I get hundreds of emails and blog comments each week from teenagers asking the question: Am I fat? It’s hard to tell if you’re at a healthy weight…

I have to tell you that I am quite surprised by how long I have persevered with the whole regime. Sometimes I think it has been ‘overkill, ‘ but my use of several therapies in combination is a deliberate strategy. As I stated, I tend to use several treatments in moderation, rather than relying on frequent use of a single therapy. For example, this means that I limit NB UVB to 1-2x per week, rather than every second day, and piperine 1-2x per week rather than daily. The only thing …

There are four exercises guaranteed to elicit eye-rolls and groans from my clients: Squats, pushups, burpees and, my all time favorite, lunges. Some of my clients think I…

There is something to be said for the space in which we practice. Different spaces yield different experiences….

A few weeks ago, I recommended that one of my clients get a heart rate monitor. She’d been struggling with weight loss and, though she was keeping…

I consider great music the most important part of any workout. Some studies have even shown that listening to music you like can make your workouts more enjoyable and…

I experienced a lot of re-pigmantation from sitting in the sun for 15-30 minutes per day in the summer and my excimer xtrac laser treatments are showing some very positive results since going from 1 to 3 visits per week. However, the excimer laser utilizes narrow-band UVB (not UVA) to target only the white patches.

I get a lot of questions about how hard to work during cardio workouts. Some people wonder if they should work at a lower intensity to burn more fat….

Hi Nathalie,
How much does the laser cost? I’m really interested and desperate on doing the laser treatment..I don’t know if my insurance will cover it and spreading rapidly on my body. I haven’t seen any on my face yet but I’m worry that one day ill wake up and see a spot…I love this site…Julie
Hi Julie,
The Excimer laser treatment costs vary by dermatologist; $100 being the minimum that I have found. Good news, though…many health insurance companies cover part or all of the cost now.
I’d say the first step would …

I love coming up with new exercises and my latest, the Squat, Curl and Press (inspired by Patrick Goudeau from his video, Hard Work Conditioning 2), has become one of…