Put a stop to consuming excess calories after 8 p.m. by making sure you have a healthy dinner consisting of lean protein, veggies, and fruit.  Eating 19 extra calories at night will lead to two additional pounds of body fat per year.  Try a glass of water to curb your appetite.  Your desire for food [...]

Have you ever heard someone ask “Do you know any good exercises to get my lower back muscles stronger, bigger, and more ripped?”  Yet low back pain is prevalent in many adults.  Are we not training the muscles of the lower back because of vanity?  Incorporating exercises that train the back muscles may be more [...]

There may be a connection between stress and its effects on increased blood cholesterol and higher blood pressure.  Try these tips to help manage your stress: take a short trip for a change of scenery, find time to laugh with a humor break, organize yourself and manage your time, find ten minutes for yourself and [...]

Try these pranks for April fool’s… To start your day off with a smile, add green food coloring to scrambled eggs for the classic green eggs and ham.  For a laugh at lunch, use a corer to cut a small hole in the side of an apple.  Put a gummy worm in the hole and [...]

Looking for a way to burn an extra few calories a day?  How about a few ways to burn 100 or more without even thinking about it?  Set you alarm 15 minutes early and stop hitting the snooze three times.  Get up and go for a walk every morning before heading to work.  After two [...]

Recently one of my athletes asked “Does sleep really affect our recovery from training?”  Without question it does.  Good, uninterrupted sleep allows your body to recover from the stress of training as well as all the work your body has done throughout the day.  Getting 7-9 hours a night allows hormone levels to balance, muscles [...]

Take time to include something positive each day that makes you feel good.  Enjoy a good belly laugh with a friend, volunteer your time with children, and take care of your pet or even a plant.  I just got a dog and she puts a smile on my face even when taking her for a [...]

Only have 30 minutes to workout today?  Try an interval workout! Get on the treadmill, then stepper, bike, and then back on the treadmill for five minutes each.  After each five minute segment complete 15 pull-ups, 15 dips, 15 push-ups, and 15 squats. You'll reduce your risk of heart attack, lower your blood pressure, and [...]

It is the dead of winter and you are feeling run down.  Need an excuse to take a weekend vacation?  Find a place to visit so you can get at least 15 minutes of direct sunlight to your skin three times a week.  Hopefully the ozone is ok where you choose to travel and you [...]