Sticking with the nutrition theme this week, let's take a look at the new nutrition label and talk about how to read it, some of the changes you'll see, and why this is so beneficial for the consumer. Before we look at the contents of the nutrition label, let's see what the old and new … Continue reading The Nutrition Label: Old and New
Would you rather listen? Check out the podcast episode here to listen to me talk about the topic and go a little more in depth on each diet strategy Everyone you talk to will give you, most likely, a different answer if you ask them what the “best” diet is for you. Each person will … Continue reading The Diet Debate: Which is Best for You?
At the start of the summer, I made my second cross-country move in a year. Relocating my life, again, but this time back to a familiar place – the same town where I went to college. Though the move was largely career-driven, personal feelings played a role. I spent May 2016 to June 2017 in … Continue reading Transitions
Limited are the days of searching for information in books at the library. Though some college professors still require it, the majority of research and information seeking is now online. It's more common to see people searching online databases as opposed to combing through bookshelves. Having nearly unlimited information at our fingertips is amazing. No … Continue reading The Basics of Peer-Reviewed Research: Finding Reliable and Accurate Information
Well, it’s been a long time coming. Usually I’m on good terms with technology, but this project was a whole other story. I’ve been trying to start and upload a podcast and although every website and resource I looked at said something to the effect of “Start Your Podcast with These Easy Steps.” False. There … Continue reading The Missing Piece
*This article is going to be a little out of the norm, but for this week I wanted to share a recent situation and how it shaped the creation of EM Fitness. Change is an interesting concept. In the words of King Whitney Jr. Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the … Continue reading Change
I was filling my water bottle at the gym the other day when a gentleman posed the question. No introduction, nothing else what said. Replying with a polite, “No, I’m a personal trainer here.” He went on, “Oh, so you know what I mean. All those new people taking up the equipment. Since I’ve never … Continue reading You’re not a “resolutioner”, are you?
A member of a Facebook group posted this and, although the group is related to hiking 14ers (mountains over 14,000 feet in elevation at the summit), I got to thinking about how this graphic relates to fitness and making it your lifestyle. Some of you may have already gone through some of the steps of … Continue reading The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Starting a new in-person personal training job, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about my philosophy on personal training and working with clients. I figured, since you’re all still getting to know me a little bit that I would discuss in this week’s article. When a person hires a personal trainer it is most … Continue reading Confident and Competent: My Goal for Clients
Compared to the time that was spent on colors and fonts, choosing a tagline was surprisingly easy for me. Making fitness a lifestyle is not a change that initially consumes your life. It is a series of small changes. Are you struggling to make it to the gym after a busy day at work? Change your … Continue reading What is “Fitness as a Lifestyle”?
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