Mar 12

FVP 005 Lets Talk About Coronavirus

by Personal Trainer in 0 comments tags: coronavirus, exercise, Fitness Vida, health, nutrition, podcast, tips
"I am recording this episode in March of 2020. Right now, if you are alive, I'm pretty sure the word “Coronavirus” is taking some kind of real estate inside your head at this point."
Oct 16

FVP 004 How To Lose 175 Pounds w/ Lennon McCarthy

by Personal Trainer in 0 comments tags: exercise, fitness, Fitness Friday, get back in shape, home workout, monday motivation, movement, nutrition, podcast, routine, tips, training, wellness, workout, yoga
Lennon McCarthy is an Exercise Physiologist and has gone through a ridiculous transformation losing 175 pounds along the way. This is his story.
Oct 02

FVP 003 Change Your Mind, Change Your Body, Change Your Life w/ Michael Ashford

by Personal Trainer in 0 comments tags: exercise, fitness, Fitness Friday, health, monday motivation, movement, nutrition, podcast, training, workout, workout wednesday
"Life was different back then. You had to work for things. You couldn't drive up to a door and get a 1200 calorie meal in a bag. You had to work to grow that food and they you have to make it all yourself. Life was just much more physical at that time"
Sep 17

Fitness Vida Podcast 001 Manifesto

by Personal Trainer in 0 comments tags: exercise, fitness, gym, health, movement, nutrition, podcast, routine, running, tips, training, workout
"Why is this podcast necessary? As a personal trainer in a gym that saw 1800+ clients every day, I can honestly tell you at least 85% of everyone working out has absolutely no idea what they area doing. Lack of knowledge equals lack of results. They all become victim of the same cycle with the same result: burn out."
Apr 20

Our Top Ten Tips for Getting Back In Shape…Tip 4

by Personal Trainer in Blog, Exercise, Food, Inspiration 0 comments tags: diet, exercise, fitness, get back in shape, health, healthy food, nutrition, training, workout
With all the exercise planned out for your new workout routine, the next thing we want to do is look at how you should be eating. This is where most of the confusion comes in. With so many “diets” out there, how does one know which one will be best for them? Lets start with the fundamentals that should be kept in mind no matter what “diet” we choose to follow. Tip #4 – Basic Nutrition Since this is a touchy subject with many communities involved in the Health and Fitness industry, I thought it would be best to talk basics, rather than specifics. The first thing I feel is most important to figuring out how much we should eat , is figuring out what our RMR (or resting metabolic rate) is. If you are not familiar with this term, it represents how many calories your body needs to fuel itself just to operate in a 24hr period, and accounts for about 70% of  a persons total daily energy expenditure before any physical activity.     to read more on RMR vs BMR, and how to find out your magic number, click here .   Once you figure out your RMR, you have to figure […]