Lara WThe role of a personal trainer is to help their clients achieve the best results possible for whatever their primary fitness goal may be. From professional athletes to someone just starting out, personal training can help you maximize your time spent with a safe and well-structured routine, designed exclusively for you. Most people who work out spend years …
Most people know that whey is the liquid left over when cheese is made, and is used to make hard cheeses and soft ones like cottage cheese. Yet few are aware that within that runny white liquid are two kinds of protein: casein and whey protein. To get whey protein, milk protein is separated from …
I think everyone has different food triggers that almost guarantee they are going to eat more than they should. At the very least it may lead to a second helping, and at its worst, we’re talking a full blown binge. This phenomena is not exclusive to humans either. It seems almost all species will overeat …
Your digestive system is an incredibly complex and marvelously engineered part of the human body. With over 30 feet of carefully packed tube-like plumbing, a healthy digestive tract is crucial for our bodies to function properly. It’s responsible for processing everything we eat, removing toxins, and is instrumental in how efficiently we absorb the nutrients …
Anyone that’s on a weight loss program, or is simply trying to eat a healthier diet, will tell you that sugar-filled foods are high in calories. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that naturally sweetened foods are usually off the charts when it comes to their total calorie count. Sugars, despite being high …
Carbohydrates could easily be considered one of the more confusing and misunderstood food sources today. Most people will tell you that carbohydrates give us energy to function, but beyond that they can’t tell you much more. Even fitness experts are contradictory in the advice and opinions they give when it comes to the role that …
The Cabbage Soup Diet (also called the TJ Miracle Soup Diet, Military Cabbage Soup, the Russian Peasant Diet, and the Sacred Heart Diet) is an extreme cleansing diet that has followers consume a low-calorie soup and follow a rigid low-calorie diet for seven days. It promises to make users lose weight from 10 to 14 …
Every December, like clockwork, the health and fitness industry starts pouring money into their advertising and marketing campaigns. From discounted memberships at the local gyms, to coupons, and special promotions for the latest fad diets, it’s impossible not to see that this is big business by the time January rolls around. Having worked as a …