What’s The Difference Between Portion Size And Serving Size?
Whether you’re eating in a restaurant or at home, portion sizes will vary. However, it doesn’t matter where you eat, at home in Louisville, KY, or in a restaurant in...
View PostAre Personal Trainers Worth It?
Many people who use personal trainers are either just starting a fitness program or have tried on their own and failed. However, that doesn’t mean that those with more experience...
View PostHow Many Times A Week Should I Do Cardio?
The number of times per week that you do cardio all depends on you. The US Department of Health and Human Services suggests you get from 150 to 300 minutes...
View PostHow Salt Might Affect Your Weight Loss
If your resolution is to lose weight, think twice about grabbing that salt shaker at every meal. It can affect your goal of weight loss. Most people realize that consuming...
View PostWhat To Know About Keto
While we don’t necessarily recommend a keto diet at Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, but instead provide an easier route that’s personalized and doesn’t require calorie or carb counting, there...
View PostWill Hormones Make You Gain Weight?
Many times when you hear people complain that they can’t lose weight, it’s because they aren’t following the program. Either they ignore the calories they consume either at meals or...
View PostPros And Cons Of Supplements
It seems like there are supplements for everything from building muscles to improving your memory. Are these supplements any good and are there dangers to taking supplements? There are both...
View PostHow To Stay Motivated As A Beginner
It’s January and that means all those New Year’s resolutions have started. By now, many have also ended. I see it in Louisville, KY, people start a fitness regimen as...
View PostMeal Plan And Hit Your Goals!
I hear it all the time. Clients who want to lose weight, boost their health or increase their energy level, come to me and say they’re struggling. I tell them...
View PostTable Salt Vs Sea Salt
If you’ve spent much time comparing grocery prices in Louisville, KY, you probably notice there’s a big difference in price between table salt and specialty salt like pink Himalayan Sea...
View PostCan Garlic Help Lower My Blood Pressure?
Eating garlic is widely known as a way to help control blood pressure, but is that fact or fiction? If it lowers blood pressure is the change significant and worth...
View PostThe Best Foods For Anti-Aging
Who wouldn’t want to look their best and for some people, that also means looking younger. You can improve your appearance in a lot of ways, but doing it naturally...
View PostHow Much Protein Do We Actually Need?
A lot of the newer diets focus on bumping up the protein intake. It’s true that if you’re trying to lose weight, protein will fill you up and cutting back...
View PostAre Multivitamins Useful?
There’s a lot of variety of multivitamins on the shelves of pharmacies, so you might think they’re the most useful health benefit available. That isn’t exactly true. If you’re in...
View PostHow Often Should You Go To The Gym As A Beginner?
When someone is a beginner, at Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, there are a lot of variations on how much time is spent in the gym. Some people come every...
View PostCan Vitamin B6 Help Reduce Anxiety?
All people feel anxiety at one time or another. Sometimes, it can occur for no apparent reason. It may be mild enough that it’s bothersome, but short term does not...
View PostHealthy Eating In Real Life
Are you always on the run and don’t have time for healthy eating? That’s how a lot of people in Louisville, KY, feel. Real life doesn’t look like a segment...
View PostAre Beans KETO Friendly?
Keto has become one of the latest weight loss crazes that actually works. It requires paying close attention to the number of carbs you consume, so most people opt for...
View PostYoga For Diabetes
Diabetes can exacerbate some conditions, like high blood pressure, heart disease or circulation. Yoga can help directly, like stabilizing blood sugar levels. Increasing activity and eating healthy are exceptionally good...
View PostBest Stretches To Start Your Day
Are you one of those people that jump out of bed and immediately rush to get ready to work? There’s a better way to start your day and that’s by...
View PostWhat Are The Benefits Of Foam Rolling?
Clients at Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, know that a hard workout can result in some muscle aches and pains. Those can lead to a reluctance to keep a workout...
View PostWhy Do Some People Never Sweat When Working Out?
Do you notice the guy or gal at the gym who always seems fresh and dry. They never sweat when working out or so it seems. There can be several...
View PostBest Exercises For Stronger Obliques
At Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, we focus on overall fitness using the tools of a healthy diet and a program of regular exercise designed specifically for each person. We...
View PostHow To Fit More Steps In Every Day
For most people, it isn’t about the type of exercise to do…it’s more about just getting some exercise. If you’re working out in the gym already, then you can add...
View PostGreat Protein Sources For Vegetarians
It’s far easier to find healthy protein sources for vegetarians than it is for vegans. It’s because vegetarians do eat some animal products, such as eggs, dairy or both. Lacto...
View PostSay Goodbye To Love Handles
If you’re out of shape, you face problems like beer belly, love handles, bat wings and thunder thighs. Those are just a few of the terms clients use to explain...
