I remember the first time I heard about weight set points. It made so much sense to me! It seemed like no matter how much I ate or didn’t eat, my weight always wanted to gravitate towards a certain range. This range was about 10 lbs more than what I felt was my ideal weight. …
If you have been following me for any length of time, you know that the Warrior Diet (or the 20:4 method) is one of my preferred intermittent fasting methods. In today’s post, we dive into how fasting for 20 hours benefits you and into how you can make sure you are choosing the right intermittent …
As you may already know, I don’t recommend you worry about counting calories while intermittent fasting. However, it can be used as a troubleshooting strategy when you can’t seem to lose weight. Furthermore, tracking calories can be useful to ensure you are eating ENOUGH. This post will address how intermittent fasting works aside from naturally …
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So, you are wondering Am I too old to be flexible? Do I need a whole blog post to answer NO!? I don’t, but there are some considerations you can take into account to improve your flexibility later in life. I learned to do the splits and increase my overall flexibility at the age of …
In a perfect world, achieving optimal weight and wellness is simple: eat just enough whole foods.Unfortunately, many of us struggle with:✖️Our inability to listen to our bodies’ hunger cues✖️Uncontrollable food cravings✖️An insatiable appetite We need to address that before focusing on the basics. That’s where intermittent fasting for metabolic flexibility comes in. In this post, …
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After increasing my flexibility enough to get into the front splits at the age of 44, my next goal was to stretch for back flexibility. Mainly, I wanted to do a strong wheel pose (with the one-legged wheel as a future goal). I have been trying all kinds of back flexibility stretches since I started …
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The answer to how long you should stretch to increase your flexibility will depend on your flexibility goals and how far along you are in your flexibility training. I will address those two aspects of the question and then give you an overview of what you can expect as far as how long it will …
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