Why Gaining Muscle Is Important (Especially For Women)
“This won’t make my thighs bigger, will it?” That’s the exact question I received from a female client when we were doing squats recently. And unfortunately, it’s a question many women have at the gym due to mainstream media’s misunderstanding of muscle. The word muscle is a somewhat divisive term in the health and fitness…
1 Strategy To Prevent You From Sitting All Day While You’re At Work
A couple of months ago, I was asked to give a talk at an architecture firm. Their employees sit for most of the work day, and they wanted me to discuss some things they could do to offset some of the negative consequences of prolonged sitting. Sedentary activity has been shown to decrease health. A…
1 Incredibly Simple Way To Stop Overeating
Fall is always one of my favorite times of year. Not only do we start to see a drop in temperature, but it’s also the start of the NFL season. I enjoy kicking back on Sundays and watching the games. And being from Georgia, I’m always rooting for the Falcons to win. Before the season…
Is Diet Soda Bad For You?
Soda has gotten a bad reputation over the years, and for good reason. It’s jam packed with hundreds of calories and massive quantities of sugar. And some say it has played a role in the ever increasing obesity epidemic in America. That’s why many have made the switch over to diet soda because they view…
What To Do When You’re Not Seeing Results In The Gym
It can be frustrating to go to the gym week in and week out and not see any visible progress. I’ve worked in several commercial gyms and can tell you from experience that the majority of gym members feel this way. They constantly put in the work, but the results just aren’t there. In times…
This Simple Food Swap Could Drastically Improve Your Health
In this day and age, food can be manufactured just like any other product. It’s not solely grown anymore. And because of that, we have access to a wide variety of processed food items. One item that is used quite frequently in the average American home is cooking oil. There are many different kinds of…