Should I do ‘cardio’ to burn fat? Short answer ➡️ No! ✖️Steady state cardio is one of the least effective fat burning methods. ✖️Time consuming. ✖️Increases lower body repetitive use injuries. ✖️Doesn’t address the core or upper body muscles. ✖️Boring (my bias!) ✖️Causes frustrations when results don’t come. What’s an alternative fat burning method? ✅Do metabolic … Continued
It’s the weekend! One of the most common issues with women I talk to is how to manage the weekend so that any progress through out the week isn’t sabotaged. The weekend can be a great break from your every day routine, but if maintaining your health is your goal, then it’s important to stick … Continued
Don’t try to make too many changes too quickly. Drastic changes typically don’t work. People end up giving up when results don’t come fast enough. Instead…. Focus on 1 degree of change. Think of a cruise ship. If you were to take that massive cruise ship and adjust it’s course by just 1 degree, you … Continued
Stress! What’s it doing to you? How can you de-stress? Cortisol the ‘belly fat storing hormone’ is increased when you’re under stress. I’m sure increased belly fat is NOT a useful way to handle stress for you as it once was. In the caveman days, increased belly fat was a survival mechanism because back then, … Continued
Has your schedule ever been thrown in the blender? What do you do? Stress is the enemy and will pack on the belly fat, so make sure that you keep things in perspective, if for no other reason than for the vanity of maintaining a flat belly! ) Here’s what I do when my schedule goes … Continued
As we age our muscle mass naturally dwindles as nature takes its course. This is a process, called Sarcopenia, which begins as early as 20 and can ramp up to .4 lb loss in muscle each year by 50. When we lose muscle tone, we tend to have a lower metabolism and gain weight more … Continued
Many times menopausal symptoms are confused with symptoms of other health issues. The good news is that you can ‘fix’ these issues and end some of the suffering! Insulin resistance Many women are suffering needlessly because a lot of menopausal symptoms are actually confused with insulin resistance. What is insulin? Insulin is a hormone produced … Continued
I find that women over 40, when they feel like they should start exercising, sometimes they choose the wrong exercise. It really breaks my heart to go into a big box gym and see every treadmill filled with a woman reading a magazine or watching ‘Friends’ on TV. They’re spending a lot of time and … Continued
Having a bad day? 5 tips to help you cope… To begin – In my self talk, I only allow myself to have ‘good’ and ‘great’ days. Obviously, some days are better than others, these are the great days. Other days are only ‘good’. If I tell myself I’m having a ‘bad’ day, it just … Continued
Wouldn’t it be great to have a magic bean, pill or potion that you could eat to reduce belly fat? Don’t let anyone sell you any of the above, but if I were asked what the BEST food to eat to reduce belly fat, I’d have the answer so fast it would make your head … Continued