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This is good for a couple of reasons, one, it means that the sugar you just consumed is used as energy right away, so it completely skips the storage stage in your body which means it has no chance of becoming fat and your body produces less insulin, so your cells sensitivity to insulin stays high meaning your body needs to produce less insulin in the future to keep your blood sugar levels normal, which means you significantly decrease your chances of getting Type 2 diabetes.

‘Well we just eat healthy food.’ and this is the problem most people have almost no idea what healthy food actually is. It’s not your fault you don’t know what healthy food is, it’s almost impossible to figure it out because the media writes headlines and articles to sell you magazines and to get you to spend more time on their website. Also there is a difference between eating food that is considered healthy or healthier and food that actually has less calories or sugar or fat in it.

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We live in a forward dominant world. What I mean by this is most people work at a desk which means they’re reaching forward all the time at work, many people drive a car where they’re reaching forward on the steering wheel, even if you have an active job where you’re on your feet and moving around you will spend most of your day reaching forward because usually the work that needs to be done is right in front of you. So if you live a life where you’re constantly forward or you’re concerned about having shoulders that round forward your exercise program needs to reflect that to counter balance it. When you're doing your exercise program you should do at least 2 but probably 3 pulling exercises per 1 pushing exercise.

Today I’m going to share a recent experience I had with a client about a missed opportunity she had, to learn about how to better take care of her body. This is not about fitness per-say, but there is a good life lesson packed in here.

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Language used during self talk is more powerful than you probably realize, it affects you in subconscious ways that you’re not even aware of, for example according to research out of Cornell by Brian Wansink if you go for a walk and you call it an exercise walk instead of a scenic walk you’ll eat 30% more chocolate pudding.

Before I get into the meat of this show I want you to know I am not against getting together with friends or having parties or even occasionally making regrettable food and drink choices even though it may sound like that by the end of this show. I just wan you to know that. So like I said,

I'm writing and recording this the Monday directly after Super Bowl Sunday and for me it was quite the epic weekend, where I really didn't take care of myself.

Alright Lucy thanks for this question and for me to answer it effectively it really needs to be broken down into three parts, the first part is - When should I stop exercising full stop, the second part is when should I stop but modify an exercise and then continue exercising and the third part is when is it okay to push-through the pain of an exercise? I’m going to go through these in order to hopefully clear everything up for you.you.

Nick thanks for this question, it’s an important one. If you’re listening to this show right now it means you care about your health and fitness and I want you the listener to get the most out of these episodes, it’s why we do the show the way we do. We’re doing a daily show because there is a plethora of health and fitness information to get through.

The problem is that most weekend warriors that participate in these sports use them as their exercise and they won’t do anything unless they have something to chase and someone to beat. Which means they exert themselves heavily for short bursts and do nothing the rest of the time, the problem with this is that they are not active enough through the rest of their everyday lives, which means they are actually sedentary even though they’re exercising once or twice a week, this is a problem.

So how can you eat less and make healthier choices when you’re out?