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Have a Vision

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

I always encourage my clients to have a vision. According to WellcoachesTM, a vision should define

Self-image
Behaviors
Outcomes
Motivators
Potential obstacles and strategies to overcome them

Look three months into your future and think about what you want to look like and feel like, and what kinds of behaviors you will be engaged in. What kind of person do you [...]

Find Activities You Enjoy

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

This morning as I was reading about JD and Mac’s pursuit of a healthier lifestyle, including weight loss, over at Get Fit Slowly, I was reminded of the importance of finding enjoyable activities.
Exercise doesn’t have to be drudgery. Almost everyone can find some physical activity they will enjoy doing. If you can’t, I’ll talk about [...]

How much exercise?

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Many people are confused about how much exercise they should do.  For years we’ve read and heard that we should work out three times a week, or we should exercise for half an hour a day.  But it really depends on your goals, and your fitness level.
Most people initially ask this question because they are [...]

How to Lose Weight

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Barring any chemical imbalances and such, losing weight is a fairly simple process. That doesn’t mean it’s always easy, as many of us have emotional issues regarding food. I’ll talk about that in another post. Today I want to give you the basics of how to lose weight.

Write down all of your measurements, including weight, [...]

Methods of assessing fitness

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Many people use the bathroom scale as their sole measure of progress. This makes sense, since they want to lose weight.
But do you really want to lose weight, or do you specifically want to lose fat? Do you also want to be healthier?
There are several ways we can measure progress in fitness. Here are a [...]

Zumba in Tallahassee!

Friday, October 26th, 2007

Tomorrow, Saturday, October 27, I will take the certification class to teach Zumba!  If you haven’t heard of Zumba, it’s a great new form of cardiovascular exercise (cardio) based on Latin and hip-hop dance moves.  Check out this great video to see how much fun Zumba can be.  Also, you can visit the official Zumba [...]

How many calories?

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Many clients want to know how many calories they are burning each time they exercise. If their goal is weight loss, they want to know that they are burning more calories than they are consuming so they can make progress.
It’s not easy to accurately determine the caloric cost of an activity because it is determined [...]

My path to coaching

Monday, August 13th, 2007

I’ve always been interested in health and fitness.  I never played competitive sports as a child, but I was always active. 
 In my teens, I read a lot about health and fitness.  Most of it, I’m sure, was inaccurate.  I learned to cook healthy foods, though, and I knew that being active was important.
Then I got [...]

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