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Eight Tricks To Help Jumpstart Behavior Change.
Everyone is talking about behavior change right now and for good reason. People are motivated!Excited!SOOO EXCITED!!!!And there is no reason to make fun of or blunt that excitement. Let’s hone it and see what we can make stick this year. Below are my Top Eight Tactics for Behavior Change:1. The Fresh Start Effect Mondays, moving to a new city, and New Years [...]
Walking With Weights: Easy Exercises To Do While Walking
Walking by itself is good for you. Depending on your pace, you'll either burn some calories or a lot of calories. It gives your cardiovascular system a workout while providing the kind of load-bearing exercises that lead to good bone health.Ever tried walking with weights? Well, that makes the exercise even better. While you don't [...]
The Secret To Successful Fat Loss
The nutrition and fitness industry is constantly trying to sell you the secret, but when you control for calories, protein, and fiber no diet is likely to result in more fat loss than another [1-3].Paleo, Keto, Zone, Carnivore, Vegan, Lacto-Ovo-Fruitarian, I don’t care…if you control for the variables above it very VERY likely isn’t going to matter [...]
How Many Steps a Day To Lose Weight
The step counters that were popular back in the early 2000s have been replaced by smartwatches that do everything from tracking how many steps you take to measuring heart rate and sleep patterns. What do both of these things have in common? The number of steps that you do each day, of course. Why does [...]
Keto Flu: Symptoms, Timeline, And How Long It Lasts
Starting a ketogenic diet tends to be a bit tough. Not only do you need to adjust to eating fewer carbohydrates than usual, but you also run the risk of "contracting" the keto flu. Sure, the weight loss and health benefits of the keto diet are worth powering through those first few weeks. However, you [...]
Does Sweating Help You Lose Weight or Burn Calories?
Whether you spend time on the treadmill, the track, or the yoga studio, you end up sweating. This is a sure sign that you've worked out to the max and are in the right heart rate range to begin to lose weight and gain muscle mass.However, does that sweat alone mean that you're losing weight? [...]
What To Do After Binging on Food To Not Gain Weight
It happens to even the most dedicated dieters. You've been nothing but good, watching what you eat and adhering to your pre-planned caloric intake, and then you give in to a moment of weakness. Next thing you know, you've eaten half of a package of cookies, or several slices of cake, or an entire bag [...]
Keto Cheat Day: How Often, How Many Calories, and What To Eat
For followers of the keto diet, a cheat day is really something to look forward to. On that day, you can increase the number of carbs you eat and enjoy something that you haven't in a while, like actual pasta instead of zucchini noodles.However, there are a few downsides to these cheat days. They can knock [...]
How To Get Motivated To Lose Weight
If you're like quite a few other people, you are ready to lose weight but just can't get motivated. Whether you want to lose weight for aesthetic purposes, to feel better about yourself and your lifestyle, or for health reasons, you have the right reasons in place. The only thing missing is the motivation.So, how [...]
Macro Cycling: What Is It and Is It Worth Doing?
You may have heard of carb cycling if you're looking into the keto diet, but what about macro cycling? Is it the same thing? Are the two diets related? How are they different?As it turns out, macro cycling is somewhat related to carb cycling, a diet where people switch the number of carbs they eat every [...]
How To Make The Gym A Habit That Sticks
We all know we should be getting more movement, but still less than a quarter of Americans are currently meeting the physical activity guidelines [1].The problem isn’t that we don’t know that movement is important. If you ask most people what they need to do to be healthier they would likely say some version of, “Move more and eat more real [...]
Three Ways to Set Better Goals This New Year.
Personalized and continuously adjusted goals are huge part of both short-term and long-term success [1] and the entire exploratory process of goal setting can be really helpful! It is generally going to better if these goals come from within [2, 3], although working with a trained coach can add an element of objective reflection to help [...]
