Lifestyle

Health-conscious people know that fitness isn’t just what you do in the gym. Just as important is the time you spend resting. Maximizing your recovery is key to consistent, sustainable workouts. Working out when you’re already tired or stressed doesn’t...

We've all been there. We've all done the "complete diet overhaul" thing, right? Where we try to change everything that we're eating, all at once, and end up in one of these situations: Hating life. Diving face-first into a tub of...

Motivation is a funny thing. Some days you’re on fire, smashing every single thing you wanted to achieve for the day. Other times it’s all you can do not to just lie down on the floor and stay there. Something most...

"Estrogen dominance" is a phrase that's you've probably heard a lot lately in regards to fat loss. While it’s true that too much estrogen causes trouble for fat loss—as well as estrogen related cancers (i.e. breast, uterine, etc), it’s an...

In Women And Stress: What Stress Looks Like, I discussed four of the most common ways that high stress affects a woman's body. In this article, you'll learn about three more ways you may be stressing your body without even knowing it, and...

You know stress is bad - causing everything from heart attacks to grey hairs - but in our culture of busy-ness, stressed out is how most of us feel more often than not. What Stress Looks Like You probably have...

Moderation. It's just not my thing. Well, not inherently anyway. You see, I have an excessive personality, in pretty much every possible way. Take my television watching habits for example. I am not a "watch an hour a day" type...

Years ago, when I was a slave to frequent feeding and calorie counting, I had a regularly scheduled Cheat Day. Sunday-Friday I consumed 1500 calories, broken down into six meals, with a 1:1 protein to carb ratio. I never strayed outside...

"You don’t have to do things that way. You can do something different – what works for you in regards to training and nutrition – and get awesome results.”   She looked puzzled after I uttered that simple statement. First,...