Today we have guest blogger Julian Hooks from All Workout Routines. His focus today is the importance of a healthy diet when battling cancer. With the prevalence of cancer diagnoses in our country today, it is important to have as many tools to fight this disease. Eating well is certainly one of the great tools … Continue reading
Well, this post is directly in line with the reason I have not written for awhile. I have been “away” from this blog b/c I am preparing for my Fitness Nutrition Specialist Exam as well as teaching many more classes than usual. I have been having a great time teaching and learning, but have really … Continue reading
Welcome Julian Hooks who has written today’s guest post about some reminders for us in case your new year’s fitness plans have lost their motivation. There are some really great reasons to see your goal to the end! In this hectic world, who has time to workout, right? Between doing your job, spending time with … Continue reading
When it comes to strength training and women adding muscle there a lot of myths and fear (yes fear) out there. Myths may be obvious but what “fear” you say? Although guys usually revel in the idea of large muscles and “hulking up”, we ladies tend to steer away from those images of ourselves.This “fear” … Continue reading
Sounds ridiculous right? Actually it’s not as crazy as you think. Read on to see why. As a matter of fact, I am wearing the tape right now! If you are not sure what tape I am referring to, you may remember seeing the Olympic athletes wearing this brightly colored tape on various parts of … Continue reading
Aah the age old question….Should you focus on your eating habits or just exercise away that brownie? Some recent pew research gave the following statistics about our exercise and dieting habits: 34% of people neither diet or exercise 17% diet and exercise 8% only diet 40% only exercise Since I love a good list … Continue reading
Ok it is that time of year when we are inundated with fitness information! (Be careful to make sure it is accurate info though ) I love this time of year b/c there is so much enthusiasm to begin exercising. However, unless you have a plan and the mindset to stick with it that enthusiasm … Continue reading
As a trainer and someone who is used to working out and studying the different aspects of fitness ( I really love the nitty gritty science behind the human body and its mechanics), I feel that it is a good idea to write about the basics of fitness everyone, especially beginners need to know. There … Continue reading
When we exercise we are most likely focused on getting stronger muscles, losing weight or improving our cardiovascular health. It is easy to forget that all the systems of our body work as one unit to keep us alive and healthy. Our nervous systems play a significant role in our fitness gains and in making … Continue reading
Have you ever really thought about the real reason your low back always hurts or you keep dealing with the same overuse injury over and over? If you are a mom, you are probably feeling a lot of tension and maybe even some pain in your back and neck by the end of the day … Continue reading
