With spring suddenly upon us, I’m sure many of you are looking to take your fitness to the next level. After all, we all want to look lean and fit for the summer, right? And many of us want to perform at our best when it comes to training and competition too! Whether you’re looking to run a few extra miles outside, join a new boot camp class, or get back into your favorite warm weather sport, one thing is for certain—you need to adequately fuel your body.

Though some people may vehemently disagree, weight loss is relatively easy to accomplish. If you really want to lose weight and you commit to taking in fewer calories than you expend, the weight is very likely to come off. So then, what's the tricky part? Maintenance. Let's discuss.

You’ve seen it, right? The new “Coming Together” ad by the soft drink giant that’s designed to highlight their efforts to help curb the obesity epidemic. If there’s one thing Coca-Cola knows how to do well, it’s market their brand, and this 2-minute commercial proves that without a shadow of a doubt.

Resolutions. They never seem to go away. Another year goes by, and millions of people are once again bound and determined to make some significant change to their lifestyles. Some succeed at this drastic change but most don't. I have a challenge for you. Instead of making life-altering behavioral modifications, let's do the baby steps approach! You ready?

Without question, “going paleo” is one of the most popular diet trends out there right now. Cross-fitters have taken the diet on as their own. You can find numerous paleo books on Amazon. And celebrities and other fad diet aficionados are all over it (not to mention gluten-free folks, as well). But WTF is this diet all about?

We all know we’re supposed to eat our fruits and vegetables. Mom has been saying it for years, as has everyone else that understands the profound health benefits that fruits and vegetables provide. Unfortunately, collectively as a nation, we don’t listen all that well.