Persistence! – Skip this step and you’ll never achieve permanent results. A recent 10 year study showed significant evidence that persistence is the single most important aspect of any diet or exercise program. The study followed a group of people (group #1) who exercised and dieted very strictly, but sporadically and compared those results to [...]
It seems like it has been a long time coming and then poof it’s done. My Pacific Grove Triathlon took place this past Saturday September 13th. Setting a goal for my finish time was a bit tough at the start of my training program. How long would it take me to finish each discipline? It was a bit [...]
Don’t Give it All Back while Away~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~That vacation you’ve been planning or the business trip you can’t get out of can sometimes have a negative effect on diet and your fitness routine. In fact, sometimes it takes several days or a week to get back into the normal routine and feel like your self again. [...]
Read Labels Carefully – Don’t be fooled by advertising, claiming high in whole grains or FAT FREE. Get into a good habit of reading labels on the foods you are ready to buy. While they may have messages such as Low Fat or Reduced Calorie written all over them, when you read the ingredient statement [...]
Fitness Tip: ALWAYS keep an eye on your pulse – When doing aerobic or cardiovascular training, keep your pulse between 65 – 80% of your maximum heart rate or your Target Heart Rate. This will burn up to 9 times more calories. Dropping below your target heart rate will not burn nearly as many fat [...]
Fitness Tip: Give yourself 3 hours – Yes 3 hours before going to bed. Do not consume anymore calories. Your body starts to slow down as the day goes on and gets ready for sleep. You do not want to consume a lot of calories right before you go to bed, because you will end [...]
Today we have a break in the rain and weather that has seemed ever present the last few weeks (yes we are spoiled on the Central Coast and happy about it). That gives us all an opportunity to resume the outdoor activities that we love or to discover something new. Our local area gives us [...]
Fitness Tip: Slow down as the sun goes down – What do I mean by this? Well just as important as it is to eat a great breakfast to start the day, it is also as equally important to reduce your food consumption as the day goes on. So plan to eat a good solid [...]
When you go out to that restaurant don’t wait to get your doggy bag at the end. As soon as the waitress puts the food down in front of you, cut the whole portion in half and ask her to wrap it. If you wait until the end of your meal, oftentimes you pick at [...]
Fitness Tip: From the Earth is Best – Eat as few processed foods as possible. Aim for complex carbohydrates and natural simple sugars. This will help your body get the nutrients and energy it needs without a lot of wasted energy going towards dealing with all that is present in processed foods. Exercise of the [...]
