CategoriesBurnout

7 Ways to Avoid Burnout And Get Your Energy Back

Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet life’s constant demands. As the stress continues, you begin to lose the interest and motivation that led you to take on a certain role in the first place. Some people have been like this for so long they even become numb to the symptoms and cannot see how much they have changed. This has become more of a problem as more people have started to work from home and find themselves working more than ever. In this article, we look at the various causes of burnout and strategies you can use to avoid it altogether or get out of it if you are already in this stage.

CategoriesOver 40

Secrets To Staying In Great Shape When You Are Over 40 Years Of Age

We all know that getting older is something we cannot change or avoid. We know that time will come when we just cannot move as fast as we did in our youth, and for some it may be in their 30’s that they begin to feel some changes. But for most of us, it will be in our 40’s that we notice many things that we just cannot do as easily as before. This is also why you rarely see professional sports people continue to play in their 40’s and when they do, they are not the same formidable force they were in their previous years. Many of us who competed in sports all our life will have experienced a lot of wear and tear on muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons and the little aches and pains we bounced back from quickly, now seem to take a lot longer to recover from. Even how our body metabolizes and digests food changes in our 40’s. Now this doesn’t mean you need to give up, or avoid exercise, you just need to be aware of the necessary changes to your training and diet to accommodate the changes to your body. You can still achieve incredible results in your training, you just need to be a lot smarter in how you go about it. This article we show you how.

CategoriesForward Head Posture TMJD

What Causes TMJ Disorder Jaw Pain & What Can You Do To Treat This Painful Condition?

If you have ever suffered with jaw pain which is more commonly known as TMJD (temporomandibular joint disorder) you will know exactly how painful it can be and disruptive to your daily life. You will also know how frustratingly difficult it is to treat. It is one of the most confusing joints to understand and it is often misdiagnosed and mistreated as the symptoms can mimic other problems, and even the cause of the pain can differ greatly from one person to the next. Like all injuries, finding the “true” cause of the problem is critical for this is what drives the constant pain and dysfunction and until this is identified and changed you will not find any long term relief. Having suffered with this condition myself recently I came to realize just how complex it can be, and it led me on the search for more answers as I struggled to find any treatment that could help. In this article I will explain the various solutions I discovered, and provide you with some unique tips and exercises to get your jaw back to normal.

CategoriesWeight Loss

Why You Are Not Losing Weight Even Though You Exercise

One the most frequently asked questions I am asked is, “I workout all the time but I still cannot seem to lose belly fat, what exercises are best to help me?” My answer usually is something like, “how do you handle stress, do you get to bed on time, and what is your food like?” This usually prompts a confused look from the person asking the question as they were hoping I could give them some miraculous training program to give them a six pack. In my 20 years as a personal trainer this question is without a doubt the most frustrating thing I am regularly asked as there are so many people with the belief that they can exercise their way to good health or some special diet that melts the fat off them for good. We see this all the time, the person who destroys their body with endless cardio sessions to get sweaty but never changes in appearance. It almost seems that the harder they workout the worse they get.The people who struggle to lose the gut no matter how much exercise they complete need to recognize their solution is not a new workout or more intense training, but adopting more effective strategies of handling STRESS and eating quality NUTRITION. In this article we are going to give you the secrets to getting rid of the gut for good by looking at the three biggest mistakes people make.