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Imagine yourself stepping into a world-class luxury spa, ready to immerse yourself in a week of wellness. The plan is set: eat clean, exercise daily, and lose weight. But how realistic are these goals?

To test this, I conducted assessments on two clients before they embarked on their spa retreat. I carefully selected activities to ensure they participated in similar levels of intensity. After six days of healthy vegetarian meals and three hours of exercise each day, did they meet their...

From the moment we enter this world, society begins planting seeds of limitation, dictating our value with an invisible yet pervasive expiration date. As young girls, we absorb the harmful belief that our worth is rooted in physical beauty, a message reinforced by media, culture, and often the people closest to us. These damaging ideas shape our sense of self, leaving us battling insecurities well into our twenties, questioning if we’re ever "enough."

By the time we reach our thirties,...

Diet Schmeit

Your diet doesn’t matter as much as you’ve been led to believe. Yes, I’ve crafted thousands of meal plans, and they work. But the truth is, any diet can give results for a while. There are calorie-restricted diets, fad diets, detox diets, and crash diets. Unless a diet is medically or faith-based, it’s often a marketing ploy. Why? Because selling a plain sweet potato isn’t sexy or profitable. Instead, they parade perfect bodies and fitness icons...

When I first began writing about women’s health nearly 30 years ago, my focus was simple: provide the clarity that the fitness industry often fails to offer. The very notes I jotted down back then became the blueprint for my successful training studios and gyms. Yet, despite decades of effort, not much has changed—except in some ways, things have worsened.

Let’s start with a staggering fact: the U.S. diet industry generated $90 billion in revenue in 2023. Meanwhile, 67% of...

There are countless diet plans out there, and while some seem promising, many can harm your health more than they help. Let’s break them down so you can make an informed decision.

1. Low-Carb/Low-Calorie Diets

These plans often promote 800–1,000 calorie daily limits with meal replacements like shakes. While they may show rapid weight loss at first, it’s mostly water weight. 

Since muscle is more dense on the scale, the scale shows a reduction in weight. But in the...

In just a few short weeks, gyms will be packed with people chasing New Year’s resolutions. Many of which will fizzle out before February. So, what about you? Will you finally make your gym debut? Or maybe you’ve already been going, but your waistline hasn’t noticed.

Here’s the hard truth: Gyms alone don’t make you healthy. In fact, they could be making you gain weight. Let’s break it down with the 5 biggest reasons why gyms might be sabotaging your progress...