Category Archives: Fitness
Childhood Obesity: Illuminating the Internal Will for Change
“You got an A on your test, let’s celebrate with ice cream.” Sound familiar? More children are overweight today as compared to previous generations. The childhood obesity rate has tripled since 1980, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Georgia’s statistics are quite concerning, with an alarming 37% of children ages 10-17 considered [...]
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The When, What and Why of Eating Before a Workout
If you have been searching for a hard and fast rule about what, when, and even if you should eat before working out, unfortunately there is none. There is no secret to timing your meals in order to get the most out of your workout — the best combination of when and what to eat [...]
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What’s The Ideal Workout Plan For You?
People frequently inquire about best exercise plan. The answer to this question cannot be answered with a unidimensional response; to do so would be short-sighted. An important piece of information to consider when answering this seemingly simple question is to understand personality profiles, which are multidimensional and complex in nature. Generating an exercise “treatment” plan [...]
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Post-New-Year’s-Resolution Pitfall: The Struggle With Adherence
I complete four personal training sessions with a client, and then she does not follow through with her remaining paid, new-year’s-resolution training sessions. When queried at a later point in time, she explains that her schedule became too demanding to incorporate workouts. Prior to that, a therapy client did not implement specific parenting strategies that [...]
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The Art and Science of Letting Go: The Key to Weight Loss
I can’t tell you how often I tell my clients, “Just let it go!” I say this simple, yet challenging statement to them for various reasons, such as when picking battles with their kids, when holding a grudge because their friend still owes them $20, and when spouses are mad at each other. After years [...]
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