Halloween season is here and the time is now for a big-time reality check: pumpkin season is REALLY when the holiday weight gain starts! While the month of December is typically blamed for holiday weight gain, the fact remains that the pounds actually start to get packed on in late October. The amount of eats and treats that people consume is alarming. One of the main problems is the smaller … [Read more...]

  Face it- we all want a flat, sexy midsection. But for many of us no amount of crunches or sit-ups seems to get the job done. I can’t tell you how many times people have asked me the following questions:   “I do hundreds of crunches and sit-ups a day and I still have a flabby midsection. What gives?”   Well let’s debunk five very important myths about how to get lean sexy … [Read more...]

We all have bad habits. Mine are avoiding to go out and create  business relationships in my town, being unorganized, and not always eating enough to fuel full recovery from my workouts. Your bad habits might include too much snacking and cheating on your nutrition plan, coming up with excuses to skip exercise, or watching too much TV. Bad habits are the reason we need coaches. One of my … [Read more...]

Fitness Boot Camps are a growing trend in the fitness industry today for good reason. They typically are much more affordable than personal training. They also offer more camaraderie and social support, are much more exciting, and have many more convenient time slots than personal training while still providing expert supervision.  Unfortunately, boot camps do have their downside. Many fitness … [Read more...]

As you know, I have partnered with Prograde Nutrition because I truly believe in their company. So I'm not surprised at all to see them release this amazing report on what's really going on with Protein Powders these days. Being that you're into fitness you've probably seen some of those crazy reports about protein powders being dangerous. Well, I can't speak for all companies, but I can … [Read more...]

If you still are holding onto the myth of steady state cardio for fat loss, then I have one simple and clear message for you, wake up and smell the coffee... The truth is that regular steady state cardio is not the best way to burning fat, especially that hard to lose belly fat. In Fact research has found SOME folks start eating MORE when they start a cardio program. These folks end up … [Read more...]

  You're going to LOVE this article from my partners over at Prograde Nutrition. It answers this question perfectly: "I've heard that eating more frequently will increase my Metabolism and help me lose weight. Is this true? Why?" Q: I’ve heard that eating more frequently will increase my metabolism and help me lose weight? Is this true and how does this happen? I thought you had to … [Read more...]

Eating out can be the one thing that destroys your fat loss efforts. Now I'm not going to tell you not to eat out, heck I eat out once in awhile, I Love the experience and the food. I'm sure there are times you might go out for social events, family dinners, special occasions and even work related lunches or dinners. So knowing that you eat out once in awhile or maybe more than once in … [Read more...]

REAL Slimming Secrets from the Supermarket: Part 2 In part 1 of this series we revealed four slimming secrets available from your supermarket -coffee, hot red pepper, cinnamon and green tea- and their calorie-burning effects. Along the way, we learned that increasing your calorie-burning rate is the first step towards achieving negative fat balance, a metabolic state of affairs in which your … [Read more...]