People are often surprised to find out I have the energy to hit the gym very early in the morning. Depending on my schedule, some days I’m there at 6am other days around 9am. 9am doesn’t sound as impressive and shocking as 6am because in order for me to be at the gym for 6, I need […]
Importance of a Warm Up and a Cool Down
Pre-exercise warm up and post exercise cool downs are usually ignored and their importance is overlooked by a lot of people. Fitness experts and athletes have been long time proponents of a proper warm up and a cool down. I must admit, I skip it from time to time. Like a lot of people I […]
Pick Water Over Pop, Juice and Alcohol
Here’s something you can do right now to start losing weight today; replace all fluids in your diet with water. That means you have to eliminate pop, juices and alcohol from your diet. Speaking from a personal experience, the most I have ever weighed was 193lbs. However, I was able to lose over 30lbs in about 4 […]
Why You Should Fill Out PAR-Q Before Starting an Exercise Program
After much debate with your inner-self and getting enough motivation you finally decided to start an exercise program. But where do you start? You can join a gym, join an exercise group, hire a personal trainer or do it yourself at home. Whatever the method you choose you need to make sure you are able to take […]
Don’t Diet
Whenever I hear someone say, ‘I’m going on a diet’ I can’t help but think to myself “Good luck with that.” I think that because I know that the actual dieting doesn’t last long and results are short-lived afterwards. Diet implies a quick fix and extreme measures will be taken to achieve fast results. Yes, it will […]
There’s no Secret to Weight Loss
No matter what the media sells in magazines, television, radio or online, there is no magic bullet, special formula or a secret to weight-loss. None whatsoever. Period. It’s all about simple math. Weight-loss occurs when calorie expenditure is greater than intake. No matter how many crunches one does or how many laps they run, it […]