View PostWhat Is Lifestyle Medicine?
You know the drill. You go to the doctor, he or she finds you have a condition or disease and the string of prescription drugs start. Those drugs help manage...
View PostDoes Exercise Help You Live Longer?
Exercise is important for a number of different reasons. It improves digestion, increases circulation and helps prevent serious conditions that are life threatening, like stroke, high blood pressure, some types...
View PostEverything You Need To Know About Manuka Honey
Whether you buy local honey in Louisville, KY, or choose more exotic types, the honey is often named for the type of plant that the pollen and nectar comes from...
View PostHow Chia Seeds Could Be A Game Changer
No matter where you talk about chia seeds and the benefits, someone will bring up the chia pets that are so popular around Christmas. They extend beyond the animal world...
View PostAnimal Vs Plant Protein
It doesn’t matter whether it’s animal or plant protein, certain factors determine what’s best. For instance, does it contain all nine essential amino acids. The essential amino acids are ones...
View PostWhat Muscles Do Mountain Climbers Work?
When only the best fitness results will do, we provide that at Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY. We focus on each individual’s needs, whether it’s nutrition needs, overall fitness and...
View PostBest Foods To Eat In The Morning
No matter how much you love to start your day off with a donut, it isn’t on the list of foods to eat in the morning. It should supply not...
View PostThe Pros And Cons Of Restrictive Diets
Special diets are all restrictive diets in one way or another, even if it’s a healthy diet. If you’re suffering from a food allergy, you have to go on a...
View PostShould I Eat Protein With Every Meal?
Whether you’re the average person who doesn’t exercise, trying to get into shape or at the level of a bodybuilder you need protein, but do you need protein with every...
View PostWill “Cheat Days” Ruin My Progress?
At Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, we focus not on dieting, but learning to eat healthier. That way there are no strict calorie restricted days. Cheat days are more for...
View PostThe Difference Between Weight Loss And Fat Loss
At Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, while we help you with weight loss, we’re all about fat loss. Yes, there’s a difference between the two. When you lose weight, it...
View PostGood Fruit Combos To Fuel Your Morning
What’s the best food to start you day off right? It’s actually a combination of foods, but good fruit combos should be part of that group. Fruit is easy to...
View PostDelicious Foods That Burn Belly Fat
These fat burning foods work in a number of ways, from thermogenic benefits, which means it takes more calories to digest the food than the food contains, to phytochemicals in...
View PostHealthiest Winter Veggies
Saving money at the grocery is on the top of everyone’s list, especially since prices have risen so rapidly. One way to do that is to eat in-season fruits and...
View PostDoes Your Diet Affect Your Skin?
Fitness starts in the kitchen. While we focus heavily on exercise to build the body you want, at Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, we know that your diet is ultimately...
View PostThe Importance Of Cool Down Exercises
Most people understand the importance of warming up and doing active stretching to avoid injury. However, it’s also important to do cool down exercises. Most people are ready to drop...
View PostDoes Tea Help With Inflammation?
When someone mentions tea, they normally are talking about the leaves from the camellia sinensis plant, which are often considered true teas. You see them in every grocery store under...
View PostIs It Time To Shape Up?
What makes you want to shape up? It can be a lot of things. It might be feeling exhausted climbing a flight of stairs or trying on your favorite outfit,...
View PostWhat Foods Help With Bloating?
Whether you feel overly full for hours or simply can’t pull your tummy in or zip your jeans, when you could with ease just a day before, you probably are...
View PostHow To Stay Motivated As A Beginner
Most people start a workout program excited and determined. Little by little, they lose that excitement and eventually the skip their workout entirely. Before you know it, that one day...
View PostHow To Find The Right Trainer
There’s a reason they’re called “personal” trainers. Trainers work specifically to create programs based on you, your needs, goals and present level of fitness. In Louisville, KY, we think we...
View PostTraining Ideas To Get Fit Through The Winter
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View Post32 Secret Workouts To Strengthen Your Core
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View PostHealthy Meals That Are Great For The Whole Family
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View PostCrossfit Tips For Absolute Beginners
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View PostFull Strength Workouts Without The Gym
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View PostAlternative Breakfast Ideas To Mix Things Up
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View PostReasons To Document Your Fitness Journey
Why would you want to document your fitness journey? There are a lot of reasons. First, when you track or document your journey, you’ll be able to see what works...
View PostGet Vitamin D Without Excessive Sun
If you’ve heard that you need vitamin D to help boost your immune system, you heard right. Not only do you need vitamin D, studies show about half of Americans...
View PostThe Link Between Sleep And Weight Loss
It’s almost a badge of honor to say you’re getting too little sleep. It’s as though you’re working harder, but that’s not always true. In fact, lack of sleep, can...
