Healthy 716- Connecting the 716 to Healthier Living

  Fitness Success After 40 isn't about changing a million different things all at once. Its about focusing on one or two things and leveraging that. After years of starvation diets, over-exercising, weight loss challenges and other gimmicks your metabolism may become stunted, stalled or slow to burn calories. This leads to: Fear of Aging - Worried about the typical health issues that come with aging, such as reduced mobility, strength, and overall fitness. Desire for Control - Feel like you've lost control over your body and want to regain it Social Pressure -You may feel social pressure to look a certain way, especially in a society that often values youth and thinness. (Total BS By The Way..!) Lack of Confidence - You may lack confidence in your ability to lose weight or get fit Fear of Failure - You may have tried to lose weight in the past and failed, which could make her hesitant to try again. I get it. These are all very real emotional ...

  For more than 20 years the media has bombarded us with a perpetual diet craze. An avalanche of fad diets are announced one after another as breaking news while producing zero true results. Sure, you may lose 5, 10 or even 20 pounds on a fad diet…but you’ll gain it all back and then some. How can I be so confident that your results will be short-lived? It’s actually a simple concept, and once you understand it you will be forever saved from the tortures of yo-yo dieting. (Read: Basic Fat Loss Math HERE ) Fad diets saddle you with unreasonable calorie restrictions and some even cut out entire food groups just to produce that short-lived drop in weight—a process that is actually harmful to your health. The fad diets also ignore one major component to shaping up: exercise. You see, most fad diets operate on one age-old premise:  cut calories, cut calories, cut calories.  By restricting the type and amount of food consumed the fad dieter usually sees an immediat...

There are probably a few things in your life that you’d like to slow down… But when it comes to your metabolism? Probably not.   Unfortunately, there are  plenty  of sneaky ways we slow our metabolism down — here are 7 of the most common metabolism saboteurs: 1, You don’t eat enough Your body is smart! When you regularly eat less fuel than you burn, your body can make itself even  more  efficient by lowering how many calories it needs. This can happen if 1) you exercise a lot and don’t ramp up your food intake to match it; 2) you undereat every day, or 3) go on a lot of diets. 2. You skip meals Research shows that eating regular meals throughout the day is linked with a greater “thermic effect of food” – i.e., more calories burned after eating. Plus, eating on a regular schedule helps your body manage its blood sugar levels, which is a biggie when it comes to your health. 3. You don’t lift weights Strength training helps boost your metabolism in a couple of diff...

  Hindsight is 20/20. If I could go back and start my fitness journey again, I would do it differently. Here are four things that I wish I knew earlier about fitness. 1. You don’t have to be perfect! I spent a LOT of time trying to be perfect with my nutrition. Same with my workouts. It only resulted in periods of burn out and NOT wanting to workout out at all. Be flexible in your routine and stay CONSISTENT. Something is better than nothing. 2. Start lifting weights sooner. Resistance training is better than cardio. Not only does it make you stronger, but your balance improves, your coordination improves, AND it’s a great cardio workout as well! Another huge benefit? Your confidence improves. 3. Eat more protein. I was a HUGE snacker. Sweet. Salty. It didn’t matter… By eating more protein (most people don’t eat enough), I didn’t snack as much because it got rid of my cravings. I also saw better results from my workouts. 4. Take vitamins and supplements. I could have saved a LOT of...