan Trainor pulled the video for her song "Me Too" because she was horrified to see she had been photoshopped to appear smaller. From USA TODAY: When she spotted the unauthorized touch-ups, “I screamed in my hotel room," Trainor said. "I was like, ‘Why would they do this?’ I cried. I had to try not ... read more >