View PostWhat Foods Boost Your Immunity?
Whether your goal is just to build your immunity to stay fit or ward exposure to an exposure to a virus or bacterial infection, clients at Body Sculptors in Louisville,...
View PostThe Easiest Way To Get Ripped In 3 Months
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View PostHow To Create The Ultimate At Home Gym
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View PostThe Perfect Steak Keto Recipe
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View PostAre There Specific Diets For Each Skin Type?
At Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, we help you become your healthiest. That includes both your diet and an exercise program. Both of these are personalized just for you. Making...
View PostIs Raw Food Healthier Than Cooked?
Is raw food healthier than its cooked counterpart? There is no yes or no answer. Things are a bit more complicated. Let’s start with raw fish and meat. Why do...
View PostBest Ab Exercises For Women
If you’re female and want a curvy look that includes a narrower waist and flat stomach, you want to focus on ab exercises for women. Abs include transverse abdominis, rectus...
View PostWhy Can’t I Lose Weight?
When people come to Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, they often feel they simply can’t lose weight and that their body isn’t capable of it. That’s simply not true. While...
View PostWhat Is BMI?
BMI stands for body mass index. It’s one measure of your overall health, but not the final one. BMI uses a chart to calculate a number that shows whether you’re...
View PostMake Healthy Eating Easier
If you thought healthy eating was simply too hard to do, there are ways to make it far easier. It may start by simply cutting out food with added sugar....
View PostHow To Beat The Soda Habit
It’s a hot day and you want a refreshing drink. What is the first thing you want? If you said water, then good for you. If you said sweet tea...
View PostExercises That Relieve Stress
You don’t have to be in any particular occupation, location or circumstance, stress occurs no matter what you do, or where you live, whether it’s Louisville, KY, or any other...
View PostRealistic Ways To Eat Less Processed Foods
Is your finest china a Styrofoam container and plastic spoons your best cutlery? It’s time to make some changes and switch to a healthier eating style. You need to eat...
View PostDoes Fiber Help With Cholesterol Levels?
At Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, clients get the benefit of both diet and exercise expertise. We provide personalized diets that can help you lose weight, lower blood pressure, normalize...
View PostTry Eating Slower
If there were Olympic competition for how fast you could eat, would you win? In today‘s busy world, taking the time to truly enjoy a meal, rather than shuffling it...
View PostHow To Keep Your Digestive System Healthy
One thing you can do that will affect your whole body and even your mental health is to keep your digestive system healthy. Your gut is filled with bacteria and...
View PostPotassium Rich Foods
Eating a wide variety of foods is important to your health. It ensures you’ll get all the essential nutrients your body needs. Potassium is one of those nutrients that play...
View PostReasons Why You’re Not Hungry
If you started one of our new meal plans at Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, and find you’re not hungry between meals or feel full enough to make it to...
View PostCould You Be Lactose Intolerant?
Lactose intolerance acts differently in everyone and can even change within the same person at various times, in various situations. Some lactose intolerance starts early in life in infants who...
View PostNutrition Vs Workout
There are gyms that focus simply on the best workout and places that highlight nutrition, whether it’s to help you lose weight or just be your healthiest. The truth is,...
View PostHow Can I Lose Fat In My Face?
There is no difference in fat in your body, no matter where it is, so if you want to lose fat in your face, you simply have to lose weight....
View PostCan I Do an Ab Workout Standing Up?
AT Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, we help you achieve your goals. Getting great looking abs is usually one of those on everyone’s list. Not only do we provide an...
View PostShould Your Nutrition Change As You Age?
Your nutritional needs often change as you age, we know that at Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY. It’s why we create individualized eating plans. No two people are alike and...
View PostIs Intermittent Fasting Right For You?
Intermittent fasting—IF—is one of the most popular modified ways of eating that can also help you lose weight. It’s not about what you eat, although you should eat a healthy...
View PostFavorite Indoor Exercises
When you workout at the gym, you’re doing indoor exercises that can also be done outside the gym. However, most people don’t have the gym equipment in their home. That’s...
View PostBalancing Work And Health
America is a nation of workers and many take pride in how hard they work. However, balancing work and health is important. Some people think it’s selfish to take care...
View PostWhat’s Your Motivation To Stay Healthy?
If you’re like many people, simply deciding you’re going to workout because someone said it was good for you isn’t going to help you stick with a fitness program. Somehow,...
View PostIs It Bad To Run In The Cold Air?
If you’re living in Louisville, KY, or other area where it can get really cold, you may wonder whether it’s healthy to run in the cold. In most cases, the...
View PostIs Frozen Yogurt Better Than Ice Cream?
