Aerobic Versus Anaerobic Training

March 18, 2013

When I first started training and coaching regular individuals (as opposed to athletes) there was a well entrenched notion for weight loss.  Aerobic exercise (less intense, long and slow exercise) was believed to be the only way to burn excess fat.  You know you are performing aerobic exercise when…

Leucine and Weight Loss

February 12, 2013

Here at Healthy Habits we like to stress the importance of a diet low in carbohydrates for weight loss.  Often we see clients who need to significantly reduce starchy carbohydrates, especially the processed white stuff, and increase good quality protein in their diet. There is much research to…

Cut the Foods that Make you Fat

September 19, 2011

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Aerobic versus Anaerobic Training

July 19, 2011

When I first started training and coaching regular individuals (as opposed to athletes) there was a well entrenched notion for weight loss. Long, slow, distance was believed to be the only way to burn excess fat.

The FAMOUS ROTATION DIET

June 14, 2011

Metabolism is an intricate dance between glands,(pineal, thyroid, pituitary, adrenal, pancreas, gonads), fluids that are intracellular and extracellular, muscle activity, and the liver and kidneys. Rotation diets are an easy way to integrate essential nutrients that support the glands (endocrine…

May 31, 2011

Fats are not the villian to your diet. Saturated fats from coconut, lard, palm, and tallow are much needed nutrients to any balanced diet. In fact, saturated fats have less calories than the unsaturated

The Last Tango with Butter

May 24, 2011

The Last Tango with Butter, tells the story about saturated fat, butter, coconut, lard, palm oil. Last Tango reviews how our North American diet changed to include more unsaturated fats like safflower,

Carbohydrate Depleted Endurance Training

May 16, 2011

In today's Globe and Mail Alex Hutchison wrote an article on the merits of training / exercising 'empty.'This is a method I have been advocating for 25years. Essentially it calls for exercising on an