“I can’t eat carbs, I get fat.” Let’s look at that for a second. We all know someone who has made this statement at some point in our lives, maybe even you? I have even said such ridiculous things before I knew better. When someone says, “I get fat,” is that because the scale goes…

One thing that is often overlooked when it comes to getting fit is how to recover from muscle soreness. I am guilty of this myself. We all concentrate our fitness efforts on getting to the gym and working out, doing our cardio and our Team or semi-private training, or our own workouts. We push our…

5 Strength Training Mistakes we often see clients make. You probably know we are big fans of strength training, and for good reason. It works. As the body ages you lose muscle at a greater and greater rate with each passing decade. This muscle loss results in decreased strength with age. While this is a…

These strategies to add exercise in your day, make getting regular exercise is easier than you think. If you are a busy adult juggling a career, family, and some resemblance of any social life at all, you know if can be hard to squeeze in a workout. But, if you think that you have to…

The things you do first thing in the morning set the stage to win the day. What do you do to start your day out with positive energy and a good mindset? U.S Navy Admiral William McRaven says, “If you want to change the world, start by making your bed”. This simple task performed every…

When you get down to basics, there are 4 keys to weight loss. I have been a fitness enthusiast for more than 30 years. Actually, now that I think about it, it’s closer to 40 years. I got my first weight set when I was about 8 years old. It was called the DP Junior…

As we are heading into the summer and crabbing season here in Maryland, I thought this was a great topic for our blog. Did you know that a bucket of crabs doesn’t need a lid to keep the crabs in? Couldn’t they just climb out and escape. Yes, but they never will get the chance.…

In today’s fitness world we are obsessed with using technology to track every calorie we burn during exercise. But, does this really matter? Well, yes and no. Calorie Burn; how it works Here is the problem with tracking calories burned. There is this thing called EPOC, or Excess Post Oxygen Consumption, that measures the amount…

Alternating Reality is our workout of the week. This is a kettlebell workout comprised of 4 exercises. Each exercise alternates sides that are working and the reps increase and decrease through the workout. The Workout Alternating Reality Complete as Prescribed. 5 – 6 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 –…

Daylight savings is here, Own your morning. The days are getting longer and the nights are getting shorter. For many of us, that throws off our sleep schedule. Sometimes it takes weeks to readjust. In the mean time you may be more irritable, more tired and overall feeling not yourself. What can you do this…

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I Can’t Eat Carbs!