There are a few reasons we don’t give out specific meal plans here at Core Principles that say “eat x amount of y at a certain time of the day”. One of them is without any background knowledge of what your current eating habits are like there is no way someone can provide you with…
We all have little voices in our heads, sometimes telling us good things, sometimes not so good things and then other times the most random things you can ever think off. Often times it is your own voice that you hear in your own head talking to yourself. What if I told you that…
Today I want to share with you a few of my favorite “Go-To Meals” that help me stay on track with my nutrition. Before I do that I want to talk about what a go-to meal is. In my opinion, a go-to meal is one that you enjoy to eat, is relatively simple to…
Today we going to take a little bit of time to talk about Pat. He’s what you would classify as your ideal client. Pat is a home town boy, born and raised in Stamford Ct. He’s been with us for over a year now and only getting better every day. Pat’s an Ideally…
Last week a client asked me a great question about whether or not sports drinks like Gatorade are good for you. The answer to this question like so many others is, it depends. Again we do not look at food as inherently good versus bad, we have to take into consideration where you’re with your…
With the summer here a lot of people end up traveling and getting out of there normal routine of working out. It is easy to think that it is going to be hard getting back into your routine once you return, or that you will lose all of the progress you have made. …
Many people may think that needing a coach or needing someone to help you reach your goals is a sign of weakness. In fact, I look at it as the exact opposite, I believe that we are all capable of reaching our goals on our own but I do firmly believe it is a…
Labels keep coming up when it comes to nutrition talks I have with my clients. There are confusing, and they want to clear answers about them. Here’s the sad truth about labels. They are designed to be confusing and use words that you need a biochem degree to know. If you want some…
It is easy to assume that as coaches we have everything related to fitness and nutrition in our life put together. I will be the first to admit that I am by no means perfect, and I think my fellow kick-ass coaches Haylin and Dan would agree with me. You might think that right when…
Surgery is a scary thing. It affects a lot more than just the body; it also can affect the mind. It can make you feel unsure of yourself. You might start to question if you’re going to get hurt doing everyday activities that you used to do easily. Pat had surgery on her knee…