Posts Tagged ‘weight loss’
Are You Cheating Yourself?
Are You Cheating Yourself? —Elise Miller If you indulge in cheat meals, you might just be cheating yourself out of achieving your body composition goals. In fact, if I had my way, you’d have to fulfill certain criteria before you were permitted to use cheat meals as a diet tool. These criteria would include: Tracking…
Read MoreIt’s Time to Shun the Mainstream Approach to Weight Loss Once and For All
Think about it—back in the day, you “worked up an appetite,” maybe by doing some hard farm labor or going on a long, arduous trek. By the time that physical work was finished, you were famished, more so than usual, bursting with joy to pig out, and pig out you did—with gusto. Yet now we’re…
Read MoreWhat is the Easiest, Most Important Diet Change You Can Make?
What is the Easiest, Most Important Diet Change You Can Make? – Elise A. Miller If I had to give you just one tip to help you lose weight, it would be to—wait! Not so fast. Before I tell you what TO do, I want to tell you what I won’t advise. I won’t tell…
Read MoreWoulda, Shoulda, Coulda
Let me give you some great fitness advice. Open a calendar, any calendar. Look over the next month. See those boxes and that stretch of time? That’s opportunity knocking. There’s your fresh start. It’s your commitment to trying a healthier, stronger, and more disciplined lifestyle. And all you need is one month (or less!). I…
Read MoreHouse Bound Workout – The 1/23/16 Edition
Time for our first Snow Day workout of 2016! Do one round of the following: 2 Push-ups 10/10 Single Leg Foot Elevated Glute Bridges 4 Push-ups 10/10 Foot Elevated SLGB 6 Push-ups 10/10 Foot Elevated SLGB 8 Push-ups 10/10 Foot Elevated SLGB 10 Push-ups 10/10 Foot Elevated SLGB Have a Kettlebell? Start and end…
Read More12 Days Challenge: Workout 17 – Criss Cross
Your mission: Complete twelve workouts between November 30th and January 3rd. If you’re a Performance Fitness member these twelve workouts can be any combination of personal training sessions, group training classes, a DIY workout from the Performance Fitness Exercise Guide (don’t have a PFit Exercise Guide? email us and get one!), a WOW, or one…
Read More12 Days Challenge: Workout 15 – F-AB-ulous
Your mission: Complete twelve workouts between November 30th and January 3rd. If you’re a Performance Fitness member these twelve workouts can be any combination of personal training sessions, group training classes, a DIY workout from the Performance Fitness Exercise Guide (don’t have a PFit Exercise Guide? email us and get one!), a WOW, or one…
Read More12 Days Challenge: Workout 10 – Cardio, Cardio, Cardio
Your mission: Complete twelve workouts between November 30th and January 3rd. If you’re a Performance Fitness member these twelve workouts can be any combination of personal training sessions, group training classes, a DIY workout from the Performance Fitness Exercise Guide (don’t have a PFit Exercise Guide? email us and get one!), a WOW, or one…
Read MoreWOW 3-30-15: Swing Row, Sweet Chariot
The WOW, or Workout of the Week, is a short workout that you can do on your own as an add-on to your training. These workouts are designed to be mostly equipment free (so you can do them anywhere) and of medium to high intensity. Modify as needed depending on your fitness level and intensity…
Read MoreAvoiding the Dumbbell Doldrums
Chances are, you’ve experienced burnout in one area of your life or another. You’re in a rut at work. You are completely over a volunteer gig. You’ve lost interest in a hobby you once loved. And another example: You can’t seem to find the motivation to work out and maintain healthy habits. Obviously, as your trainer,…
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