We all know that eating a tub of ice cream isn’t good for you, but would it be better if you ate a tub of frozen yogurt. Since it first...
View PostWhat Are The Benefits Of Celery?
When you think of the benefits of celery, you immediately think of it as a low calorie food that’s good for dieters. Celery is a member of the parsley family....
View PostAre Bananas Good To Eat After A Workout?
At Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, helping people look and feel better is our major goal. We strive to help you find ways to get better results in less time...
View PostHerbs That May Boost Your Energy And Focus
We’re here at Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, to help you achieve your goals. Many people want to lose weight, almost everyone wants to feel and look their best, but...
View PostHow To Finally Start Eating Healthy This Year
Did you want to start eating healthy this year, but you’re not sure where to start? We can help you. While some people love to dive right into a project...
View PostBest Drinks To Have Before Bed
Getting a good night’s sleep is extremely important. Not only does it help you concentrate better the next day, it can actually help you lose weight or prevent weight gain....
View PostWhich Cardio Burns Belly Fat?
No matter how hard you work your abs, if you have a layer of fat covering them, nobody can see your hard work. While spot exercises create strong underlying muscles,...
View PostWhy Running Outside Is Better
Louisville, KY, is beautiful, which is one big reason that running outside is better. There are so many things to see and enjoy that it makes running better and less...
View PostDiets Without Meat
You might be surprised at how many diets without meat there are. If you think of vegans immediately, it isn’t too surprising. That’s what people normally consider, a diet that...
View PostWhat I Wish I Knew Before I Started Working Out
People often ask me what I wish I knew before I started working out and that’s tough to answer, since I fell like I’ve always been active and have been...
View PostHow To Meal Plan And Hit Your Goals
We focus on all aspects of fitness at Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY. Not only is working out important to get to your proper weight and level of fitness, so...
View PostFavorite Health Food Stores
I am writing this blog because so many clients ask about the best health food stores and want information on where to go. You’ll really be surprised at my answer....
View PostWhy Is Salmon Recommended Over Other Types Of Fish?
If you’ve just started focus on eating healthier, you’ll often find salmon, more than any other fish. Why is that? What makes salmon so healthy? First, most fatty fish are...
View PostHow To Stay Physically And Mentally Healthy When You’re Stuck At Home
Everyone has coped differently during the quarantine, unfortunately, many people found their coping skills wanting and didn’t make the best use of time. It’s tough stay physically and mentally healthy...
View PostCalming Herb And Spices To Fight Anxiety
You can help yourself and make your food even better when you add calming herb and spices to fight anxiety. While clients who workout at Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY,...
View PostWhy Variety In Workouts Is Important
If you’ve ever tried to create a workout program on your own, you’ll find there are hundreds of different exercises and many different ways to do them to reap benefits....
View PostHow Often Should I Do Cardio Per Week??
Whether you’re working out with us at Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, or using our online workout program, you have to be consistent and get the right amount of exercise...
View PostIs A Food Journal Important?
Have you ever had a food journal, or even heard of keeping one? If you haven’t, you’d be surprised at how this simple tool can really help you lose weight....
View PostWhy Meal Planning Is Important
What is meal planning? It’s more than just planning meals ahead. It’s cooking them ahead, too. It’s a process that not only can save time during the week, but also...
View PostStay Healthy And Fit As You Get Older
We love working with people of all ages at Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY. While it’s satisfying, no matter what your age, it’s particularly enjoyable to watch seniors. We can...
View PostCounting Calories Vs Macronutrients
Before going into the discussion of calories vs macronutrients, you need to understand what both are. Calories are a measure of energy or heat, whose definition has changed over the...
View PostWorkouts That Are Perfect When You’re Busy
It does take time to come to the gym and workout, but it’s worth it. However, there are times when you’re busy that it might seem impossible. For those times,...
View PostStart a Fitness Program by Increasing how Much You Walk
While many clients come regularly to the gym for their workout, there are those that for a variety of reasons, never go to the gym at all. Even those that...
View PostBurn Calories and Boost Your Mood
You can actually watch people’s faces change from stressed to more relaxed as they workout at Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY. When you workout, you not only burn calories, you...
View PostWhy Taking A Time Out Can Improve Your Happiness
Going to Disneyland, taking a vacation or enjoying the latest nightspot may not be what you need to be your happiest. Sometimes, you can improve your happiness by stepping back...
View PostWhy Your Weight Doesn’t Really Matter
How can I say your weight doesn’t really matter when I’m helping people in Louisville, KY, shed extra pounds? It’s easy because it’s true. Too often people focus too much...
View PostWhy You Need To Take Care Of Yourself First
For some reason, it has become noble to work yourself to a frazzle and simply take care of other people’s needs. It shouldn’t be that way. In fact, it’s not...
