Why the Gym Is Over-Rated
The gym is over-rated. Why would someone who quit their job to tirelessly pursue health and wellness by opening a gym say such a thing? I...
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marybethellis
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Hacking Your Watch for Weight Loss, Part 2
Use your smartwatch to help you change habits instead of paying too much attention to the active calories. As you can see, smart watches...
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marybethellis
- Mar 14
- 3 min
Hacking Your Watch for Weight Loss, Part 1
Have you ever taken note of the calorie burn on your watch only to then grant yourself that allotment for consumption? Recently I watched...
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marybethellis
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Stress and Cortisol: Part 2
On Tuesday, we discussed the why behind how stress and cortisol affect our weight. Today, we'll talk about what to do about it! We need...
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marybethellis
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Stress and Cortisol: Part 1
Let’s face it: who isn’t stressed these days? Mindfulness and meditation be damned! As much as this practice helps me, I still don’t go a...
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marybethellis
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Measure What’s Important: Body Comps Explained
Peter Drucker famously once said, “if you can’t measure it you can’t improve it.” The problem is sometimes we measure the wrong things....
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marybethellis
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Cross Training
As someone that has run five full marathons (26.2 miles) in the past, I have a bit of knowledge on the subject. Lately, I have been...
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marybethellis
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Boost Your Metabolism
Do you want to boost your metabolism? Which workout modality is the best bang for your buck for calorie burn and fat loss? Modern studies...
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marybethellis
- Feb 21
- 2 min
Wantpower, Not Willpower
Willpower is OVERRATED! The more we think about and deny ourselves the reward the more we want it. Why is that and what can we do...
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marybethellis
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Avoiding Plateau in Your Fitness Journey, Part 2
Breaking out of a plateau usually requires two things: a rest/reset period, and more regular changes in F.I.T.T. (frequency, intensity,...
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marybethellis
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Avoiding Plateau in Your Fitness Journey, Part 1
Understanding how our bodies react and respond to different training stimuli is helpful in avoiding the dreaded plateau. We have all...
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marybethellis
- Feb 10
- 1 min
Blend It
Ever feel proud of your diet-- with exception of that one meal you hastily grabbed? Or maybe you recently started tracking protein,...
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marybethellis
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Beware Cheat Day
Losing fat requires burning more energy than we consume. The formula that is primarily used in weight loss calculations is that for every...
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marybethellis
- Feb 3
- 2 min
The One Word Health Hack
Whether written, spoken, or heard, words are life changing. Think about that for a minute. How many big events in your life could be...
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marybethellis
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Calming Inflammation
Following is a list of foods from the Arthritis Foundation that are directly linked to inflammation. Inflammation is the start of almost...
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Tyler Menke
- Jan 27
- 2 min
December’s Indulgences and January's Uncertainty
Experience tells us this reward system results in a “holiday hangover”, leaving most desperately searching for health and wellness to start
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