The concept of weight loss is simple. The 3 ‘magic’ ingredients are: -a sustainable diet – to avoid rebound weight gain -a calorie deficit – no matter how you achieve it -adequate protein – to maintain lean muscle & keep you satiated The application of these things gets complicated. Especially when it becomes a billion … Continued
Your waist does not necessarily need to disappear in menopause. With fluctuating hormones, mid-section weight gain results from a change in fat distribution not decreased metabolism as once thought. A 2021 study shows that metabolism doesn’t slow down in mid-life. (Herman Pontzer et al. Science. 2021) This is great news! Because it means that YOU are … Continued
Want to be healthier? Just start thinking like a healthy person. Whenever you’re faced with a decision, ask yourself ‘What would a healthy person choose?’ and make that choice. Every time you make a healthy choice, you cast a vote for a healthier version of you. If you need support and accountability along the way, … Continued
Your bathroom scale isn’t the enemy. In fact, if you can neutralize the number on the scale, it can be very helpful in learning more about your body. You’ll be able to connect the dots more readily between your actions & results. If you average your weight over the course of a week & see … Continued
Injured? There’s almost always a work around to continue some kind of exercise. If you have a knee injury, focus on hip hinging exercises to continue to fire your lower body muscles without inflaming the knee. You may also train the uninjured side with single leg movements (like quad extensions, ham curls etc) to … Continued
Ditch traditional cardio & still get super fit with metabolic conditioning. Here’s a fun one that can be modified or intensified to suit your fitness level. 5-10 rounds for time: -8 pull ups OR Modify with: TRX rows or inverted rows or bent rows or DB rows -20 ft Handstand walk OR Modify with: 30 … Continued
Stop waiting on motivation to workout. Just put on your clothes & get going. Motivation comes from ACTION. It’s okay if some days you just ‘go thru the motions’ of your workout. The only ‘bad’ workout is the one that never happened. If you need a little extra oomph, train with me here: https://tinyurl.com/SKWorkouts
Little by little, a little becomes a lot. Baby steps. I’ve used these techniques to recover from hip replacement surgery in August of 2021. I’m back to doing all the things I love & at about 70% strength for hip related moves 5 months later. While making these small changes don’t seem like much, over … Continued
Want to get stronger? Who knew that doing one rep every minute would help? For example, if you can only do one pull up or push up, you’ll end up getting 10 by the end of this set. It’s called an EMOM – do 1-3 reps every minute on the minute for a specific amount … Continued
Overeat? It’s okay. It’s happened before to all of us & we’ve lived to tell the tale. To offset extra calories from the day before, just reduce calories the following day by fasting thru your first meal. This should reduce your calories by about 30%, then just get back to your regular eating. You may … Continued