Exercise does not equal weight loss. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard clients say they haven’t lost weight because they haven’t been doing their workouts. It doesn’t matter. Exercise does not equal weight loss. It is a very inefficient way to burn calories. We are so beautifully designed to store calories and save them for later, …
WTF
May 2004 I was away for the long weekend. A long standing tradition, for the last 20+ years, the May long weekend has been the start of summer training. For some in Canada the May 2-4 is the start of the summer drinking season (24 cans in a flat/case of beer) to each their own I guess. But, back to …
Grapefruits vs Tangerines
Did you know that if you hold three grapefruits in one hand and three tangerines in the other, the grapefruits are about the same size as 5 pounds of fat and the tangerines about the size of 5 pounds of muscle? Do you want another reason to go to the gym? Or get moving? Here are two. This week …
You Only Have To Exercise on Days That You Eat
Dr Joseph S. Alpert, M.D said “You only have to exercise on the days that you eat.” Exercise won’t help you lose weight, but without exercise you are not going to lose weight either. Confused? Well, the diet industry would like you to believe that the low carb, low fat, raw food, party girl, diet will save you. …
7 days of fitness
Start 2017 with 7 days of fitness. Starting on December 25th – 31st join me for 30 minutes of activity everyday. That is it. 30 minutes of any type of activity for 7 days in a row. Start the New Year, feeling better and in the habit of exercising. Walking, stretching, skating, swimming, skiing, anything as long as it adds …
Run for your knees
Contrary to popular opinion running is good for your knees. I am sure that if you run, someone has asked you “what about your knees?” Now, you can answer “I am doing it for my knees.” Exercise scientists at Brigham Young University recently found that pro-inflammatory molecules go down in knee joints when we run. The researchers say, “This study …
Why muscle matters
I have previously posted about your mighty mitochondria. The cellular powerhouses in our muscles and how you can get more mitochondria with endurance exercise. I have more good news for you. It doesn’t matter how old you are, you can gain more muscle and keep your mitochondria. Research published in Medicine Science in Sports and Exercise shows that even after a …
Fitness Trackers
Fitness trackers are popular, but do they work? Yes and no. You can use fitness trackers to count your steps, monitor your sleep, take your heart rate, count calories and more. Depending on the brand they are more or less accurate. There have been studies on how fitness trackers don’t improve fitness or don’t monitor your sleep accurately, but personally …
Fitness Predicts Future Health
Fitness is not measured at the doctor’s office, but being unfit is a risk for many chronic diseases. Your fitness predicts health risks.
Mighty Mitochondria
Your mitochondria are amazing. They are your energy producers, the powerhouse in your muscles. You make more mitochondria the more you exercise.
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