Today’s Tip: Use tall & skinny drinking glasses. In a study, teenagers in a cafeteria line were randomly given either a tall, skinny glass or a short, wide glass with the same capacity. They could pour whatever drink they wanted. The teenagers who had been given the tall, thin glasses poured about 5.5 ounces. Those
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Excuses – Part V – Boring
Hope you all had a great and relaxing long weekend! Did you get in a work out of any sort? If not, I sure hope it wasn’t because of the following excuse. The Excuse: Exercising is boring! Have you ever thought you may be the one that is boring? All you have to do is
Excuses – Part IV – Energy
The Excuse: I don’t have the energy. When you actually think about it, this excuse makes no sense. Here’s the thing: the more energy you put out, the more energy you get back. It’s like physics. There is a transfer of energy. When you simply stay at your current energy, you keep the same energy. If
Excuses – Part III – It Will Take A Long Time
Continuing with the week of debunking excuses, comes one that is most frustrating. The Excuse: It will take a long time. Ask yourself this question: how old will you be in 1 year if you don’t start leading a healthier lifestyle? Now, ask yourself the same question but this time you started to live a
Excuses – Part II – No Time!
Today, we’re continuing with the theme of excuses. This is one that I hear constantly! Don’t have time for exercising and switching to a healthier lifestyle? That sounds like an excuse to me! The excuse: I don’t have time. We all have the same amount of time each day: 24 hours! I know some people
Excuses – Part I – Too Difficult!
As a personal trainer, I talk to new members and new / current clients all the time. I hear too many excuses from people who want to look and feel great but are just impeding their results by constantly giving excuses! I will be doing a mini-series on excuses this week to show you how
Chopsticks revisited!
Some references for you! http://holisticjose.com/2012/04/06/wanna-eat-less-eat-with-chopsticks-inst/ http://www.freakonomics.com/2009/08/26/nudges-by-chopstick/
Get Moving
If you have a sedentary job, you should make it a point to stretch and move every so often. You are a body of water. If you don’t move, you turn into stagnant blood – stagnant water. What type of body of water would you rather be? A swamp? Stagnant, stinky lifeless. Or a river? Clean,
Hydrate
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Coffee Condiments
Today’s Tip: Bring your own milk & sweetener. It’s weird that many coffee shops boast about their organic coffee choices yet their condiments are just regular sugar, milk or cream. Although there are more and more cafes who are paying attention to this concern, you can avoid the conventional condiments at your local coffee shop