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• 20 Minute Hotel Workout

  Bookmark this post! Recently I was at a conference, and the hotel gym literally had a treadmill and a recumbent bike. That’s it. No weights, barely room to move, the treadmill was actually broken, and the gym was a thousand degrees. Back to the room I went! I put this quickie workout together, and had… Continue reading »

• 3 Weeks to Tight: 10 Quick & Dirty Rules

  First off, a disclaimer of sorts: I kind of hate this tactic, even though it works short-term. The reason being, any time you implement unsustainable measures with nutrition or training, they are just that–unsustainable. And when the point comes that you can “let loose” or indulge, the indulgence tends to be overdone and the pounds… Continue reading »

• 6 Reasons Why Weighing Yourself is a Bad Idea

  “I know I shouldn’t get hung up on the numbers, but……” <— I hear this all the time from women–it’s like one on hand we believe that our weight is not the end-all-be-all of health and fitness, but we simply cannot stand the idea of not looking. Most women weigh themselves daily–and their whole day… Continue reading »

• Acne & Nutrition: It Starts in the Gut

  By Jill Coleman We can no longer blame it on adolescent hormones.  In the United States, not only do up to 95% of teens experience some degree of facial acne, but more and more adults are also suffering from chronic acne, and for some it is crippling. The conventional notion that acne is purely an… Continue reading »

• Shake It Up: 5 New Protein Smoothie Recipes!

  By Emily Saunders There are few things in life that I enjoy more than a post-workout recovery shake to leave me feeling refreshed and rejuvenated!   I am also known to have a bit of a sweet tooth and protein shake/smoothies hit the spot every single time.  There are countless ways to make shakes and I… Continue reading »

• Top 15 Muscle Building Foods

  What many exercise enthusiasts forget is that similar to tailoring a training protocol to a goal (hypertrophy, fat loss, performance, etc), it is equally important to tailor a nutritional approach to a create a desired outcome. For example, someone who wants to lose fat should not be eating like a marathoner, and likewise someone who… Continue reading »

• Top 15 Fat Loss Foods

  Many believe that if they eat healthfully, they will lose fat.  And almost anyone you ask claims they eat healthy.  Yet over two-thirds of the US population is overweight or obese, so there is an obvious discrepancy here? The easy explanation for this is that most people overestimate the healthfulness of their diet, which is usually… Continue reading »

• 5 Top Tips for Sculpted Abs–Metabolic Effect Style!

  I am the first to admit it: I hate working my abs.  It’s uncomfortable, hard to breathe, strains my neck, kills my hip flexors and just flat out hurts!  However, after many years of ignoring my abs and hoping that diet alone would take care of my mid-section, I discovered a severe muscular imbalance between… Continue reading »

• New Motto: Love yourself

  By Kelley Vargo This past week has left me in deep thought about our American state of mind and health.  Being a fitness and wellness enthusiast, I often wonder what goes on the minds of other people.  What motivates us to be or not be healthy?  Three important happenings made me investigate a little further… Continue reading »

• Metabolic Effect: Healthy Diet vs. Fat Loss Diet

  Very rarely do I have a client come to me and say that they eat like crap.  In fact, surprisingly, up to two-thirds of people say that they eat “fairly healthy” or “very healthy” and yet two-thirds of the American population is overweight or obese.  What gives? One of the tenants of Metabolic Effect is… Continue reading »

• 16 Simple Ways to Curb & Prevent Cravings

  I’m pretty sure I have the biggest sweet tooth of anyone I know.  My childhood was filled with sour patch kids, Mountain Dew, rainbow frosting, sprinkles and fluffernutter (PB & fluff sandwich anyone?)–I am surprised I didn’t burn my tongue off with all that insanely sweet, artificial garbage.  Alas!  Twenty years later and I still… Continue reading »

• A Healthy Diet Is Not Necessarily a Fat-Loss Diet: 35 Fat-Loss Foods

  Almost anyone you ask swears that they eat healthy. So why are they still not achieving the fat loss results that they seek?  One of the tenants of the Metabolic Effect Fat Loss Lifestyle is that just because you are eating “healthy” foods does not mean you are losing fat.  It is a misconception that… Continue reading »

• 11 Things Lean People Do Everyday

  Working with hundreds of clients over thousands of workouts and transformations, I have discovered some tried and true habits of the lean and healthy.  And although at JillFit, we are strong believers in providing each client a customized diet and workout regimen to address their specific needs, there exist some simple common denominators for living… Continue reading »

• 10 Hard & Fast Rules for Carbohydrates and Fat Loss

  We have heard it all: low carb, high carb, carb cycling, zero carb diets.  Each one promising to get us the fat-loss results we seek.  With the plethora of information out there, it is hard to know as an average consumer, what will yield the best results. Before beginning any type of diet or macronutrient… Continue reading »

• 30 Days of Fat Loss–Day #21: Halloween Special! Fat-loss-friendly Candy!

  Halloween!!  It’s the one day of the year that you have permission to eat as much candy as you want, right??!!  WRONG!! Just because your kiddos are bringing home lots of your chocolatey and fruity faves, you must remember your fat loss goals and instead opt for something that is lower in sugar that will… Continue reading »

• 30 Days of Fat Loss–Day #15: On-the-Go Breakfast Fruit Smoothie

  It’s Monday, time to start the week off right with a great, quick fat-loss breakfast!  Anyone who knows us, knows that we love yummy, nutritious protein shakes because they are quick and convenient meals that taste great and help quench cravings.  One of the best on-the-go breakfasts is a fruit smoothie.  Here are 2 of… Continue reading »

• 30 Days of Fall Fat Loss–Day #10: Liquid Stevia & Capella Flavor Drops

  At JillFit, we love sharing tips and tricks about how to make fat loss taste good!  We discovered a couple of items that can really help bring the flavor up in our fat loss foods, but are still healthy and do not impact the ability to burn fat.  Alternative sweeteners like erythritol, xylitol and Stevia… Continue reading »