Can you believe summer is already halfway over! Just a month or so left of of pool parties, family vacations and summer travel before school starts back up. For all those who are traveling this summer, I am here to help keep you on track! Avoid the drive through and that afternoon blood sugar crash because you’ve decided to not eat all day to save up calories for vacation eating… terrible idea!! Instead, prepare for travel snacking ahead of time.

Going “Gluten Free” is one of the trendiest things you proclaim these days. Popularized and “celebritized” by Hollywood celebrities who claim amazing weight loss or health transformations they found from going gluten free, it seems everyone is “gluten intolerant” these days.

By now, most savvy exercisers know it’s not the best tactic to attempt “spot treating” perceived problem areas on the body. We all wish it was as simple as that, but unfortunately, this is not the case. BUT…the good news is that there are some workouts that’ll work better to help target belly fat than others. Take a look:

So. many. Diets. Paleo, keto, gluten free, Adktins, south beach… the list is endless these days! And while you may be tempted to jump on a diet trend bandwagon, you should do your research first. There are some very misleading claims about some popular diet trends.

By Hope Pedraza

If you’ve ever done an audit on your grocery bill and your thoughts were “geeze it’s expensive to eat healthy!” You’re not alone… Many people believe that eating healthy, buying organic and eating clean is going to break the bank.

Balance. We all seek it; balance in life, balance in our diet, work-life balance... But what about balance in terms of proprioception. Maybe you’ve heard this word, maybe not but, balance, namely proprioception, is crucial for your longevity. Proprioception, in its simplest terms, is the body’s ability to interpret and use information about your position in space.

So you’re doing your best to eat right, keep a balanced diet, get your veggies in, and cut back on the crap, right? The problem??? Your kids. Summer is here and your pantry looks like the corner store snack aisle… Temptation is everywhere; the struggle is real! So what’s a girl to do? Starve the kids? Not exactly… take a look at these steps can you can take to avoid the pitfalls of summer vacation snacking.

While the old thinking was that long, steady-state cardio sessions were best for burning fat, we now know that intense, fast-paced cardio is much more effective, says Buckley. “For maximum fat-burning and body-sculpting results, you need varied, intense workouts that include short intervals which leave you totally spent,” she says.

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