Monthly Archives: March 2013

Healthy Habit #5: Embracing Discomfort

Boy – that title makes you want to tear into the article, doesn’t it?! Okay, first let me distinguish between types of discomfort. 1. The guy at the gym wearing hiked-up, super-short, way too tight running shorts while straddling the … Continue reading

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Healthy Habit #4: Pilates

Did your Grandpa look like this at 82?Joseph Pilates was an amazing guy. He used his life experiences, first as a chronically sick kid, then later as a diver, wrestler, boxer, and gymnast to teach himself about the dynamics of … Continue reading

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Healthy Habit #3: Drink Water Before (not during) Meals

One of the best things you can do to both minimize overeating and make sure you’re properly hydrated (critical for optimal fat burning) is to stop drinking caloric beverages during your meals. Instead, start drinking a full glass of water … Continue reading

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Healthy Habit #2: No Grains After 4pm

Okay, I admit it. Even though I teach fitness and nutrition for living, I do, sometimes get hooked into buying a consumer fitness magazine. Call it a loosely professional “guilty pleasure”. Sure, there are always impossibly good looking people who … Continue reading

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Healthy Habit #1: Educate Yourself on Healthy Habits

This is an idea I got from a cool article I read years ago. In the piece, the author makes a persuasive argument that you can change your life for the better in ways you never believed you could stick … Continue reading

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