View PostHow To Stay Physically And Mentally Healthy When You’re Stuck At Home
When time was available, did you find that you didn’t get all those things done you thought you would if you just had a little more time? It’s been the...
View PostWhy Is Salmon Recommended Over Other Types Of Fish?
If you’ve read much about eating healthy, you’ll probably notice that salmon is often recommended. There are good reasons that nutrition experts recommend salmon. Let’s start with it as a...
View PostCalming Herb And Spices To Fight Anxiety
Anxiety, being uptight and suffering from stress occurs everywhere, not just Louisville, KY. You don’t have to run to a physician to get a prescription or take an over the...
View PostWhat Is The Paleo Diet?
No matter where you live, Louisville, KY, or other city, you probably have heard of a variety of different diets, including the Paleo Diet. If you don’t know what it...
View PostWays To Increase Your Energy Levels
In today’s busy world, it’s easy to run on empty, many Americans do. That’s not healthy. It’s better to increase your energy levels naturally by making lifestyle changes. Not only...
View PostHow Fitness Directly Affects Serotonin Levels In The Brain
There’s a lot of reasons to focus on fitness, one of those is to help your body function at its peak performance, which includes biochemical actions. Serotonin one of the...
View PostZero Calorie Energy Drinks
If you come to Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, you’ll probably see a number of people touting energy drinks, including zero calorie energy drinks. One of my clients asked me...
View PostChanging Your Oil Habits
Everyone that cooks has oil habits. That means everyone has a go-to oil they use all the time, regardless of the heat used to cook or even the recipe used....
View PostIs There Anything Wrong With Canned Veggies?
If you think that eating healthy can be too expensive, since fresh fruit and vegetables can cost a lot, reconsider. Healthy options don’t always have to be fresh. Both frozen...
View Post365 New Chances To Start
People in Louisville, KY, are special, but like people all over the world, often wait until the new year starts to make those resolutions to get fit. In fact, the...
View PostBelieve You Can Do It And You’re Halfway There
One of the biggest deterrents people face when they want to achieve any goal is lack of belief that they can do it. The power of belief is important, whether...
View PostExercises For Lower Back Pain
No matter where you live, Louisville, KY, or any other town or city, lower back pain can cause you to miss work and suffer from pain doing the simplest things....
View PostIt’s Time To Push Through The Plateau
One of the biggest problems with losing weight, especially if you’re working out on your own, is plateauing. The best way to deal with a plateau is to avoid it...
View PostBuild Muscles The Natural Way
If you’ve ever been to Body Sculptors in Louisville, KY, you know we have an entire program to build muscles with exercise and a healthy diet. You may read ads...
View PostWhy Adding Exercise Boosts Your Weight Loss
You can’t beat a healthy diet if you want to lose weight. In fact, no matter how much you exercise, you won’t shed a pound if you’re eating a lot...
View PostFocus On What You Can, Not What You Can’t
I have people come into the gym and see other clients doing push-ups and lifting weights. They shake their heads and almost quit on the spot. That’s when I give...
View PostIs Your Diet As Important As Your Fitness
Can you be your healthiest if you have only a healthy diet, but no fitness program of regular exercise? The answer is no. The same is true if you workout...
View PostCommit To Get Fit Before You Feast
If you want to start your new year right, start now. Many of my newer clients in Louisville, KY, decided to commit to get fit before the big holiday meals....
View PostSupplements Do You Need Them?
There are a lot of reasons people take supplements . Older people that find it hard to eat all the food they require to get adequate nutrition, whether because of...
View PostBest Remedies For Constipation
Constipation isn’t a new problem, but it has become far more prevalent with today’s diet. It affects about 20 percent of the population and while diet plays a big role,...
View PostHave You Tried Coconut Oil For Weight Loss
Have you considered coconut oil for weight loss? Some of my clients in Louisville, KY have been asking whether it should be a consideration for their weight loss plan. When...
View PostWhen You Eat Makes A Difference
You probably thought that losing weight was all about what you ate and how much, but did you know that when you eat makes a difference, too? Of course, not...
View PostSwitch Out That Junk Food For A Healthier Option
I’m proud of our online nutrition program. It makes it easier for people in Louisville, KY, to stick with a healthier eating program and eliminate junk food for a healthier...
View PostFitness Success Requires The Right Mindset
If you want fitness success, you have to have the right mindset. Exercising and eating healthy is more than just a physical activity, it takes focus and is just as...
View PostMotivate Yourself To Workout
It’s not always easy to drag yourself to your workout, it’s time to find ways to motivate yourself. That feeling of dread or lack of caring can get worse if...
