I Can’t Do Higher Intensity Exercise, So How Do I Lose Weight and Fat?
“I can’t do higher intensity exercise, so how do I lose weight and fat?” You still hear a lot about HIIT (high intensity interval training) classes and how that’s the best way to lose weight and fat. But, it’s not the only way. Quick Pros & Cons List on HIIT: All right. Yes, HIIT is […]
How Do You Create New Year’s Weight-loss Goals that You Can Actually Achieve?
Before you know it, the holidays will be over and it’ll just be hibernation season. There will be more snow, it’ll be dark and cold, and there isn’t another holiday to look forward to until May. This time of year feels long and bleak. Which is why most people’s New Year’s Resolutions die off right […]
Intermittent fasting—Yay or Nay?
Behind the Keto Diet, Intermittent Fasting (IF) seems to be a very popular “diet.” But what is IF? Is it really safe to do? What are the benefits? What are the disadvantages? Let’s dive into all of those questions and more. What is IF?It’s when you only eat within a certain window of time each […]
What Are Some Ideas for a Healthy Breakfast besides Eggs?
How do you start your mornings? Do you eat right away? Hold off? Forget to eat? Or are you not hungry? (I’m always hungry at meal times so I lovingly don’t understand that last one!) I know all sorts of breakfasters, but more often than not what I really hear is: I’m not hungry so […]
Fast Facts, Fit Tips: Fats – Healthy or Not?
I may have been young, but I remember when the nutrition fad of the 80s and 90s was low-fat everything. All products had low-fat variations. The problem is, nothing tastes quite as good without a little fat, so those big food companies had to put something else in their products so people would actually buy […]
Detox Diets & Body Cleanses: Are They Even Safe?
Detox diets… Body cleanses… Colon cleanses… Bowel cleanses… You’ve probably heard all of these terms used in reference to “ridding your system of unhealthy toxins”—but what do these terms actually mean? Do you really need to be on a “detox diet” or “cleanse” your body? Are programs and products marketed as detoxes and cleanses even […]