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How stress helps or hinders weight loss

Is too much stress putting the brakes on your weight loss?   Your body holds onto fat to protect itself when you’re stressed.   Stress doesn’t...

My Biggest Mistake as a Novice Runner

‘Learning from your mistakes is smart, learning from the mistakes of others is better’. This is my rough recollection of a quote that struck me as...

My Favorite Winter Breakfast

And as the seasons change, so to do my breakfast cravings. I’m not sure if it’s an evolutionary urge to ‘bulk-up’ to survive the harsh winter, or...

The factors that affect metabolism

Since the beginning of the 20th century, we’ve looked at the factors that affect human metabolism. Basically, metabolism is the process of...

Client Spotlight – 16 year old ‘G’

In this Client Spotlight Edition, we’re so happy to share the story of one very inspirational teenager “G” who lost over 200 lbs. in less than a...

Challenging max heart rate formulas

The classic max heart rate formula is simple, but simply inaccurate. So what and now what? There is a clinical and societal need to estimate maximum...