View PostKeep Hydrated
When the temperature rises here in Louisville, KY, it’s extremely important to keep hydrated, especially if you’re working out. Water is your friend. Don’t turn to soft drinks! The caffeine...
View PostDo You Need A Recharge?
There are two reasons to take a break, you either are over-exercising or in other words, just plain burned out. Either way, you need a recharge so you get the...
View PostGirls Gone Strong
If you think lifting weights is just for men, step up to this century. We have a lot of women in Louisville, KY, that press weights or do body exercises...
View PostCommit To Be Fit
Commitment is what makes the difference between success and failure. Any goal worth achieving is worth working toward. It’s the same when it comes to good health. You have to...
View PostBe Smart. Eat Smart
It’s time to be smart when you eat. That means you should eat smart. Luckily, you don’t have to be a brain surgeon to do it. In fact, it’s actually...
View PostHow’s Your Will Power
Most people think that people are overweight or out of shape because they lack will power. That’s not necessarily true. While losing weight can be a struggle, often people fail...
View PostWhat’s Your Inspiration To Get Healthy
Getting fit and healthy isn’t always easy or convenient. There’s no microwavable healthy fitness magic that comes in a box. That’s why I ask clients in Louisville, KY, what their...
View PostGet Rid Of Arm Flab
Arm flab is often called bat wings because they give your upper arms a winged appearance. While working out is one way to get rid of arm flab, sometimes it...
View PostStaying Healthy This Summer
One of the most important goals you should have for you and your family is staying healthy this summer. One of the first things you need to remember is to...
View PostReal Mom Nutrition
Like most moms, good nutrition for your kids is important. It’s not always that easy to do, but certainly can be done by following a few steps. The first and...
View PostEating Simple
One of the benefits of eating whole foods is that they’re often the easiest to make. I have clients in Louisville, KY that love eating simple and reap the benefits...
View PostWhy Some People Call Alzheimer’s Type 3 Diabetes
One of the reasons I became a personal trainer in Louisville, KY was to help people stay healthier using natural methods, including exercise. Lately, there’s been a lot of promotion...
View PostChanges To Improve Your Energy
There’s a lot of ways to improve your energy level that help maintain a high level. While some people automatically reach for a sugary treat, it may help for a...
View PostWays To Boost Your Exercise Benefits
Taking time out of a busy schedule is commendable, but finding ways to boost your exercise benefits is just plain smart. Exercising isn’t normally part of every American’s day. Most...
View PostWorking Out Lifts Your Mood
Everyone has those days when you want to scream at the store clerk, kick the dog or knock off everything on the counter. It’s often created by an extremely stressful...
View PostReduce Your Risk Of Diabetes By Exercising
Losing weight is important if you want to avoid type 2 diabetes, but you also can reduce your risk of diabetes by exercising. Exercise provides other benefits too, including heart...
View PostExercise Lowers High Blood Pressure
There’s a lot of clients in Louisville, KY that ask for help from a personal trainer to help shed weight. They also know that exercise lowers high blood pressure in...
View PostA Teenager’s Nutritional Needs
A teenager’s nutritional needs are different from their parents and even different from younger children in the family. I see so many teens in Louisville, KY that are consuming junk...
View PostThe Role Stress Hormones Play In Health And Illness
When man lived in caves, stress hormones were extremely important for to remain alive. They prepared early man to flee or fight if necessary. Today, stress hormones also play a...
View PostIs Chronic Cardio Making You Fat
Are you pedaling for miles on that stationary bike riding to nowhere or running down the street each morning at the crack of dawn, but still find you can’t lose...
View PostBenefits Of Workout Partners
The benefits of workout partners are easy to identify. In fact, one of them is the very reason people use personal trainers. Workout partners keep you accountable for your workout....
View PostHow To Break A Plateau
In fitness, there are lots of different types of plateauing. You can have a plateau that puts a ceiling on the amount of weight you lift, a plateau where you’re...
View PostDoes Your Workout Gear Matter
Does your workout gear matter? If you don’t have the funds for those “spectacular” workout clothes or don’t want to spend the money, since you’re planning on shedding lots of...
View PostRelieve Some Holiday Stress
During the holidays, did you feel like you could wrestle someone to the ground for the last Pomsies or Fingerlings HUGS? Maybe you even did! You had two months of...
View PostHow Important Is My Posture
Most people don’t start working out in our gym in Louisville, KY to improve their posture, it’s just one of those great side effects that comes with getting fit. That...
View PostRemember To Cool Down After Exercise
Most people that workout regularly ensure they warm up so they get the best performance and reduce the potential for injury. However, some fail to cool down after exercise, which...
View Post Walking The Most Underrated Fitness Tool
You might think of walking as a great way to see some of the beauty of Louisville or even something older people do in the mall for their fitness regimen....
