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5 secret steps to playing the Infinite Game
5 secret steps to playing the Infinite Game If you’re a rugby fan, you’ll be seeing this writ large almost daily. Teams up against each other, smashing each other silly over 80 minutes to take out the win. If you’re on social media, you’ll see this played out in any...
The 2 Hardest Parts of Losing Weight
The 2 Hardest Parts of Losing Weight You may be shocked to hear this, but the two most challenging most aspects of losing weight and getting healthy have nothing to do with nutrition and working out. You may be thinking, "Wait, aren't those the ONLY two aspects of...
2 Ways to Avoid Regaining the Weight You Worked So Hard to Lose
2 Ways to Avoid Regaining the Weight You Worked So Hard to Lose After working with hundreds of clients, it’s become clear what successful clients do. #1 Have a Plan. With so many diets out there, clients come to us confused and frustrated because they don’t know what...
Reached a Plateau? Here’s How To Get Back on Track
Reached a Plateau? Here Are 5 Suggestions For Getting Back on Track Let’s face it. In the world of nutrition & fitness, the word “plateau” has a bad rap. In essence, it suggests a lack of progress, stagnancy, a sign of something going wrong. Sure, it’s frustrating...
Lost your motivation? Don’t be discouraged; shift your focus!
Lost your motivation? Don't be discouraged; shift your focus! You are not alone! No matter who it is, at some point, everyone gets a case of the “I don’t want to’s.” Living life can be mentally and physically exhausting especially with all the things we SHOULD be...
Taking The Long View
Taking The Long View What does that look like? Taking a long-term approach to improving our nutrition means we have intent, objectives, goals and a mission to accomplish not only short-term goals but also long-term goals. The big picture mission is simple, we want to...
Avoiding the quick fix
Avoiding the quick fix. At the gym, you will hear us talk about the importance of paying attention to nutrition. You might be participating in a nutrition challenge focusing on gaining consistency with eating healthy foods, or just hearing about nutrition options for...
Can I gain muscle mass and lose body fat at the same time?
Can I gain muscle mass and lose body fat at the same time? One of the most common aspirations we hear is the desire to both lose body fat and gain muscle mass, at the same time! So, Coach, can it be done? Like many similar questions, the answer is 'it depends"! Much...
Why did you get into lifting weights?
Why did you get into lifting weights? As a kid, I wasn't the strongest. I suffered from being a chubby wee thing, with a propensity to put weight on at the merest glimpse of food. Growing up, my parents were adamant that my brothers and I would learn to swim, given...
What’s the hardest part of getting fit?
What’s the hardest part of getting fit? Fear. Fear is the hardest apart of getting fit. Fear of not being able to do it. Fear of it being too hard. Fear of not fitting in. Fear of the unknown Fear of failure. Fear is the biggest...