For years healthcare professionals pushed the idea that weight loss was as simple as eating less and exercising more. The thinking went something like this: Our basal metabolic rate determines the number of calories our body needs on a daily basis.  If we take in fewer calories than what we need, our body will use …

Let’s be honest.  When many of us get fed up with our health, and we really want to lose that extra weight, we look to a change in diet to help us get there. However, when we finally achieve the desired result, we stop eating differently and that weight comes right back on. Changing our diet …

So, you want to be slimmer and tone your body but your weight just won’t budge. There are few things more frustrating than that. Consider the following 7 “Weight Loss Limiters” and discover what could be squelching your results. Limiter #1: Your Mind  Your mind is your greatest asset for achieving any goal. However, until …

For years people have been told that losing weight is all about willpower.  However, those who have tried many different strategies with mixed results have realized it’s more than just willpower.  Hormones, genetics, medications, underactive thyroids, age, stress, and specific health issues are some of the many reasons why we gain weight and have trouble losing it. …

There are not too many things that feel as good as making real progress.  The simple act of checking something off of your to-do list creates real changes in brain physiology that make the practice downright addictive.  This dopamine release in response to task completion has been called the “jackpot” effect.  Our brains feel really …

Looking for more energy and strength, better sleep, decreased aches/pains, weight loss and overall better health?  Fed up with fad diets, tired of ingesting gimmicky shakes and supplements, and done with calorie counting and starving yourself with the hope of looking and feeling better only to be disappointed with the results? At The Exercise Coach®, …

It’s certainly no secret that strength training is highly recommended. Research shows that strength training improves muscular strength, endurance, bone density, metabolism, joint stability, cardiovascular health, and many other things.  With so many positive benefits available, why wouldn’t we want to strength train? Anything worth doing is worth doing well.  So to strength train properly, we’re going to have to tackle the topic of …

(image source) Does the following scenario sound familiar? You wake up each morning with every intention of having a “good” eating day. You skip the drive thru on your way to work and refuse to eat fast food with co-workers at lunch. You boycott the vending machine in the mid-afternoon and you won’t even think …

What happens in your body when you combine whole-effort exercise with whole-food nutrition?  You get a whole-new you! Benefits of Exercise Performing just one single bout of exercise triggers a cascade of hormonal, cardiovascular, physiological, neurological, endocrinological and biological benefits.  Muscles have been called the windows to every system of the body. If we start with this …