View PostThe Older You Are, The More Important Exercise Becomes
You may not realize it, but as you get older, you actually need to exercise more to avoid the natural loss of muscle tissue. If you haven’t worked out before,...
View PostSticking With Your Fitness Program Over The Holidays
Sticking with your fitness regimen during the holidays can be super tough. There’s so much going on that getting to the gym or taking time to workout almost seems impossible....
View PostFavorite Indoor Activities
If you’re a runner, jogger or other outdoor exerciser or simply need some indoor activities for you or you and the kids to do on your day away from the...
View PostDieting Vs Lifestyle Changes
If you’ve had it with yoyo dieting, it’s time to think about making lifestyle changes. Healthy lifestyle changes can mean eating healthier, working out regularly, getting more sleep and drinking...
View PostChange Your Attitude Toward Fitness
There’s a reason I love working with my clients in Louisville, KY. It’s because of their amazing dedication and enthusiasm when it comes to fitness. That makes my job so...
View PostA Healthy Diet Is The Key To Fitness
Which is more important for fitness, a healthy diet or a program of regular exercise? While I always tell my clients at my Louisville facility that weight loss starts with...
View PostGive Yourself An Early Christmas Gift Of Good Health And Energy
It’s not too early to start thinking about the holidays, especially if you want to give yourself the Christmas gift of good health and energy. It’s not unusual for people...
View PostGetting Fit With Online Help
If you don’t have the extra time to get to a gym or don’t have a gym near you, consider getting fit with online help. Not only is online training...
View PostWhat Is The Paleo Diet
There’s always a new diet popping up that has merit. One of these diet philosophies it the paleo diet. It doesn’t use bizarre foods that you have to import or...
View PostThe Best And Worst Low Carb Foods
To help you make the smartest choices in the food you eat, I’ve created an aid to choose from the best and worst low carb foods. Not all low carb...
View PostShould You Weigh Yourself Regularly
There’s never been a discussion on whether to weigh yourself regularly when you diet. The question has always been whether you should do it daily, weekly or less frequently. The...
View PostCould Sitting All Day Be Slowly Killing You?
If you’re like many people, your job involves sitting all day and that could be slowly killing you. Studies show that you need to take a movement break at least...
View PostCan Certain Exercises Remove Cellulite
No matter how overweight or thin you are, cellulite can be a problem. I’m constantly asked for the magic cure. The my that exercises remove cellulite is just that, a...
View PostAre You Working Out Hard Enough
Before you get the idea that you should discontinue all types of exercise because you’re not getting the results you want, you need to stop and see if you’re working...
View PostExercise To Prevent And Relieve Back Pain
Many people in the workforce find themselves facing the dilemma of being unable to sit comfortably, lift or even move because of excruciating back pain. That leads to one of...
View PostJust Move!
If you want to extend your lifespan, just move! You don’t need a formal training program, although they do provide a wide assortment of exercises for your entire body and...
View PostHerbs You Can Grow To Fight Inflammation
If you’ve heard the term “inflammation” but aren’t quite sure what it means, you probably aren’t alone. It occurs as a response from the body to protect itself. There are...
View PostReasons To Exercise Every Day, But Not Necessarily At The Gym
Just as there are reasons to exercise every day, there are a lot of reasons that workout is not necessarily at the gym. Exercising is more than just a regular...
View PostIs Loneliness Deadly
I don’t normally blog about things like loneliness and stick normally with fitness topics, like exercise and diet. However, I was just reading about the effects of loneliness on health...
View PostShould You Eat More Often For Weight Loss?
If you’ve followed every diet, you’ve probably eating every two hours, had normal meals or packed all your meals into a short time frame in an effort to lose weight....
View PostWhat’s An Adaptogen
I’m always telling clients to learn to use herbs and spices when cooking, to boost flavor and add nutrients without adding extra calories. There’s a number of special herbs that...
View PostTotal Body Benefits Of Massage
Sure, a massage feels good, but there are also other body benefits of massage that can improve your functioning and health. After a tough workout, it can help to improve...
View PostNot All Health Foods Are Healthy
If you’re trying to eat healthy and just take the advice of television commercials or the hype on the labels, you’ll soon realize that not all health foods are healthy....
View PostWarm Smoothies For A Chilly Morning Or Soothing Dinner
Everyone loves green smoothies and those icy cold drinks that cool you down and taste a bit like drinking a fruity malt, but did you know warm smoothies can be...
View PostPersonal Training For People On The Go
If you’ve tried to schedule time at the gym and found it is almost impossible to fit into your schedule or you simply can’t get out of the house to do...
View PostDoes The P90X Workout Get Results
If you’re a sucker for watching infomercials or stay up late watching TV, you may have watched Tony Horton promoting the wonderful results of his P90X workout. You can get...
