One of my favorite trainers, Corey Waller, has a quote he uses when you think you can’t go any further, he says, “You eat until it hurts, you drink until hurts, so you better train until it hurts!!” Ok, so you have decided your body and mind will benefit from regular exercise, and you have carved out a time in your schedule to workout. Here are beneficial tips and pitfalls to watch for that will help you gain the most from your daily dose of exercise. First, try to work multiple muscles at once. You will make better use of this precious time you have. Instead of doing just bicep curls, do …

When you make subtle changes in your food choices, you see big differences in your workouts, waistline and mental state. No one but you can make the changes needed in your diet. It is time to start paying attention. There are so many mixed messages telling you how and what to eat. You get these messages from television, magazines and even food labels themselves. There are only two categories of food: real/whole foods or processed foods. Often we are told to choose whole foods over processed foods. How can you determine the difference and make better food choices? Processed foods use …

Within 30 seconds, most people have formed a first impression of you. A first impression has the ability to open or close doors for us. As much as we hate to admit it, many people base a first impression on our clothes, body shape, appearance, and my favorite, even your shoes. I guess that means most of you have formed an impression already on this column and whether or not you want to continue reading. Give me a shot and I promise to enlighten you with some valuable insights into fashion, healthy eating, and fitness. Fashion first, my father had a saying when I was growing up, “proper …