Is a personal trainer worth the money? As a fitness professional who owns a personal training company in Nashville, you may be surprised by my answer: Is a personal trainer…
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When is the best time to work out? If you already exercise regularly – with a personal trainer, or on your own – you have probably already determined the best…
Healthy Snack Ideas One of the biggest challenges to good nutrition is figuring out what healthy snacks to prepare. Low carb snacks, high protein snacks, Paleo snacks – what are…
by Nashville nutrition expert Dan DeFigio, author of Beating Sugar Addiction For Dummies The dangers of artificial sweeteners are not reported enough! There are chemicals added to many foods that could cause brain damage…
Wondering how to get motivated to exercise? Struggling to get up for your morning workout? Try these tried-and-tested tips for exercise motivation. How to get motivated to exercise Exercise in…
Virtual reality exercise (VR exercise) is becoming a trendier topic with each passing month, and it appears that it has advanced from a mere concept to something that people are…
As personal trainers, one of the phrases we hear most often is “I just can’t lose weight.” Most of the time if someone says that they can’t lose weight, it’s…
We all know that exercise burns calories. But how many calories do you burn during exercise? “What exercise burns the most calories?” I get this question a lot. And the...
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Finding the motivation to lose weight can be hard. Everybody knows that when you get your weight down to a healthier level, you look better, you feel better, and you…
Eating more might not be the first strategy you’d think of when trying to lose weight, since that seems a little counter-productive. But you’d be surprised how eating more of…
Scheduling time for exercise can be hard. Sometimes with a busy schedule, squeezing in a quick lunchtime workout is the best way to get your exercise for the day. Here…
There are plenty of people who say they hate to exercise. Maybe you hate being in a gym, or you don’t like to lift weights. Or perhaps you’d rather sit…
If you feel like you have no time to exercise, consider this: When you say you have no time for exercise, what you really mean is you don’t have time…
You’re never too out of shape to start to improve, but you CAN be too out of shape to start a particular fitness program. A great example of “too much…