If you're like the 45% of Americans that make New Year's resolutions, there's a good chance yours might involve the #1 most popular goal… Losing weight. While a clean slate is always a beautiful thing to give it the 'ole college try, the fact is, 64% of you will ditch...
6 miles of running = 600 calories burned. 40 minutes on the elliptical = 400 calories burned. For many years of my life, that’s how my mind worked. Miles of running and minutes on the elliptical translated to calories burned. And calories burned meant I could lose...
45 million. The total number of Americans that DIET each year. $33 billion. The total amount spent ANNUALLY on weight loss products, according to the Boston Medical Center. Check these cortex reviews. Pause. Is that not disturbing?! Despite the incredible amount of...
After a long day grinding it out in the world of sales, I used to have a ritual of buying an apple at a local Whole Foods for the 2-hour drive home. Aww, what a healthy, hard-earned reward, right!? Don't let me fool you. I failed to mention the apple was literally the...
While walking around a local lake last week, I passed by a cheerful, yet serious walker in her early 30's. She was the type with the hard, swinging arms (not laughing, I've been there before), and a pace at about a 10-minute mile. Sporting a pink t-shirt with the...
Everyone has their own preferences when it comes to work. They often say that people who love what they do are lucky, because they get to fulfill their dreams and earn for their living, all at the same time. If you or a loved one has been hurt on the job and your...
6 miles of running = 600 calories burned. 40 minutes on the elliptical = 400 calories burned. For many years of my life, that’s how my mind worked. Miles of running and minutes on the elliptical translated to calories burned. And calories burned meant I could lose...
We're 2 months away from the New Year (already?). We're also 2 months away from the influx of a gagillion new gym memberships, with 60% of those memberships dropping off by February. There's a reason why so many fail at their New Years' resolutions of getting fit. It...
In spring 2009, I was first introduced to this world-renowned workout called "tabata." I was living in Greenville, South Carolina at the time, and happened upon a Crossfit gym across the street from my apartment. You know, the Reebok-sponsored sport redefining...
Have you ever stretched before exercise? I'm betting you have. And you probably still do. I'm right there with you! I grew up, as most of us did, with sports teams that stretched in big circles as a team, holding each static stretch for 10 seconds before moving onto...
"Nothing is certain in life except change." We've all heard this common (and true!) phrase, and within this whole category of change, I'm adding a subcategory that I has most certainly been a constant in my life... TRAVEL. From traveling as an athlete in college, to...
With the modern world full of responsibility, jobs, children, social media, and our own expectations, the tendency for health priorities is... to GO. Sure, these are very valid things that may deserve to take precedence (ahem, minus social media and a few other...
I am literally a water chugging machine. Always have been, always will be. The fact that my little sister actually got water toxicity at one point in her life (a legit life-threatening thing) tells you that it's likely genetic. Plus, I've always been an athlete, and...
"What is this?!" Puzzled, the cashier lady checking me out at Fresh Thyme this morning was looking at my rutabaga like an alien. "... A turnip?!" "Rutabaga!," I say, delighted to educate yet another cashier. Her inquisitive face finally turned content, so she could...
What should I take? Where can I get the best cognitive enhancers? WHY should I be taking something? This article is your guide to finding quality, well-sourced supplements. Because when it comes to the supplement industry, the choices can be overwhelming and...
You've just run 4 miles. Up hill. You're exhausted and you're thirsty. What's better than chugging an ice-cold Gatorade to replenish!? Well, WATER is. (And my list of the healthiest sports drinks, of course, which we'll get to in a moment.). Instead of commercial and...
"OW OUCHHHH!!!!!" It's 2 AM and my husband, Kyle, is hobbling on one leg, enduring the pain of an intense leg cramp in the other. "What is going on!!?," I say insensitively, wishing he hadn't woken me up (especially since we already have two toddlers filling that...
About one year ago, I received an email from Jimmy Moore, a highly respected, well-known blogger, author, and influence in the low carb movement. Would Kyle and I like to be guests on his podcast, Low Carb Conversations, along with his co-host, Dietician Cassie, to...
If you missed the first half of my fascinating interview with clinical sports psychologist and CrossFit World Games competitor Dr. Steve Hamming, you can read it here. Today, we pick up with more questions and answers on how to reach higher athletic achievement by...
As a poker player, what super power would you want, if you could have any? Let me guess, you probably want x-ray vision or the ability to read minds, right? Reading other players at the table means being able to make an educated guess as to what cards they hold in...