If you are not getting 7-9 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night you are negatively affecting your metabolism and your health. Sleeping 5 or 6 hours each night or waking up throughout the night hinders your bodies’ ability to recover from exercise, burn fat, and balance hormones. It also increases your risk of disease. Sleep… [Read More]

Most people I know who want to lose fat tend to make a lot of mistakes. I know this for two reasons: Reason #1: My personal fat loss failures. -And- Reason #2: The failures of my family, and friends who struggle to lose weight. That’s the bad news! The good news is that I have… [Read More]

Attitude is everything. As much as some of us, (me included) would like to be able to control every aspect of our lives…we can’t! But when we can control is our attitude towards what does happen to us. We all experience and continue to experience “trying” times in our lives. The WHAT in these situations… [Read More]

You are a product of the environment that surrounds you; the places, people, and things. “You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.” ~ Jim Rohn CHOOSE WISELY! If you want to change your behavior you need to change your environment. For example, if you continue to keep junk… [Read More]

Do you just want to push water down the river or do you want to change the course of the river? Yanik Silver I heard this quote on a video recently I immediately began to think about my career as a trainer or as a coach, which is how I see it now. I’ve learned… [Read More]

“In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” George Orwell The biggest lie is the one we tell ourselves. I can’t. You can change your life by beginning to tell yourself the truth. I can. You can go from, “I can’t do that” lie to being able to handle… [Read More]

Are GMOs bad for your health? If you’re asking this question, you’re probably missing the point. By Helen Kollias GMOs are such a hot topic. With so many people debating pros and cons, it’s hard to know what to think. So let’s answer the question: Are GMOs bad for your health? Then let’s look at… [Read More]

“Proven Method to SUSTAINABLE Fat Loss?” As you well know, we are in the middle of an obesity epidemic. Over 1/3 of the US population is obese and ¾ of the US population is overweight. Even more important than that, we are in a major battle! What battle you ask?          … [Read More]

At any given moment, you can ask around if anyone has lost weight and you will hear a “screaming” YES! At first thought you get excited and want to know more about how the weight was lost. Some typical responses are: a multitude of specific “diets”, a nuclear cardiovascular program, protein shakes, meal replacements and… [Read More]

“Why Trying to Lose Weight causes you to FAIL” One of the phrases we hear most often is “I am not losing weight.” For my trainers, and myself it makes our blood curdle. Out of the many things that come to our minds when we hear this, 5 particular things come to reign supreme: This… [Read More]

Settling the great grain debate. Can wheat and other grains fit into a healthy — and sane — diet? By Brian St. Pierre   Are grains saving your life — or trying to kill you? This is the last article you’ll need to read on the subject. ++++ Quick: How do you feel about grains?… [Read More]

Override the Urge to Quit (9 ways) We are now 7 weeks into 2015, the time when most people have already bailed on their resolutions. Today I’m here to encourage you to override that urge to quit with these nine ways… 1. Remember Why You Started In the middle of a workout, it can be… [Read More]

I hope this post doesn’t come off as too harsh but sometimes we NEED to hear the truth! Food works. It does it’s job well. Last time I checked, when you eat it, it fills your belly. If the food you eat is always bad, bad things happen. If it is always good, good things… [Read More]

Today’s blog is about a topic that I hear about way more than I would like to. DETOXESThe main problem with a “detox” is that it is usually some company trying to just make a buck off of a person desperate to lose weight fast! Any diet promising a quick fix is always too good… [Read More]

Stroll through any gym and you’ll notice many mistakes. Mistakes that waste time. Mistakes that put people in danger. And mistakes that are just plain crazy. Maybe you even make a few of these mistakes yourself. By avoiding these common blunders, you’ll put yourself on the fast track to results. Check out the following 5… [Read More]

The holidays have come and gone, and you’re left to deal with the aftermath of all that less-than healthy eating… Your body is puffy and bloated. Your joints are achy. Your clothes feel tight. Maybe you are feeling this way right now.  Below I’ve outlined the 5 steps you’ll need to quickly and seamlessly get back on… [Read More]

First of all, Happy New Year!! As you can imagine, it’s been a crazy, awesome, stressful, and magical few weeks here at the Zoller house considering our 4 beautiful children with 3 of them being under the age of 3. I have to admit though, I have made many resolutions but at this point in my… [Read More]

Written on May 9, 2013 at 5:32 pm, by Eric Cressey As a complete workaholic, I have a tremendous interest in the acute and chronic effects of sleep deprivation on both performance and health.  And, as a performance coach to many athletes who generally go to “work” from 1pm-1am each afternoon/evening and often consume far… [Read More]

We often hear of “results” or goals in the training world and rightfully so. However, I would like to prove why results alone or being obsessed with goals may lead to failure.   Everyday I look at social media I am bombarded with before and afters of all these amazing “results” that people have had… [Read More]

Dear Friends, This weekend Nichole and I held our first charity event to support our dear friends Jason and Elise Angelette.  About 2 weeks ago, Elise was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. When Nichole and I found out the news we were immediately saddened and overwhelmed with grief. At that moment, we knew what… [Read More]

Dear Friends, I have been hearing so much about the diet debate as I work with individuals all day at the studio. Now, I am not the “know it all about everything diet” but my question is do you have to be? What foods are good to diet on? Most of the debates surround the… [Read More]

Almost everyone struggles with losing fat in their mid section! Usually if you can get rid of it there, the rest of your body will follow. So many times I hear about all these things that people do to lose fat when actually, they are promoting higher cortisol levels and slowing fat loss by making… [Read More]

How To Avoid Fat Loss Plateaus! If you’ve been stuck at a certain weight or have noticed that your body looks and feels the same, even though you’ve been working out consistently You’ve hit the dreaded fitness/weight loss plateau. But don’t worry; this happens to all of us, no matter what shape you’re in.  See,… [Read More]