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Your momma was right! Breakfast is the MOST important meal of the day . Eating after 6 or more hours of fasting (which is what is happening when you sleep) is absolutely key to maintaining a healthy body weight. Making breakfast a daily ritual will help set your metabolism (your fat-burning furnace) for the entire day, and help you refrain from those mid-morning junk food binges, or pulling into the first fast food drive in on your way to work in the morning. Here are my top foods for a healthy breakfast…(read more)

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It’s a gorgeous day here in Guleph! And one of the best things about this weather is that it inspires us to get outside and to get moving. Even if you were sluggish, and a bit more lethargic than you should have been over the winter months, this weather will beckon the worst couch potatoes outside to the sun - even if it’s just for a walk. Speaking of walking, it’s important that you keep good posture in mind when you hit the pavement, beach or hiking trail. You can injure yourself if you don’t practice…(read more)

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We all know that the key to losing and maintaining a healthy body weight is your metabolism. The speed of your metabolism will determine how fast your body is able to burn calories. So obviously a faster metabolism has its benefits. The body is like a furnace, and you can think of your metabolism as the fire that fuels that furnace - a hotter fire will burn calories faster. So how do you stoke the metabolism fire? Try ‘Anna’s 4 Metabolism Stoking Tips’ on for size: Weight train - if you don’t figure…(read more)

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Good Monday morning Fitness Gear 101 readers. I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful weekend, I know I did. Even though it was a gloomy one I still got in a day of shopping in with my favorite girls Michelle and Marlo, which meant a few hours of walking, that’s roughly 150 calories burned (hey, hey)! And I got in a night of dancing as well, which means I shook nearly 550 calories off! Speaking of burning calories, my female clients are always asking what the best activities are for toning the butt (or…(read more)

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Along with the beautiful summer weather comes the heat, which can be close to unbearable during everyday activities, not to mention during a workout. It is important to remember that physically exerting yourself under extreme heat and humidity for a prolonged period of time can be very hard on your body and can lead to illness. Proper precautions should be taken to prevent heat cramps , heat exhaustion or heat stroke . When working out on a hot day try to control the following factors: 1) Time of…(read more)

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