There was a recent report on ABC news about how people grossly overestimate how many calories they burn. This is also true for people underestimating how many calories they eat. Let's See... Less calories burned from exercise + More calories from food ____________________________________ More calories that stay with you (around your body) A quick example, this month being National Oatmeal Month, let's use that. When most people eat oatmeal they have a nice generous bowl, which can add up to 400-500+ calories if you not watching. Then add, orange juice, toast and butter and you're nearly at 1,000. Even if you measure out the oatmeal your likely to make a mistake. 1 serving size is 150 calories 1/2 cup. Most people I know scoop out a heaping size which is actually nearly 1.5 times the serving size. Even if you level out the… Continue Reading Spokane Fitness Tips: Do You Know How Much You Eat?

I hope your having a great day so far.... ...and a great week, month, year!! What's the first step to creating an effective exercise plan? Scheduling your workouts into your calendar to make sure you actually do work out. Even the best intentions toward a fitness plan won't get you anywhere if you never follow through. So go get your calendar, planner, PDA, whatever you use to keep track of activities and for the next month plan out at least 20 workouts. That means scheduling in a time on each of those days you know you can get in a workout. I can't stress this enough, if your workout is not in your schedule it won't happen. For example, I have a goal of reading a book a week. How do I reach this goal, by scheduling in reading time each day, as I've… Continue Reading What's The First Step?

What am I talking about? I'm talking about your health and fitness goals! Yes, you know it, it's that time of the year where health and fitness is a priority in your life for.......about 1 day. All too often, health and fitness resolutions end up as lost hopes never to see the light of day. I'm willing to be you had your time off during this month of Dec. You had your candies, your cakes, your no exercise routine, and now you want to get serious about your fitness The sad truth is over 25% of resolution seekers will drop out after the first week, and over half after just the first month. Here's a great article on this very thing: http://www.spokanefitnesscoach.com/articles/spokane-eating-in-spokane.html Among other great tips, it lists how you can overcome the top 3 excuses as to why you might… Continue Reading It's Time To Get Serious!