How to Join the Perfect Gym

The goal of exercising is to burn excess fat, build toned muscles, and to maintain a healthier lifestyle.  One of the best ways to attain these goals is by joining the gym.  It’s a myth that the perfect gym must be the most expensive one.  In fact, as long as you have your personal preferences [...]

Personal Trainer Advice: Essential Exercise (The Warmup)

Conjuring up the motivation to exercise can sometimes prove to be difficult.  Because of this, we are tempted to skip the most essential part of a workout, the warmup.  Warmup exercises may seem time consuming when you are trying to fit it into your routine, however, to omit this crucial part of your workout will [...]

Personal Trainer FAQ: Atkins Diet; Yes or No?

The Basics of Atkins Diet Thousands of people have found themselves shedding off those extra pesky pounds by using the tools outlined in the book, The Atkins Diet.  Written by Dr. Robert C. Atkins, The Atkins diet has touched millions and has provided new hope to dieters everywhere.  The basic principle of this particular diet [...]

Personal Trainer FAQ: Why Resistance Training For Weight Loss?

Burning fat using resistance training: There are many great things about starting a resistance training program. One of the greatest things about it is that you can use it to burn fat in ways that are easier on your body than dieting alone. Resistance training can vary from simple to more challenging exercises but there’s [...]

Personal Trainer Advice: Is It Possible To Eat Healthily At Restaurants?

If you and your loved ones enjoy eating out at restaurants, you may think that this lifestyle is bad for a healthy diet. Most likely you are right.. However, you can still enjoy restaurant menus once in a while and maintain a healthy diet. How do you do that?   Personal Trainer Advice:   Its [...]

The Next Time You Go To The SuperMarket… (Part 3)

Hi again and we’re back with the 3rd installment of the supermarket series! If you haven’t read the previous blog posts, regarding protein and healthy fats sources, you can do so here: Part 1 (yummy proteins) Part 2 (good, healthy fats) This post, we are going to talk about carbs. In the past decade, carbs [...]

April Fool’s (Part 2)

April Fools’! But… Wait!

As everybody would know, today’s April Fools’ Day and you might have been fooled by a friend, colleague or family member. ……….Or maybe you have not. ………..Or maybe you didn’t even realize that it’s April Fools’ Day? Anyway… either way, unbeknownst to you, you are most likely already fooled. Yes. Fooled. By whom you might [...]

Why You SHOULD Get Rid Of That Beer Belly!

Last February I met a man at his office to consult him about his fitness goals. The very next words that were out of his mouth after our friendly handshake were – “Diana, I asked you here for a very simple request.” He said as a matter of fact. My eyes were already fixated on [...]

The Next Time You Go To The SuperMarket… (Part 2)

Onwards to part 2 of the supermarket sequel.. In my last post, I was touting the benefits of incorporating good, healthy proteins in your diet. Today, I’m going to introduce more on healthy fats. Normally, when someone hears the word ‘fat’, they would be thinking like …”are you sure..?” Actually not all fats are bad [...]

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