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Category: Weight loss

The Science of Nutrition

by Irena on March 26, 2021October 31, 2021 in Health tips, Nutrition, Weight loss

I got into fitness back in high school, first in body building, running, later in boxing and kickboxing, then focused on racing mostly. Along the way I naturally gravitated to… [Continue Reading]

Adaptation, Specificity and Fat metabolism

by Irena on October 26, 2017January 23, 2020 in Fitness, Nutrition, Running, Weight loss

Perhaps one of the most understated and overlooked topics that endurance athletes need to focus on is fat metabolism (it’s a value stock, invest early and invest with confidence).  Much… [Continue Reading]

Good carbs/Bad carbs

by Irena on September 2, 2016September 6, 2016 in Nutrition, Weight loss

It appears that the diet industry likes to pick on a particular food group and label it as the ultimate enemy to becoming fit and skinny.  In the past we’ve… [Continue Reading]

How to lose weight and not gain it back

by Irena on July 6, 2016July 19, 2016 in Fitness, Health tips, Nutrition, Weight loss

What inspired this particular post is an article I read online about one woman’s unfortunate struggles to lose weight and keep it off (you can read for yourself http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/weightloss/i-lost-50-pounds-and-gained-it-all-back-heres-what-went-wrong/ar-AAhWRYu?li=BBnba9O#page=4).  She… [Continue Reading]

Gainz, baby gainz!

by Irena on July 5, 2016July 6, 2016 in Fitness, Weight loss, Workouts

Why are women afraid of muscle?  I always hear women say they want to lose weight but don’t want to bulk up and therefore they do cardio and don’t really… [Continue Reading]

Weight loss – Diet vs Exercise

by Irena on May 11, 2016July 6, 2016 in Fitness, Health tips, Nutrition, Weight loss

There are many schools of thought as to what works when it comes to weight loss.  Some people swear by a certain diet that seems to work for them.  They… [Continue Reading]

The real reason diets fail

by Irena on May 1, 2016July 6, 2016 in Fitness, Health tips, Nutrition, Weight loss

Most diets are set up to be a short term goal not a lifestyle change.  One of the reasons is because no one can maintain the restrictive pace long term. … [Continue Reading]

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