You know that exercise is good for you and that you should do it regularly. That good nutrition is important for good health. As is proper sleep, adequate hydration, stress management, and all the healthy habits that make a difference. But, do you do it? What we know is not always what we do. There is a gap between knowing …
To eat or not to eat?
When you exercise first thing in the morning, should you eat first or exercise first? The answer depends on a few factors. Are you exercising within an hour of getting up? How long is your exercise session? Are you trying to lose body fat? If you are trying to lose body fat then waiting to eat until after your workout …
Why I Need a Training Plan
There are many good reasons for having a training plan. I need a new one if I am going to follow through on my latest idea. I think you should have a training plan too. Not that you should have one of my training plans (of course that would best) but why having a training plan is important, especially in …
Move for your brain and body
When I talked about fasting benefits I mentioned how eating too much effects your brain. Your brain is not separate from your body. What you eat, how you feel, how you exercise will have an effect on your brain and a 20 year study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease reinforces this connection. The research found that insulin resistance …
Fasting Benefits
Before my attempt at fasting, I would have said, “Why bother?” Eat well and stop looking for a miracle cure. Now, maybe not. I will explain my new found reason for not completely dismissing fasting, but first a little about last week. If you follow Evolution Coaching on Facebook you would have seen my videos and daily diet posts, and …
Age well
There is no reason to not be active. I don’t even mean don’t be sedentary. Please don’t be sedentary. I mean exercise. Yes, be active and keep moving. We are meant to move. Especially if you are interested in aging well. I bet you are because who wants to age badly? Do you want to improve your health span? The …
Carbs boost your immune system
You may have heard the advice about exercising when you are sick? If your symptoms are from the ears down, don’t exercise. Symptoms from the ears up, you are probably okay to do an easy workout. If you have a fever don’t exercise at all. If you are feeling a little under the weather it may be a good day …
Weight loss, wearable tech and your ideas
Thanks for all your great responses about why wearable tech doesn’t equal weight loss. Part 1 is the original post and your answers are included in Part 2. Part 1 You have heard it before, exercise does not equal weight loss, but there is a new finding in exercise and weight loss. A two-year study, of almost 500 adults, between the …
It’s complicated
Being healthy and fit shouldn’t be so complicated. However, there are a few misconceptions about health and fitness that won’t seem to go away. A common misconception is the that being thin equals being healthy. Another, that if you are fit, you are healthy, and you can eat whatever you like. These are fallacies. Being thin and exercising doesn’t mean …
No time. No problem.
The most common excuse for not exercising is “I don’t have enough time.” That isn’t going to cut it anymore. Dr Martin Gibala, Kinesiology professor at McMaster University and author of the One Minute Workout, has spent a lot of time figuring out what is the least you can do and still get the benefits of exercise. However, there is …
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