Blog Articles
10
APR
2025
Does Muscle Really Burn More Calories at Rest
Is it true that muscle burns more calories at rest compared to fat? Yes, this is true. Muscle burns 6 calories per pound per day, and fat burns 2-4 calories per pound per day. The more lean mass you have, the more calories you burn. When you exercise, you'll notice that you burn fewer
31
MAR
2025
How Long Does Body Recomposition Take
One of our biggest challenges when we start to lose weight is ensuring that we keep developing muscle mass. Our metabolism depends on muscle mass to function optimally. Muscle burns fat at rest is something we've all heard before. If the first goal is fat loss, the next goal should be
07
MAR
2025
Women and Creatine
Creatine isn't just for people who are bodybuilders, competition prep or elite athletes. This amazing supplement has more benefits than just aiding in building muscle mass. Women can benefit from adding a bit to their daily protein shakes. It's tasteless and colourless, and blends
24
FEB
2025
Prevent Muscle Loss when you Lose Weight
When the body loses weight, it can come off in the form of both fat and muscle. When we don't incorporate strength training as part of our weight management strategy, your body will make cuts where it sees fit. It's not possible to prevent muscle loss unless you follow a policy of
15
FEB
2025
The Problem with Supplements and Liver Toxicity
Many people take supplements to help improve their health. Most vitamins and supplements are generally safe, but experts are now cautioning about overdosing on beneficial supplements to try and "speed up" the outcome. Liver health can be impacted severly when people decide to go against th
07
FEB
2025
6 Things to Know about Weight Maintenance
Let's say you've been working hard on your fitness goals the last several months and you're finally at your goal! Congratulations on a job well done! You should celebrate how challenging it was to get here and you have no desire to go back. The biggest hurdle with maintaining y
15
JAN
2025
A Heart Healthy Diet Requires a Plan
Many of us have started to clean up our diets as we normally do at the beginning of the year. Getting back to a healthy eating routine can take a bit of effort. That can include doing groceries with a plan in mind of how to address your macronutrient needs. We've heard of tracking our
15
OCT
2024
All About Creatine Supplementation
Creatine monohydrate supplementation has a lot of history in the bodybuilding community. However, in recent decades, more of the general population has started to supplement with creatine in their protein shakes. The good news is there's a lot of compelling research on creatine supplem
26
DEC
2023
Best Fitness Advice for Men over 40
As you age, you may have noticed that you are putting on more weight in your midsection and it seems like you have to work out twice as hard to make the same gains as you did when you were younger. Men have a harder time building muscle in their 40's due to fluctuating hormones like de
19
DEC
2023
Why HIIT Doesn't Work for Women Over 40 to Lose Weight
If you are a woman between the ages of 38 and 50, you might be noticing that you gain weight a lot faster than you used to regardless of what you're eating or how often you are exercising. When women go into perimenopause, their bodies go through hormonal changes that can cause cortiso
07
DEC
2023
The Holidays Do Not Have to Derail Us!
The holidays are a time to enjoy meals with family and friends. Maybe you have office potlucks where everyone brings goodies from their cultural origins. December is notorious for having cheat meals left and right. But does that mean we are a failure if we indulge a little too often than w
14
NOV
2023
Spot Reducing is Not a Thing
Almost 90% of the clients who reach out to us have one goal in mind: reducing belly fat. It doesn't matter if you are young or old, and regardless of gender, everyone struggles with the bulge around their waist. The good news is that it's possible to get rid of belly fat, the bad n
23
JAN
2023
Healthy Versus Unhealthy Weight Loss
Many people want to drop weight fast, but doing so is often unhealthy, unrealistic, and unsustainable. When a person purposely loses a lot of weight at once, it likely isn’t all fat that they're losing, and this weight will come back after they fail to stick with the highly restr
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