3 Ways To Increase Your Exercise Intensity
If you are guilty of some bad habits (like slacking in your workouts) then use the following 3 tips to bring your routine up to the next level: 1. Create Instability: Use your entire body, and target your core, by performing exercises that engage stabilizing muscles. To do this use an exercise ball, a balance board, a balance disk, or you could simply stand on one leg. 2. Increase Resistance: The higher the resistance that you...
Do You Snack Smart? 3 Tips
Very few people snack right, and this results in frustrating weight gain. An important part of eating for fat loss is to keep your metabolism strong all day long with small, sensible meals and snacks. While it sounds simple to eat a little something every 2-3 hours throughout the day, when you choose the wrong food it actually does more damage than good. What are you eating for your snacks and small meals? <== This is SUPER...
Beyond Soft Drinks
You know that soft drinks aren’t good for you…and yet you still drink them. I understand that plain water gets boring – especially when you’re having a party or gathering, so I’ve come up with the simple Spa Water recipes below and quickly turn plain water into an exciting and refreshing treat without added sugar or chemicals: Citrus: Slice an orange, lemon, and lime into a large pitcher of water. Add ice, allow to chill for 1 hour...
How to CRUSH a Fitness Challenge
One of the best ways to make a dramatic improvement in your body and your fitness level is to participate in a challenge. It is a chance to take a hard look at where you currently stand with your weight and conditioning, and to set a goal with an end date for making big changes and progress. It’s your opportunity to produce really impressive “before” and “after” photos. Do you have what it takes to stick with a challenge all the way...
Get Santorini Fit
The Greek island of Santorini, located in the southern Aegean Sea, is home to breathtaking sunsets and cliff side towns with narrow, cobbled streets. It is currently one of the top tourist destinations in the world, hosting millions of visitors each year, with only 15,000 permanent residents. Those permanent residents are easily distinguished from tourists. Just look for the most agile and lean, moving swiftly through the...
How To Keep It Off (5 hot body secrets)
It takes dedicated hard work to drop a significant number of pounds. But afterwards it’s incredibly easy (and frustrating!) to find those pounds creeping back on. Maintaining fat loss is certainly possible, however it does require that you remain vigilant with your healthy routine. Here are 5 secrets to maintaining your amazing body transformation for life. Think of these as your own personal lifestyle rules and stick with them at...
Oh The Dreaded Plateau
You’ve been working hard on your fitness game and it paid off. The pounds started to drop! And then one day your results stopped. You keep putting in the same effort without any sign of improvement. You’ve hit a frustrating plateau. Or have you? Before you blame a fitness plateau for your lack of results let’s critically consider the following: 1. Your Diet: It’s human nature to begin to slip on your nutrition after a few weeks of...
No-fail Fat Loss Plan (in time for summer)
Ready for summer? Warmer weather, shorts, tank tops and bathing suits are just around the corner. Are you ready for it? What if you spent the next 30 days dropping excess pounds and getting into better shape before hitting the beach? Then you could ride out the summer months fitter than ever and more likely to eat healthier, indulge less and stick with your workout schedule. Sound good? I’ve got just the no-fail fat loss plan to get...