Resolution or Commitment? 12/31/2011 It is that time of year where we feel the pressure to make our resolutions and what is the most popular one? Fitness Centers see a huge increase in membership in January, but then it slowly drops off about 3 months later. Why? Because a resolution is not a true commitment. It isn't a promise to keep. It still gives us a way out if we decide we don't feel like keeping it or if we don't see results fast enough. Instead of making a resolution to do things to improve our health, how about
It is that time of year where we feel the pressure to make our resolutions and what is the most popular one? Fitness Centers see a huge increase in membership in January, but then it slowly drops off about 3 months later. Why? Because a resolution is not a true commitment. It isn't a promise to keep. It still gives us a way out if we decide we don't feel like keeping it or if we don't see results fast enough. Instead of making a resolution to do things to improve our health, how about
Why Diets Backfire 05/04/2011 It is easy to see how diets wreck our metabolism. Any diet that tries to cut back drastically on anything from calories to carbs is doomed from the start because it doesn't work with how the human body works. It seems logical: eat less, burn more, lose weight, but the only true way to lose is to go from a weight loss mentality to a fat loss mentality. To weight-loss minded people you should exercise as long as possible, after all, it takes 250 calories to offset the 1/2 of a Snickers bar
It is easy to see how diets wreck our metabolism. Any diet that tries to cut back drastically on anything from calories to carbs is doomed from the start because it doesn't work with how the human body works. It seems logical: eat less, burn more, lose weight, but the only true way to lose is to go from a weight loss mentality to a fat loss mentality. To weight-loss minded people you should exercise as long as possible, after all, it takes 250 calories to offset the 1/2 of a Snickers bar
