According to certain “experts” in the fitness industry, fat loss is primarily based on nutritional choices. Exercise has little or no impact on body composition. The “Eat Clean Queen” Tosca Reno quantifies such claims, declaring that working out has an effect on the body of only 10%, with genetics providing another 10%, and food intake adding up to 80%. In other words: you are exactly what you eat, so stop blaming your genes. And stop worrying about working out, apparently. I call bullshit on these invented statistics and what they imply. Continue reading
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Ask a Trainer: Can I Work Out in a Hotel Room?
Hello Fitbabe. I am going to be travelling a lot in the next 6 weeks and I was wondering if you could suggest a simple beginner hotel workout that I could do with just my bodyweight. I am staying at hostels and Bed and Breakfasts so I can’t rely on having a gym at my fingertips. Thanks for your time. Mary Continue reading
Training Like a Baby: The Latest Fitness Trend
The other day my friend GlamPro–she is a glamorous professor—sent me an email about her new fitness program. “I saw my trainer this morning and we did a workout based on a book he read over the holidays called Original Strength. You may already know about it, but the argument is that we need to regain the mobility we had as babies in order to reset our bodies in the present. Continue reading
Ask A Trainer: Should Pre-Teen Girls Lift Weights?
The other day my 12-year-old daughter pointed to her legs, stating that she “needed to do something about them.” When I questioned her, she said that she wished to gain muscle in order to have toned legs. My daughter is quite slim and about 5’10 inches tall, with long legs. She already plays soft ball and takes swimming lessons. How should I respond to her desire for muscular legs? Continue reading