by Bryan Krahn | Dec 17, 2019 | Fit Notes
Blanket “cookie cutter” recommendations for mature lifters are useless. A 49 year-old can have a 35+ year training history (good and bad); they can also have avoided exercise completely since high school. The most important areas that require modifying are...
by Bryan Krahn | Dec 13, 2019 | Fit Notes
Holiday Eating Guilt? A while back the fitness pendulum swung a little too deep into “faux hardcore.” People boasted about never taking days off from exercise, never breaking from their diet, even not eating the cake at their OWN wedding. I can see...
by Bryan Krahn | Dec 6, 2019 | Fit Notes
“Whenever I drive to my Aunt Betsy’s house, I lose control of the car and crash.” The road conditions are bad Your car is a piece of junk You’re a terrible driver Aunt Betsy is a witch and is trying to kill you. Lose her number. She’s bad news. ...
by Bryan Krahn | Dec 4, 2019 | Fit Notes
Every year at least one client asks me about dieting over Christmas. Although it’s not my personal preference, I can see why some would choose to do so. Being “on diet” for some (not all) can help prevent overeating/bingeing and as a result weight...
by Bryan Krahn | Nov 30, 2019 | Fit Notes
Thanksgiving week…. This can be a very stressful week for people on a diet — especially for people with binge history. It’s like a perfect storm of triggers: disruption to the regular eat-sleep schedule often travel and sleeping in strange (sometimes...
by Bryan Krahn | Nov 8, 2019 | Fit Notes
Mondays are crazy hectic. Because EVERYTHING starts on Monday. School, work, kids activities, the diet (ha!) and of course, hitting the gym (usually for International Chest Day). Some people stack so many “starts” into a Monday they barely have time to...
