Exercise and Your Morning Cup O “Joe” May Double The Benefit

Love coffee and exercise like me?  Or maybe you love just the coffee part …Well there's good news, a recent study has proven that coffee and exercise both can positively effect our DNA. Here's what happens  We won't get crazy into the science, but basically within seconds of exercising our genetic code isn't changed, but […]

3 Over 40 Fat Loss Plateau Busting Tips

Over 40 and hit a fat loss plateau? In the last post we uncovered 3 possible reasons your body stops losing fat. Part two of the equation is how to get the fat loss process going again. Below are the 3 big reasons why you're over 40 fat loss can come to a screeching halt, […]

Fat Loss Plateau? 3 Big Reasons Your Body Stops Losing Fat

Fat loss plateaus and figuring out the reasons why they happen can be frustrating for sure, but it doesn't have to be a that way. You can bust through them. All you have to do is have a plan. The first step to fixing any problem is to bring awareness to it.  Next get to […]

3 Tips To Relieve Post Exercise Pain

Post exercise pain may be in the cards for you if working out or if summer fun activities are on your agenda this weekend.  Don’t let the thought of that stop you and keep you on the couch.  There’s a few simple things you can do to help ease the pain. DOMS can be a […]

Get Better Workout Results With A Virtual Partner

Is your workout motivation gone and has your best friend boged out on you?  Don’t freak out about slipping on that swim suit, there is a solution. Recent research from Michigan State University revealed that working out with a virtual partner can improve you exercise motivation during exercise. The study led by Deborah Feltz, MSU’s […]

Get Your Exercise Motivation Back With 3 Key Ingredients

There are many reasons for the loss of exercise motivation.  When January 1 hits motivation and aspirations are at an all time high.  Then as all the external Hoo Ha of the New Year fades away, usually so goes the desire to keep up with all the resolutions made weeks ago.   One of the […]

Your Dog Can Help You Lose Fat and Get Fit

Need some help losing fat or getting fit?  Weather you're a two legged or a 4 legged, getting fit and losing fat can be a challenge to go it alone.  It's pretty much a given that exercise and healthful nutrition is good for the body, mind and spirit and is much needed too.  About two […]

Heads up Ladies…Looks like New Math Needed for Exercise Heart Rate

New study may have come up with a more accurate estimate for healthy women to predict peak exercise heart rate. Ladies, we may have been making things harder on ourselves for a lot of years. A new study out of my home town (Chicago) may have come up with a more accurate estimate for healthy women […]

Skip Breakfast Before Your Workout and Burn More Fat

To eat or NOT to eat before a workout??? Will I burn more fat if I skip breakfast before my workout? This will be a topic of debate for as long as the sun sets in the west. Talk to 100 fitness professionals and ask them if skipping breakfast before your workout will help you burn […]