Alternative to Alcohol

Alternative to Alcohol

  Thank you so much for your 2017 challenge registrations so far –  if you haven’t yet registered please click and register below! Register for the 2017 Fitness Challenge.   I thought I would squeeze in a post this week for those of you that will...
Exercise Reduces Hunger Pains

Exercise Reduces Hunger Pains

After a good workout, you need to refuel and you may wonder what you can eat post workout and not have it spoil the impact of exercising. Feeding the workout Heath and fitness is said to be 80% diet and 20% exercise; with these numbers, you may want to reconsider the...

Struggling with Weight Gain

We all come in different shapes and abilities. We may not be able to have the genetic alibility to be professional runners or weightlifters, but we can move our body like a runner or a lifter. Our genetics will determine our body shape and health to a certain point;...

Bending Spoons

Often we will limit or excel ourselves based on our past experiences, mainly due to our primal instincts of self-preservation but also due to our intellectual need for self-affirmation. Self-affirmations can be a powerful ally or destructive master, particularly when...

Are Comfort foods comfortable?

  Why are comfort foods so appealing? Certain foods in winter promise solace as much as they do fuel.  They can trigger childhood memories of a happy family enjoying time together safe from the cold winter weather outside. Comfort eating can be used as relief...

Choose calories wisely

This week we lunged into our fitness and for many, including myself, walking took on a new meaning! Learning to use the gluteal (bottom)and quadriceps (thigh)  muscles when we walk is vital in protecting the health of our joints, in particular, the knee joint. The...