MyFitnessPal Receives Consumer Reports Top Pick For Diet And Exercise...
After 20 plus years researching nutrition and weight loss let’s just say I’ve come to have a degree of skepticism when looking at new clinical trials and non-peer reviewed studies. When a supplement...
View ArticleDoes Morning Exercise In A Fasting State Really Work Best For Fat Loss?
There’s long been an on-going debate on whether or not doing cardio in the morning while in a fasting state helps one to lose more body fat. To be fair there’s research supporting both sides of the...
View ArticleWhy You Can Increase Body Fat Even While Dieting And Doing Lots Of Exercise
If there’s one phenomenon associated with weight loss that tends to leave people thoroughly confused and scratching their heads, it’s how in the world they could have increased their body fat...
View ArticleHow Spending More Time Working Out Can Actually Trigger Fat Storage
Yes, you read that right, it’s not a typo. I know what you’re thinking…come on Shane how could someone gain fat by spending more time exercising? Believe it or not this can happen, in fact it’s quite...
View ArticleAdiponectin and Fat Loss
I’ve been getting quite a few questions lately regarding the hormone adiponectin and its connection to fat loss so I figured it was about time to do a discussion on the subject. As you can imagine the...
View ArticleWhy Exercise Alone Does Little To Promote Fat Loss
There’s a saying that frequently gets posted in our gym which reads, “You can’t out-exercise a bad diet.” This serves as a reminder for all of our clients that while the workouts are an essential...
View ArticleTo Go Low Carb Or Not To Go Low Carb?
That is the question. Better stated, is there a way to tell if you’re more likely to do well on a low carb diet? The short answer is yes as there actually are some pretty good indicators. But as is...
View ArticleAre Pre-Workout Carbs Best For Fat Loss With Early Morning Workouts?
Ask this question to any number of nutritionists or fitness trainers and you’ll likely hear a distinct difference in opinions. There are those who will say that a carbohydrate based pre-workout meal or...
View ArticleHow To Establish A Calorie Deficit For Fat Loss With Exercise
Without question one of the most frequent mistakes I see being made by individuals who are stuck in a weight loss plateau is attempting to restrict too many calories from their diet and/or exercising...
View ArticleWhat Are The Best Exercises For Losing Belly Fat?
As a fitness coach this has to be one of the most frequently asked questions I get asked from people I meet out in public. It typically goes something like this as they grab on to their belly fat with...
View ArticleThe Dirty Little Secret Of Low Carb Dieting For Fat Loss
Ask most anyone off the street what’s the best diet strategy to lose body fat and you’ll likely hear something along the lines of going low-carb. Fitness trainers have been providing the same run of...
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