Week 25 Nutrition Habit: The 1-2 Hour Test

Is this you after lunch?
If so, you need to eat a different lunch

The more I learn about nutrition, teach nutrition, coach clients and athletes with their nutrition and follow my own nutrition plans, the more I'm convinced that nutrition is very, very individual. What works for one person may be totally inappropriate for someone else. As we continue in our series of 52 Weeks to Better Nutrition and a New You, I want to occasionally take a break from general nutrition habits and focus on habits that will help you individualize your nutrition. A great, simple one to start with is the 1-2 hour test.

What is the Best Type of Cardio for You?

Is this the best choice for you?

Do you want to get ripped for summer? Do you want to pack on some quality lean muscle? Do you want to dominate the competition in your chosen sport? Do you want to get and stay healthy for years to come? If so you need to ask the question, "how does cardio fit with my goal?" There are many different ways of doing cardio and each offers certain advantages and disadvantages. The big question is which one is best for you? Please allow me to help you answer this question.

Week 24 Nutrition Habit: Farm Markets

Throughout these weekly habits in the 52 Weeks to Better Nutrition and a New You series, I keep coming back to fruits and vegetables. The reason is simple: eating more of them will improve your health, performance and body composition. This week, let's take a break from focusing on what you eat, and focus on where you are getting it.

How to Improve Your Posture

This is a little over-kill,
but you get the idea

Recently I wrote a post entitled "How to Instantly Look, Feel & Perform Better" in which I talked about why posture is so important and how some quick, simple changes to your posture can have a big impact on how you look, feel and perform. However, there is more. If you want to make an even greater impact in these areas, you need to look at making more permanent changes to your posture.

Week 23 Nutrition Habit: Your Restaurant Guide

On occasion, it is fun to go to a restaurant and totally splurge. If this is a rare occasion, then just enjoy and don't feel guilty. However, what do you do if restaurant eating is a regular part of your life? What if because of travel with athletics/business or other reasons you often find yourself frequently eating at restaurants? Is it possible to make restaurant eating work for and not against your health, body composition and performance goals?

How to Instantly Look, Feel & Perform Better

If this is your posture,
I have good news for you!

I know that's a bold title to this post. When it comes to the fitness industry, I'm as sick as anyone of all the bogus claims that plaster magazine covers and websites. No doubt you are an intelligent person who knows there are no quick-fixes to a better body. However, there does seem to be an exception to this solid principle. Improving your posture will help you instantly look, feel and perform better. Let's take a look at how this works...

Week 22 Nutrition Habit: Eat Natural

Ever been confused by nutrition? Do you seem to get so many conflicting messages from "experts" that you are not sure who to believe? If so, you are not alone. The information age has brought mass confusion to millions. To assist my athletes, clients and students with their nutrition, I like to get them focused on first  consistently applying basic principles before they sweat the small, controversial details. As with training, I like to look at a bunch of different successful diets and instead of focusing on the small differences, "ask the more important question, what do they all have in common?" In giving nutrition lectures, I often tell people that if you gave me only 2 seconds for this lecture, I would simply tell you to eat natural. If you applied just this one principle, your health, body composition and performance would sky rocket! In this week of the "52 Weeks to Better Nutrition and a New You" series, let's look at this important habit!