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Top 10 Exercise Mistakes: Number 1

Posted Mar 2nd, 2010 and has No Comments »

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) posted an article on their site called “Top 10 Mistakes People Make in the Gym.”  I wanted to turn that list into a series of articles providing more information on each mistake.  Here is the first of a series of 10 posts on “Exercise Mistakes.”
Mistake Number 1:  The All or Nothing Approach
Most of us …



Don’t Eat with Skinny Friends

Posted Oct 2nd, 2009 and has No Comments »

Ever notice that when you’re with other people, you tend to follow their lead, especially if it’s in a situation where you’re not really sure what to do?  When you sit down in a fancy restaurant to eat your salad and notice that there are several different sized forks to choose from, most of us take a quick glance …



Forget Dieting – Read This Book Instead

Posted Jun 1st, 2009 and has 1 Comment »

I just finished reading a great book that finally makes sense of all of the conflicting nutrition info that’s out there.  It’s called “In Defense of Food – An Eater’s Manifesto” by Michael Pollan.  You need to read this.  No seriously – you need to read this.  Period.  It’s that good.
This book is written for the layperson so there’s no …