It is the third week of January and most people who have made a resolution to change have given up. 65% of people say they make resolutions and the day that people tend to give up? January 17th. This is according to the popular fitness tracking app Strava. They reviewed 108 million users and found that January 17th is the …
Baseline
Successful change is easier if you know where you are starting from. I can’t tell you how many times I have spoken with people who haven’t weighed themselves in, well, years. Not that weight is the only, or the best measure, of health, but it is an easy one to measure. They invariably say “I don’t want to know.” Some, …
Happy & Healthy 2020
Ready or not it is a new year and a new decade! As I mentioned at the end of last year it is time to make some changes and thanks to your feedback this what is coming for the new year. Survey says Thank you for taking the time to answer the survey, it is very helpful. In summary, you …
That’s a wrap
Well, that is the end of 2019 and another decade! Personally, this has been 10 years full of remarkable adventures and challenging times. I don’t know about you, but I am ready for a fresh start. Before the new year starts here are some of my 2019 highlights which include some of yours too. At the beginning of this year, …
Belly Fat and Your Brain
Are you worried about your waist line? It seems like many people are thinking about theirs. Type “belly fat” into google and you get 130 million results indicating that you are not alone. Visceral fat, the kind you find around your organs, is active and can have a serious effect on our health. According to Harvard Health excess abdominal fat, …
7 Ways to Choose the Right Personal Trainer for You.
Seven tips for choosing the right personal trainer for you.
Moderation Doesn’t Work
It is the season of excess. Everywhere you go there are high calorie, high fat, sugary snacks. It is easy to stay up too late, skip workouts, and overindulge in just about everything, which brings me to the next instalment in The Top 12 Worst Things we are doing to our Health. Moderation. Moderation in all things is not particularly …
Politics of Health & Fitness
Political initiative. It is the next on the list of The Top 12 Worst Things we are doing to our Health. There are many examples of political initiatives that make a difference in our health and fitness, but not many comprehensive ones. There are exercise guidelines, but that isn’t enough. To inspire real change we need incentives from all levels of government. We also …
Don’t Sweat the Details, Just Sweat.
Are you noticing fewer people around when you are exercising this week? The end of the year usually means fewer people exercising and the beginning of the year means more people exercising. Why? When you decide to change a habit or start a new one, it should fit into your life. So while you might exercise a bit less during …
Why you can’t just have one
Are there certain foods that you just can’t stop eating? Even when you are full? We know, and studies have proven, that foods with sugar, fat, and salt highjack the same parts of our brain as certain drugs. Making it harder to eat just one or stop when we are full. One problem with previously understanding how these foods affect …