Café Physique Blog
There’s Something Fishy Going On
AppetizerEat MORE salmon. High in Omega-3 fatty acides (the “good” fat), salmon is a lean protein often overlooked when healthy eaters are trying to put together a meal plan. Although fish is a staple of many diets, a lot of people are intimidated because...
read moreHigh-Powered Meal Planning
AppetizerPre-plan your meals MORE often. When you wait until you’re hungry to start thinking of what to eat, chances are high that you’ll end up just grabbing whatever is readily available – chips, cookies, and other high-calorie snacks. By planning...
read moreWhich One Are You?
AppetizerKnow MORE about your eating personality. Agnes Kolor is a registered dietitian who has appeared as a diet expert on numerous television shows including the Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, and the Food Network. She formerly was the spokesperson for the New York State...
read moreGo Ahead – Get Your Groove On
AppetizerDance MORE. Are you one of the many people who just despise working out – no matter how many times you try to get on the exercise bandwagon? Well, don’t beat yourself up about it because there are other ways to burn calories… Just put on...
read moreExceed Client Expectations (An Article)
Whether you are working out with a personal trainer or if you’re training clients, you should always expect to give and receive the best! Please visit the IDEA Health & Fitness Association Newsletter for an article that I wrote about how personal trainers...
read moreProtein Is Essential
AppetizerEat MORE protein. Muscle tissue is about 15 to 20 percent protein, so if you’re working out and want to maintain all the great muscle you’re building, you need to make sure that you’re getting enough protein. Main CourseThe American Dietetic...
read moreAvoiding the Freshman Fifteen
AppetizerSummer is winding down, so eat LESS and move MORE to avoid gaining weight as you head back to school. This message applies to working adults as well because busy fall schedules and shorter daylight hours often lead to extra pounds for us too. A recent study...
read moreStay Minty Fresh
Appetizer Brush your teeth MORE often. Aside from just fighting cavities, brushing after every meal serves as a psychological cue to stop eating. If you’re out and about without a toothbrush, try popping a strong sugar-free breath mint or Listerine strip....
read morePush & Pull
Appetizer Spend MORE time planning your resistance training workouts. There are many different ways that you can put together a workout “split” which is a term given to how you split up your routine – which days you train various muscles. Main...
read moreOvercoming Temptation
AppetizerBring LESS tempting foods into your house. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that if chocolate cake is your all-time favorite dessert and you have a decadent chocolate cake sitting on your kitchen counter, staring at you every evening...
read moreHow Much Is Too Much?
AppetizerSpend LESS than 1 hour lifting weights. Unless you are planning to compete in a bodybuilding or figure competition, you do not need to weight train for more than an hour at a time. After 45 -60 minutes of training weight training, the muscle building &...
read moreThe More or Less Philosophy – July Recap
As you know, Café Physique is a virtual café based on the More or Less Philosophy of healthy living which states that by integrating small changes into our daily lives, we (regular people) can realistically achieve our weight loss and fitness goals. These changes...
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