Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
There’s no shortage of nonsensical information in the world of health and fitness. When's the last time you exclaimed, "Oh goody! Another 3 Foods to Avoid at All Costs if You Want to Get Lean and Toned and Finally Like How You Look in a Swimsuit" article? Like the world needs another one of those. Sometimes I can laugh at the utterly ridiculous crap that floats around social media. But other …
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Many have already abandoned their "this time is different, this time I'm going to lose fat" New Year’s resolution. The most likely reason is because the plan they executed was a recycled version of the same ole thing most people do around January 1: go on a strict, all-or-nothing diet coupled with a grueling workout program. This proved to be too impractical, stressful, and even time consuming, …
Add to the title of this article That will Simplify Health and Fitness, Lead You to Your Goals, Allow you to Sustain Them Long-Term, and Help You Become the Best Version of Yourself. Because that is what health and fitness should do. It should empower you. It should make you feel good about yourself. It should reduce your stress. It should make your life infinitely better. To ensure that …
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Declaring health and fitness a religion may seem a tad exaggerated, but let’s examine some observations. Idols who possess a “perfect” physique are worshipped. People pray to the gods of great glutes, abs, curves, long legs, and other specific body parts or shapes. We search for a savior in the form of the next greatest diet or fad workout program hoping it will make all of our dreams come …
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How many diets have you tried? This is a serious question; take a moment to reflect on the answer. How many? Several at the very least, right? Why aren’t you still following the first diet you tried? Heck, why not the second, third, or possibly fourth diet? These questions are posed to my clients and the most common answer is because the diet was too strict and unrealistic to practice …
[Read more...] about A New Diet is Not the Solution to Problems Created by a Previous Diet
We live in a world that tells women to value themselves first by their physical appearance. We’re taught from a young age that how we look matters most, and we should manipulate our bodies with diets and work progressively harder to fit society’s ideals. It's time for that to end. Labeling the following mottoes “life changing” may seem lofty, but they can be. They have been for many of my …
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Sometimes nothing will suffice more than a good rant. Such is the case in regards to the experiment from a teacher who lived off nothing but McDonald's for six months. There were some lessons to be gleaned from his experience, but some chose instead to respond with harsh criticism. Many mistakenly claimed the point of the "McDonald's Diet" experiment was to encourage bad eating habits and …
When I paid attention to what I said to myself I was shocked, and dismal. “Whoa. Did I really just say that?” I wondered after berating myself for a silly, insignificant mistake. If I heard a fellow human brusquely shout to someone else the statements I make toward myself when I make a petty error, I would no doubt think that person was a bully, and an asshole. I’m my own worst critic and …
