By: Adam Pounds, EIM Owner For many, losing fat and building muscle are top priorities when it comes to their fitness goals. They want to lose fat and get healthy while also building the lean muscle mass that will leave them looking trim and toned. But as they get...
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5 Healthy Habits: What you should be doing every single day to stay healthy
By: Adam Pounds, EIM Owner If you ask most healthy people why they exercise every morning, carry around a bottle of water, or why they pull out the bag of carrots instead of chips, it’s likely that many of them will tell you, “It’s just a habit.” Habits aren’t created...
6 Major Reasons You Can’t (and Shouldn’t Try To) Out-Train a Bad Diet
By: Adam Pounds, EIM Owner Often, when people try to lose weight and get in shape, they focus on either their diet or their exercise routine while dismissing the fact that the two go hand-in-hand. I’ve seen it many times. A person starts working out every day, and...
Should you workout on an empty stomach? It depends.
By: Adam Pounds, EIM Owner It seems that recently more and more research has come out regarding the benefits of working out while fasted. That’s probably why clients are always asking me whether or not they should eat prior to their training session. But the answer...
Body Composition vs. BMI: What’s the difference?
By: Adam Pounds, EIM Owner Body Composition and BMI (Body Mass Index) are two things that you hear a lot about in the fitness world and just in general when talking about a person’s weight. But what do they actually mean and what’s the difference? ...
The Pros and Cons of High Intensity Interval (HIIT) Training
By: Adam Pounds, EIM Owner HIIT training has been a popular form of exercise in the fitness industry for decades. The exercise was popular amongst cyclists and runners, before being used by athletes of all sports and skill levels. HIIT training is the act of...
4 Reasons Golfers Should Weight Train
By: Adam Pounds, EIM Owner Weight training for golfers is not new, but it has become a hot topic in recent years as players have made it a point to hit the gym as often as possible, sometimes even sharing their routines on their social media platforms. However, you...
The Top 4 Benefits of Hiring a Personal Trainer
Should You Get Help From a Personal Trainer? If you’re like a lot of people, you’ve probably questioned the need to hire a personal trainer. After all, many people do just fine sticking to a workout routine on their own or with friends keeping each other accountable....
Private Personal Training vs. Group Training: How to Decide Which Is Right for You
By: Adam Pounds, EIM Owner With a new year comes a fresh start, and with every new year there are sure to be countless people resolving to take control of their health and fitness during the next 12 months. Making the decision to improve your health and taking action...
How to Start the New Year Off Right – Straight from a Registered Dietitian
By: Katherine Sims, EIM Dietitian “New year, New Me!” This is a phrase we often see plastered all over social media when another year is coming to a close. While many people enter a new year fired up and ready to completely transform themselves and their lives, by...