Archive for the ‘Nutrition & Supplements’ Category

How Hormones Affect Weight Loss

by Joe Gigliotti, Easton, Pennsylvania Personal Trainer For most people who are leading a more sedentary life or have struggled with their weight due to factors such as diabetes or genetic predisposition to obesity, there is a factor that can be used to their advantage, Hormones. Hormones control and regulate many of the bodies functions [...]

The Real ‘Low Down’ on Carbs… And the Perfect Meal

by Bill McDonald, Carlsbad, California Personal Training. With all of the questions, descriptive terms and abundance of information in the marketplace — combined with everyone’s desire to locate with the magic pill for weight loss – it is downright difficult to find the right answers This topic could literally take a book by itself to [...]

Kick-Start a Lifetime of Healthy Habits in Just 7 Days

By: Julia Morrow CPT, SSN During my journey from fitness enthusiast into a personal trainer, I found my passion. I found the more I studied nutrition, the more I enjoyed it. I then went further and got certified as a Specialist in Sports Nutrition, during my studies I did a lot of research on different [...]

Tasty Homemade Protein Bars

By Becca Melton; ISSA Certified Personal Trainer; Piedmont, Oklahoma Personal Trainer. Enjoy these great-tasting, easy-to-make protein-rich treats! Ingredients 5 TBLSP Natural peanut butter (crunchy or creamy) 1/2 cup oats 1/2 cup oat flour (if you don’t have oat flour, use another 1/2 cup of oats) 6 scoops chocolate or vanilla whey protein 1 tsp vanilla 2 [...]

The Beauty of Balance & Nutrition

By Gabrielle LeBlanc; Personal Training and Sports Conditioning; New Orleans Personal Trainer. Eating with the flow of the universe. The philosophy of balance is far more complex than we may believe.  In this article, I’d like to introduce to you how I incorporate balance into nutrition and eating for your body and with the flow [...]

Food Nutrition Labels – A Real Life Comparison

By Linda Okwor; Marina Del Rey, CA Personal Training. A Deeper Look into the Realities of an Everyday Food label. Here are some things to visualize when you are looking at a food label: Every 5 grams of fat is a teaspoon of fat (or a pat of butter). In the example above, each cup [...]

Diet, Diets and More Diets?

J.R. Smith; Personal Trainer in Somerset, Kentucky. How to End the Diet Plan Madness Once and For All By J.R. Smith, Founder of Body by Design Fit and Firm Maxx Muscle Management System. Well, I gotta tell ya, I can’t recall the time I have seen more diets coming out. After all, I am a [...]

Northridge Personal Trainer Asks: Are Food Dyes and ADHD Related?

By James Lanza Northridge, CA Personal Trainer Contact James at Personal Trainer Central COLOR ME…BAD! As I was perusing my daily scientific fitness findings (DSFF) the other day, I came across an article that I found most sickening. Not because it had to deal with a morbidly gruesome corpse which was oozing thick, yellowish, gooey [...]

Creatine and Beta-Alanine; Are they really The ULTIMATE anaerobic combination?

By Justin Negrete Madison, Wisconsin Personal Trainer Contact Justin at Personal Trainer Central As a performance athlete, you want to get the most out of your training and nutrition plan. Supplementation can be highly beneficial if done correctly. By now, most of the weight lifting scene has heard of Creatine, and its performance increasing effects [...]

Let Us Build a Body. No Assembly Required!

By James Lanza Northridge, CA Personal Trainer Contact James at Personal Trainer Central Let Us Build a Body. No Assembly Required! Throughout my entire professional career I have always lived by, taught, educated and promoted one thing – a very important law of fitness called… “Use It or Lose It” Now this probably applies to [...]