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Living Lean and Putting Healthy Living Into Action

Do you ever feel overwhelmed with the abundance of information on the internet regarding exercise, eating, and healthy living in general? You are in fine company if your answer is yes. Even though my field is health coaching and personal training, I get w... Read >

Enjoying the Holidays While Maintaining Fitness and Weight Goals

Staying active and eating moderately during the holidays is a challenge for most of us. Enjoying family, friends, and fine foods while maintaining fitness goals is best achieved through proper planning. Take these action steps before your holiday outings ... Read >

Do Diet Supplements Treat the Symptoms or Treat the Cause of Being Unhealthy?

The other day, I met a person who called me on the telephone because of an article I had written in Old City Life magazine. Because of her health background we had much in common. We decided to meet to chat. Although I know her intention was to have a con... Read >

How to Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle While Traveling

A reader writes, “How can I maintain a healthful lifestyle while traveling for business or pleasure?" This is a good question because it shows recognition that maintaining a healthful way of life is more easily accomplished when we are at home in an es... Read >

High Intensity Intervals for Increased Metabolism

There’s no doubt, our metabolism slows as we age. Before reading on, ask yourself this question, “ Do I want to accept the fact of a slowing metabolism, or do I want to implement a strategy to counter the effects of a decreased metabolic rate? This is ... Read >

How to Rapidly Increase Fat Burning Capacity For Weight Loss

How can we burn a maximum amount of calories in a minimum amount of time? Last week’s article answered this question for the “newbie" calorie burner and this week we’ll look at what the intermediate level fitness calorie burner can do to more rapidly e... Read >

Best Way to Burn a Maximum Amount of Calories

A reader writes, “How can I make the most of a cardiovascular workout?" Because of our busy lives, this is a common, yet important question. And depending on who asks it, can have several meanings. I know from talking with this reader that his question ha... Read >

Breast Cancer Survivors Use an Integrated Approach to Healthful Living

Women with breast cancer are not just surviving but thriving. Although it has only been about 5 years since strength training for women with breast cancer has been encouraged by their physicians, many breast cancer women have taken the position that stren... Read >

Smartly Use the Power of The Mind For Aging Well

In his book, The Brain that Changes Itself, Norman Doidge, M.D. writes, “competitive plasticity explains why our bad habits are so difficult to break or “unlearn." Most of us think of the brain as a container and learning as putting something in it. When ... Read >

Is President Obama in Good Health?

A retired doctor, a friend of mine who recently relocated to Colorado Springs, often sends me interesting insights and perspectives on healthy living. His most recent e-mail pertains to the state of our President’s health status through his eyes (my frien... Read >

Health Observations – A Trainer’s Perspective

Health Observations – A Trainer’s Perspective "The main reason diets fail, and health, fitness, and wellness goals are not achieved, is that our mental discipline weakens in an attempt to lose weight and become fit in a small span of time. Ironically, ... Read >