It’s happened to all of us.  You know the feeling - you are away from home running errands, or you are out late because you had to stay at work longer.  And you realize that you are hungry.  Not just a little hungry though.  You haven’t eaten for hours, your head is st...

The statistics

Brace yourself.  According to Rod K. Dishman, Ph.D., director of the Behavioral Fitness Laboratory at the University of Georgia, nearly 50 percent of people who begin an exercise program drop out within the first 6 months.  The question is, “Why?”  What...

How often do you hear someone say, “I had a great night’s sleep last night!” or “I feel refreshed and energetic!”?  Probably not very often.  Feeling sluggish seems to be the new normal.  In fact, according to the National Sleep Foundation, it is the new normal:  most...

In order to fight Winter weight gain, we have to discipline ourselves to follow some rules. 

1.  Banned language:

For the next several weeks, do not allow yourself to say, “Just this once.”  If you pay close attention, a ‘just this once’ situation comes up practically e...

Every year I take a little time before the year actually starts to strategize and think about what I want for the upcoming year.   I usually like to come up with a theme for the year.  This year the theme is compelling!  That is why  I decided I  wanted to kick off...

MY SUPER POWER!

POSTED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2015 BY SHAB'S FAVORITE THINGS!

This past month I turned 51! Woohoo!  As I noted  in a few blog posts before, I have been working as a Personal Trainer for 16 years and have  been weight training for 17.   In the past 17...