Being a personal trainer certified through the American College of Sports Medicine I have to complete continuing education credits (CECs) to keep my certification valid and up to date. Like…

Meet my client Sue. This isn’t actually her name, but wanted to keep her anonymous 🙂   I met Sue in January of 2017 at a time when she was…

The amount of sugar you eat on a daily basis matters. I will never say it doesn’t. But, where the sugar comes from and how much energy you spend worrying…

Here is a little background on my last six months of run training as this will preface my thoughts on calorie burn in general. In March I began running four…

If there is one underlying rule I live by and coach my clients on, it is matching caloric intake to activity level.   This means if you “move less” you…

Here is a quick list of things that many of my clients and people I talk to about nutrition are doing and doing well. These are are big positives and…

Why are you exercising? Like what is your true “why?” I wrote another blog earlier last year titled “Are you working out for the right reasons?” Another blog I wrote when…

“Fitness” is defined as “the condition of being physically fit and healthy.”   I think that definition is fine, but I think we can go more in depth on what…

Most people I talk to about nutrition and exercise have a pretty good idea of what they should be doing on a regular basis to lose weight or gain muscle…

Most of my clients nowadays have some sort of activity tracker such as a Fit Bit, Apple Watch, Garmin Watch or they use apps built in on their phone such…