Analyzing food logs and giving recommendations to improve a diet is a daily task as a trainer and weight loss coach. And yes, some of them make me cry during the holiday season. For one reason or the other it is difficult for individuals to stick to their diet plan...

Yes, sure, check magazines and you will find at least 10 new exercise programs. Or perhaps a friend told you about a great training technique that you might want to try out.

But what are the movements that you should cover in any exercise program?

There...

The following question from Gail B. came in my mailbox. Gail writes:

The first time I gave birth did a number on my pelvic floor. Although my mom has the same thing, and actually my sister too. So maybe there's some genetic weakness tendency there. And anticipating a possible...

If you pay close attention how your stomach feels after eating out, sometimes you will discover that you are more bloated than when you left the restaurant or even when you entered it. Your mirror confirms the bloat and it feels like you've gained weight. Dinning out can be a...

The best weight loss programs educate you about various factors that effect what you see on the scale. Seasonal foods should be one of those factors.

That's why from time to time you will receive ideas about what you can do with seasonal foods to keep your diet interesting. But...

OK, I admit, I have been in the situation where it is difficult to make a proper food choice.

You see fried calamari, French fries, burgers, and what else is out there. The fact is that food that is processed is just easier to access than nutritious food.

Walk into any supermarket and you will be bombarded with the smarter, better, or life changing water. You walk down the ale and then you don't know what makes sense.

Can you have fruit water? Can you have carbohydrate waters? Let me bring some light into this fruitiness.

The...

Aja, Aja, aja, I can hear you already thinking. Not another of those weird things that I should add on. I can understand you. I felt the same way. Yet, I found when I gave it a try it added a great variety to my salads.

When I added sprouts...

Yes, I admit it. My cat is fat.

As some of you know, I am the owner of a cat named "Peter". Black with yellow eyes. And no, I am not superstitious.

But what a disaster. Last Saturday, I went to the vet to have a check up. His...

10 tips for proper running technique

It is afternoon and I walk by one of the gyms in New York City where you can look into the cardio equipment. People running, sweating, and I am going into cardio arrest -- at least I thought.

I see individuals on the...

Summer travel workout:

I don't have time to go to the gym.

You are saying this to yourself while you are getting ready to leave for the weekend. Or perhaps you don't want to go to the gym. Either one is fine, yet there are solutions for it.

Rubber...

Pasta raises your insulin levels. And today we know, in any kind of weight management program, you need to manage your insulin levels.

There are two solutions. Either you make whole grain pasta, such as whole wheat, brown rice or spelt pasta or you stay with the vegetable pasta...

Summer is here. It arrived June 21st. Not only is it too hot and too humid; we are sweating all day long.

Yet, when is hot too hot?

There might be several indications. You might be falling asleep during your workday. You are running to the water cooler all...

Why didn't I think of this option as well? To be honest I forgot until a client of mine asks me: "Stefan, what do you think of Castor oil."

Childhood memories came back. In Austria, as children we were given castor oil chest rubs when we had a cold or...

"Think and Grow Rich" from Napoleon Hill is one of the standard books in any business-orientated individual's library. Many successful businesses have been built up, by women or by men, who have thought about it first, visualized and implemented a plan.

To archive your goals, why not use...

Which berry should I pick today? How about this tomato? Or perhaps this pepper? Nah, that cucumber looks much riper. Back home in my little village in Austria, these were the questions we asked when heading back to the garden to pick out something for a meal.

Flash-forward to the...

Hot sand, sweat and friction will do it.

Yes, those three items can cause pain. How? Go running or play volley ball on the beach, increase your distances in your cardio program or break in new sneakers. Blisters under your toes, black toes, and foot soreness can occur that...

When pounds are lost, the tears start rolling, and emotions skyrocket across the entire nation. Helen Philips did it this time by earning the title, "The Biggest Loser," when she went from 257 lbs to 117 lbs; a weight loss of 140 lbs and a 54.47 percent weight loss...

"I am not going to eat again until lunch" is the comment I hear from clients who work out at 6:00 am and the next workout is planned for the following morning. Yet, many are too tired and don't replenish their energy after the workout.

Delayed onset muscle soreness...

A hot bath after a long day or a strenuous workout at night can be very rejuvenating. But what kind of bubble bath should you use? Should I use one? What if you take baths every day to unwind? Isn't every day too much?

Every day might very well be...