by Lani on March 11, 2012
We should arrive in this world with a note tacked on our cute little human hiney: Warning: Too much sitting may be hazardous to your health Except it’s more than ‘may be hazardous’. There’s a mountain of evidence that it definitely is hazardous to your health to sit too much. Dang. Just when you got …
by Lani on December 19, 2011
Solid, simple tactics with real food and movement of your body – and your mind – to put you in the health & weight winner’s circle come January 2012. Part 8 of 10: “Exercise with vigor every day.” Exercise. With vigor. Every day. Now hang on. Did I say “go work out hard for an …
by Lani on November 30, 2011
Nancy gets stars all over the chart for what she has done this year to take charge of her health, fitness, and body shape. Actually, last year too, when she made major headway in a 40 lb weight loss and made a solid shift into a whole-foods, plant-based diet. One of the reasons for Nancy’s …
by Lani on October 19, 2011
I know you count on me to get important, relevant and real (as in hype-free) fitness news into your hands. So when one of my professional journals arrived today with a full report on exercise guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM, the gold standard of fitness research) with the latest, I knew …
‘Lest you labor under the delusion that I have oodles of time and big chunks of motivation to arrange my life around my workouts, let me set the record straight and tell you what I did this morning. Dilemma: I had a client to get to for a Body Transformation training to deliver, about a …
by Lani on October 3, 2010
Remember, this one can be done anywhere. Even while traveling. As long as you’ve got 2 working legs, no excuses. I”m talking about Burst Training. Burst Training is one of the most effective, least complicated workout routines for women who are busy yet want to stay fit. (For a complete tutorial and schedule on how …
by Lani on October 3, 2010
Irresistible, these Bursts on the beach (see Burst Training Beach Style) . Running barefoot in the sand as hard as I can, then trolling my toes in the surf until I get my wind for another. But today’s run took a surprising turn when I encountered a fledgling murre – an ocean diving bird – …
by Lani on February 5, 2010
Chronic inflammation spells bad news for our health, plain and simple. And though inflammation is a natural and necessary way that the body stimulates healing, when inflammation becomes continuous and chronic, it becomes damaging. The most common causes of inflammation in the body are physical inactivity and diet. And until recently, high-intensity exercise has been …
by Lani on November 3, 2009
Ah, the dreaded weight loss plateau. Actually, you should embrace the plateau for many reasons. But that’s the topic for another day. For now, we’ll concern ourselves with breaking a weight loss plateau. Has this happened to you? You’ve been puttering along with your usual dietary plan and fitness routine. Then progress seems to slow, …
With 3 weeks out of the last 7 being on travel adventure of one form or another, my usual fitness routine has been a mix of eclectic alternatives. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining. Central to my fitness dream is to have an exercise and eating lifestyle that WORKS no matter what kind of …
Floating may not sound like much of a fitness activity. But scuba diving cranks up the calorie burn, requires cardiovascular strength, upper body brawn, demands the power of a good leg-kick, challenges your core muscles, and envelopes you in deep relaxation all at once. Yours truly at 35 feet with a hawksbill sea turtle, Bonaire, …
by Lani Muelrath on March 11, 2009
Wanna gain muscle, lose fat, and feel vital in body, mind and spirit? There are conversations all over the place about these very things here at thetruthabout…. and if you haven’t been able to take a peek or listen in on “comments” before, here are a few outtakes as a sampler. It’s a fantastic opportunity …
by Lani Muelrath on February 25, 2009
Ready for Part 2? Previously, I introduced the term EPOC on a blog post here: EPOC: Hot Ticket Item In You Fat Loss Toolkit?. Quick snapshot? EPOC stands for “excess post-exercise oxygen consumption”. This is the sustained oxygen consumption that takes place after exercise. I promised to get back to you and take a closer …
by Lani Muelrath on February 18, 2009
EPOC. I know what you’re thinking: “Oh, no, another acronym!” Well my fit friends, this is definitely one you want to know about! For it a powerful tool you want to have tucked away in your body recomposition, weight management, or fat loss arsenal. Let me tell you a little bit more about the EPOC …
by Lani Muelrath on January 16, 2009
Interval Training has got to be one of my all-time favorite exercise tactics for fat loss. That means that it consistently delivers when it comes to optimizing body composition. If you already have a copy of my interval training guide that comes with my Free Fitness Breakthrough Kit, then you already know what I’m talking …
by Lani Muelrath on December 21, 2008
Yes! Finished today’s workout and the time FLEW by. I champion the short, fast, to the point workout. There’s just so doggone much to do and so I like to get my energizing, muscle-building, stress-reducing, good sleep enhancing, body shaping (can you tell I have a long list of benefits to exercise?) workouts in in …