by gregg@urbanpump.com | Feb 9, 2018 | health and fitness, obesity
In my last post, I discuss the body’s adaptation to a consistent, strenuous exercise program in conjunction with a low-calorie diet over the course of time. The body adapts to this stimuli by slowing down the metabolism in an effort to preserve energy. It will...
by gregg@urbanpump.com | Dec 12, 2017 | high fat diet, low carb eating, nutrition, obesity, set point theory
Starvation mode. I used to tell my clients that whenever they would hit a weight loss plateau that lasted for a month or longer. At that point, the client I was working with would have cut back her calories to roughly 1,300 a day, and even though I am not a fan of...
by gregg@urbanpump.com | May 19, 2017 | grocery shopping, health and fitness, healthy fats, high fat diet, low carb eating, obesity, unhealthy fats
When you go grocery shopping, take a quick scan of what most people have in their shopping carts. You can tell at a glance if the person pushing the cart will have issues maintaining a healthy body fat percentage or not. I did this during my last visit to the grocery...
by gregg@urbanpump.com | May 1, 2017 | anti-aging, fat loss, health and fitness, healthy fats, high fat diet, low carb eating, obesity, unhealthy fats
Our regular readers know that we have been recommending a lower carbohydrate diet, more along the lines of the paleo diet that is more in vogue lately. We are not completely on board with the diet, for we would prefer meats with a higher concentration...
by gregg@urbanpump.com | Jan 9, 2017 | exercise, low carb eating, muscle, obesity, visceral fat
Yesterday, I took measurements of my client before his workout. Andrew has been a client for quite some time now, and he has been both consistent and very successful with his fitness program. He lost 33 pounds of scale weight and he has gained an estimated 4 to 6...
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