Fitness Contrarian

Don’t Watch The Biggest Loser

Mike Cola — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:32:17 +0000

I’ve never been a fan of the Biggest Loser. In general, I always felt that the show is sending a negative message to America about exercise and fitness. I can almost go as far as saying that the show has single-handily set back the fitness industry decades (....)

Tweak Your Fitness Resolutions for 2013

Mike Cola — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:00:50 +0000

Now it’s time to start thinking about you’re fitness plans for 2013. After the first of the year I always sit down with each of my personal training clients and talk about what worked for them in 2012 and what did not. What I have learned over the 25 years of training clients is to capitalize on the success my clients have had in the past. The mistake (....)

If You Want To Lose Weight: Change Your Focus

Mike Cola — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:21:48 +0000

You can’t focus your whole life around food if you want to lose weight. A number of my personal training clients who have a hard time losing weight seem to schedule their lives around meals and spend a lot of their time talking about or focusing on food. I have over weight clients and friends who would never think about missing a meal. They are always talking about what restaurant they went to. Or they can’t wait to get home and have a big dinner. They spend a lot of their mental energy thinking about food all day and are very frustrated when they can’t seem to lose weight no matter what they try(...)

Does Coffee Help Athletic Performance?

Mike Cola — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:34:28 +0000

Coffee and caffeine can enhance athletic performance. Up until 2004 the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) banned caffeine for its unfair advantages. If an athlete had over 1,200 mg of caffeine or about 8 cups of strong coffee in their bodies they could have been banned from competing. In 2004 the WADA lifted the ban but not without controversy since many exercise physiologists believe that caffeine can be a powerful aid in enhancing athletic endurance and performance(....)

How Many Calories Should I Eat To Lose Weight?

Mike Cola — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:04:00 +0000

At least once in your life you have to count calories if you want to be successful in long term weight loss. When my personal training clients complain to me that they can’t lose weight no matter what they do, my first question to them is “How many calories are you eating each day?” I know a lot of the popular diets over the years claim that you don’t have to count calories to lose weight, but in my opinion you do (....)