Easiest Fitness Hack That You’re Not Doing
It’s the time of year for focusing on fitness, health, and self-improvement; and, as to be expected, I’m getting busier than ever with clients looking to shed pounds and to take the New Year by storm. I love seeing this renewed enthusiasm for fitness and the surge of motivation in the air! I hope that you’re feeling it too. What’s not as awesome is the struggle that I see so many of you endure when it comes to shedding pounds and...
Simple Roasted Vegetables
Vegetables are an important part of a healthy, balanced diet. You won’t find a recipe that as simple and delicious as this one for roasted vegetables. It’s a classic! I like to leave the root veggies undisturbed when adding the green beans, so that they have one really nicely charred side to them at the end of the cook time. The onions become mouthwatering tender. Feel free to use other veggies, such as sweet potato, beets,...
Exercise Feels Good
I realized something important about exercise that’s worth sharing with you. Most of the time, when encouraging you to exercise, I focus on health and fat loss. These are two significant benefits, but there’s another side effect of exercise that’s hugely important… How you feel after doing it. Every workout has an immediate impact on your energy, mood, body chemistry, and even mental functioning. The endorphins released are...
Honey Mustard Salmon & Kale
Here’s a new fitness dinner to add into your meal rotation. It’s quick and easy enough to make on a busy weeknight, and leftovers are wonderful packed for small meals the next day. Servings: 4 Recipe Ingredients ¼ cup grainy Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon raw honey 1 bunch curly kale, stemmed and chopped 2 shallots, chopped 1 tablespoon sesame oil 4 salmon fillets Recipe Instructions Preheat the oven to 400 F. Combine the mustard...
BBQ Chicken En Papillote
This quick and easy recipe combines chicken, sweet potato, butter beans, green beans and tangy BBQ sauce. It’s simple, the meat turns out tender, and there’s virtually no clean up! Be sure to slice the sweet potato very thin, as you want it to be tender at the end of the 30-minute baking time. This is also why we are using thin sliced chicken breast, in order to make sure that the meat is cook through. Servings: 4 Recipe...
Jerry Seinfeld’s Magical Fitness Tip
Do you ever struggle with sticking to your exercise and diet routine? One skipped workout leads to another, and another, and another. Then, before you know it, your fitness progress grinds to a halt. This frustrating cycle is all too common. Many of my clients have asked for a magical tip to stick with their exercise plan, and I found the solution in an unlikely place: from the mind of Jerry Seinfeld. The story goes like this… A few...
New Years Resolution Weight Loss Snap-Back Effect
According to popular statistics, only 8% of New Year’s Resolutions are successfully kept. This means that 92% of us that are brave enough to set out for self-improvement will fail. Those aren’t very good odds. Thankfully there is science that explains this curious “Snap-Back Effect” and offers us tools to make the effect work in our favor. Snap-Back Effect: A term coined by Dr. Maxwell Maltz, the author of Psycho-Cybernetics to...
Easy Breakfast Skillet
There are endless combinations of flavors and ingredients that you could put into a savory breakfast skillet, so don’t feel that you must follow my suggestions below. Use your favorite breakfast meat, veggies, spices and herbs to create a breakfast skillet that is uniquely suited to your taste. Servings: 6 Recipe Ingredients 1 teaspoon coconut oil 1 (12.8 oz) package chicken apple sausage, chopped 12 eggs ½ cup nutritional...