View PostHabits Of Healthy People
There’s no magic to becoming fit. It’s nothing more than learning the habits of healthy people and develop those habits. Even though it’s not magic, it doesn’t mean it’s easy....
View PostEase Into Exercise
Not everyone works with a personal trainer who pushes them hard to achieve the best possible results. For those working out on their own, it may be better to ease...
View PostCleansing For Weight Loss
Some people advocate cleansing for weight loss. I have mixed emotions about the safety and effectiveness of doing it. To complicate matters even more, there are all types of cleanses...
View PostWorkouts For Real Life
Workouts for real life help your body prepare for those activities you do everyday. If you’ve ever bent down and picked up something relatively light, only to have a sharp,...
View PostIs Sugar Ruining Your Health?
You may avoid chocolate, candy, cakes and cookies, never letting a bit of carbonated soda touch your lips and think you have the sugar problem conquered. You may be wrong....
View PostHormones And Your Health
If you’re like most people, when the word hormone is mentioned, their attention goes toward sexual hormones such as progesterone, estrogen and testosterone. Your body has a myriad of other...
View PostSurprising Fat Loss Facts
It’s only recently that there’s been such a focus on weight loss. That’s probably because obesity is now the leading cause of preventable death. Much of the new research has...
View PostNutrition For The Traveling Athlete
Nutrition for the traveling athlete is important, but can be hard to do. The areas to focus on include ensuring the athlete reaches the necessary protein and carbohydrate needs, gets...
View PostBuild Muscle And Lose Fat
Some people want to focus on losing weight, and then start working on building muscles. They think it’s the best way to do it, but they’re wrong. Not only is...
View PostWhat Can You NOT Live Without This Month?
It’s tough to change your ways, but in order to live healthier, that’s just what you may have to do. It’s easier if you start making changes slowly. That requires...
View PostHacks For Surviving The Winter
Whether you hate the cold weather and overcast skies or just want longer days, here are some hacks for surviving the winter that can make it easier and may even...
View PostGreat Book Ideas For Snow Days
Don’t let the weather get you down. Take some time to relax and expand your mind or enjoy the latest novel. Here are some great book ideas for snow days...
View PostStart With Small Goals
One of the biggest problems in fitness training is discouragement. Even though people may be doing the right things to achieve their goals, they’ve made their goal way too big...
View PostMake A Commitment To Self-Love And Affirmation
There’s a lot of fat-shaming and most of it comes from those who gained weight and is about themselves. Hating how you look and thinking desparaging remarks about yourself isn’t...
View PostFlirty Fitness Dates
Dating can be a challenge. There’s always that awkward silence over dinner in the early stages and that deep rut you’ve ingrained in your dating after doing the same thing...
View PostFitness For Kids
Getting a good workout program and healthy eating not only promotes your good health, but can be a great way to promote fitness for kids. Children live what they see...
View PostExercise Tips For Seniors
The older you are, the more you need exercise. The body loses muscle mass faster the more you age. However, there are also some precautions you need to take, particularly...
View PostBest Tricep Tricks
If you go online, you’ll find a lot of different recommendations for building big triceps quickly. Many of these can be quite dangerous and potentially cause injury. Here are some...
View PostStarting To Workout Again After Surgery
If you’ve fallen off the workout wagon, getting started again can be scary, but it’s even worse if you’re starting to workout again after surgery. The type of surgery you...
View PostWhat’s In Your Gym Bag?
Your gym bag should have all the necessities to make your transformation from John or Joan Average Citizen to powerhouse and back again. While some people have everything they need...
View PostHow To Get Back On The Fitness Wagon
Don’t let one slip or even several days or weeks of neglect stop you from looking and feeling your best. It’s time to get back on the fitness wagon. Even...
View PostThink Outside The Box
Getting fit isn’t always easy. There’s the important matter of getting motivated and staying motivated. Carving out time is another problem. To solve that, sometimes you have to think outside...
View PostBeware Of Comfort Foods
Comfort foods are often high calorie foods that tickle your taste buds and lower levels of stress. While you do have to beware of comfort foods, they really do provide...
View PostAre You Hungry Or Bored?
People don’t always eat because they need the calories to sustain them. They eat for a number of reasons. Sometimes, it’s emotional and triggered by anger or sadness. Sometimes, eating...
View PostWelcome to our new website!
We will be writing about a variety of informative topics to help you achieve your health, weight management, and fitness goals. Be sure to check back often and let us...
View PostWhy Is Variety In Workouts Important
If you’ve ever tried to create a workout program on your own, you’ll find there are hundreds of different exercises and many different ways to do them to reap benefits....
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