Category Archives: Fitness News & Research
Want to Amp Up Your Workout Intensity? Just Pump Up the Jams
Do you workout to your favorite music? You should and there’s plenty of research to prove it. Last year (2011) the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research published a study showing that self selected music boosted both performance and mood during certain explosive exercises. But there’s more! Click here to read my latest blog on [...]
Here’s the Skinny on Detox Diets and Cleanses
I’ve written about this topic almost exactly 2 years ago for the Huffington Post as every new year I hear more and more people talking about going on a detox diet or doing a cleanse. It’s that time of year again when I’m hearing the buzz. If you’re on a detox diet, doing a cleanse [...]
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Ready for 2012? 10 Ways to Get Your Fitness Game Plan Going for the New Year (Or Anytime)!
My top 10 tips for starting, sticking to and getting back on track for any fitness or weight loss plan. Implement a few of these tips and you’ll get to your goals faster. Happy New Year and I look forward to helping you reach your goals!
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Is Group Fitness Turning Into “McFitness?”
This is an article I spent months writing. Mostly because the topic matter is near and dear to me – it was hard to step back and write objectively which I always try to do as someone who spent part of her professional career as a news reporter! As you’ll see, I’m not that objective [...]
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Low fat or low carb to reduce belly fat?
Great question! Here’s a link to an article I read that gives a good rationale. Keep in mind, there are good fats (i.e. omega 3, fish oils, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated) and bad fats (sat fats and trans fats – both are solid at room temperature). And there are good carbs and no too good for you [...]
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Exercise Now, Benefit Later: Stocking Up On Your Fitness
When an unexpected crisis hits that derails your health & fitness regimen, the amount and intensity of your previous training can really pay off. The fitter you are, the less you conditioning you lose when you have to take some time off from your workouts. Here’s my latest article on the Huffington Post. Read it [...]
Good Vibrations: Can Whole Body Vibration Machines Make You Fit?
I’ve dabbled with them before but wasn’t quite sure what real benefits these machines could provide and if, over the long run they were safe. Now that these machines are more prevalent in gyms and fitness studios as well as used by elite athletes, more research is available and the findings look darn good especially [...]
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More Beans + Less Meat = Fewer Lbs!
One more interesting tidbit from Real Age. I’m a big fan of 3 bean salad. I can eat it everyday and often do. And my favorite part of Mexican food are the beans. So of course I was thrilled to read this new study that suggests eating the same number of calories in beans vs. [...]
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Quick tip on how to eat 14% less calories at every meal
A great tip I read on Real Age. It comes from Brian Wansink, a researcher at Cornell who I’m a huge fan of and mildly obsessed with (not in a weird way – professionally!). So many of his studies show how mindless eating and our western culture contribute to overeating. Click here, it’s an easy [...]
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Pressed For Time? What Should You Do – Cardio or Weights?