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How to Spot Reduce Fat….or Can You?

How to Spot Reduce Fat….or Can You?

Many people yearn to lose fat from one specific part of their body. For example, you might wish you carried fewer pounds in your abdomen. Efforts to eliminate fat from an individual area are called “spot reduction.” While it would be nice if dropping the fat off...
Spring cLean

Spring cLean

Attack those mundane cleaning tasks with some gusto & creativity, you will be surprised by the number of calories you can burn! Stop making excuses & start spring cLeaning! WASHING the CAR: Skip the drive-thru & scrub your vehicle the old fashioned way. Do...
What’s the Skinny on Metabolism?

What’s the Skinny on Metabolism?

Many of our members have suggested “they just can’t lose weight as a result of their slowing metabolism.”  Metabolism is quite the buzz word and is typically misunderstood in the context of weight management.  So what is metabolism and is metabolism...
My Fitness Pal: Your new weight loss buddy

My Fitness Pal: Your new weight loss buddy

Many clients come to us with the desire to lose weight and while exercise is certainly a factor in weight loss and we absolutely encourage it, truly effective weight loss occurs with the combination of exercise and a change in diet. The change in eating habits is...
Blood Pressure – What it really means.

Blood Pressure – What it really means.

You’ve had your blood pressure checked hundreds of times and you’ve been told that keeping your blood pressure ‘under control’ is important for long-term health. If your blood pressure is too high for too long, you’re at substantially...
One machine…Seven exercises

One machine…Seven exercises

Are you doing the same exercise over & over on the leg press machine? Did you know the leg press is more than a one trick pony? It’s time for you vary your foot position to get more bang for your buck. Here’s how… (1.)Use the standard...