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One data point we provide is Resting Metabolic Rate. Which leads to the question, how do I use this number??? RMR is the amount of calories your body needs to sustain itself. Check out the [...]

Diesel prices continue to increase almost daily. As a result, we will start to require a minimum signup at upcoming clinics. This minimum will be based on distance from our home location (see [...]

This was an excellent podcast from the website http://www.maintenancephase.com discussing the history of the Body Mass Index; where it came from, why it was initially used, and how it started [...]

Go to any gym and you’ll hear members discuss supplements.  It can get confusing FAST. The FDA regulates supplements as food, not as drugs. These are meant to add to (“supplement”) your diet and [...]

The topic of a vegan diet came up last week from several clients.  I found this article from Popular Science; the biggest takeaway I got was to make sure the food in your vegan diet is easily [...]

Lowering your body fat percentage does lead to muscle definition and a display of abs. For women, though, going very low can cause health problems.  One sign that your body fat is getting too low [...]

“Lose 10 pounds in 1 week!” You’re seeing these posts on social media.  Are those 10 pounds of fat or water, though? Let’s look at the math…. One pound of fat is approximately 3,500 calories.  10 [...]

It’s that time of year where you’re seeing nutrition challenges everywhere….at the gym, at work, on social media. They’re not all bad, but they’re not all good [...]

Remember on Game of Thrones – “Winter is Coming”?  That’s how I feel during fall. I’m a warm, fair weather outdoor cardio person – I love to run or walk [...]

I love BravoTV, mainly for bringing me Project Runway and Top Chef.  I do NOT love the housewives shows, and the article I stumbled onto today reinforced that dislike. Teddi Mellencamp (yes, [...]