Exercise Equals Insurance! Exercise is a vital component to long-term sustainable weight-loss.
Julia is the president and founder of JKFITNESS, LLC. Previous to owning her own business, she developed and directed an exercise physiology program that consisted of two bariatric hospitals and three medically supervised weight-loss clinics. We are excited to feature Julia and her exercise tips and information. Learn More About Julia Karlstad
If you have an injury such as an arthritic shoulder, low back pain, knee pain, or some other physical or medical limitation; do not stop being physically active or engaging in regular exercise. The key is understanding how to work around your limitations; once you understand how, exercise can be one of your biggest advocates [...]
Do you think you need to go to a gym to get a good workout? Do you struggle with getting in your car and actually driving to the gym or maybe you’re just too tired after work and you don’t feel like making an extra stop. Guess what, you don’t need to go to a [...]
The holiday season has finally passed, spring is officially here, and now you can confidently resume your weight loss journey! You are motivated and eager to lose those additional pounds before the summer and you’re not going to let anyone or anything sabotage your efforts to look and feel better for the warmer weather. I’m [...]
Exercise involves various types of movement. If you are going to get moving….then why not dance? Dance, the art of movement of the body, is one of the easiest and most personalized forms of exercise. Whether it is to music, dance sport, a choreographed combination, a form of nonverbal communication, or improvised forms and gestures….dance [...]
Let’s be honest, the holidays are here and we all know it’s highly likely that we’ll end up eating a few extra calories here and there. We may have the best intentions, but sometimes it’s just not that easy to resist the pumpkin pie, extra turkey, yams, stuffing, ham, cranberries, or cookies. So what can [...]
If you’d like to get a cardiovascular effect from your strength workouts, mix in some moderate to high intensity cardio bouts between your strength sets or circuits. In addition to the cardio bouts intermixed within your workout, you’ll perform each strength workout with minimal rest (i.e. no more than 10 seconds) between exercises. This style [...]
Should I be going fast or slow when I do my cardiovascular exercise? Which one will help me lose the most weight? Well it kind of depends, but there is definitely a speed smart way to train for weight loss. First let's define what cardio or aerobic exercise really is; it’s anything where you are [...]
Summer is at the peak of its heat and many of you may be struggling with finding the motivation to keep on moving. One of the best ways to help motivate yourself to get moving is to lace up your tennis shoes and start training for a Walk from Obesity in your area! A Walk [...]
If you aren’t heart rate training you’re aimlessly training! You see heart rate training determines what intensity you should be exercising at and this will vary depending on your fitness goals. Not to mention that the only way to create a more efficient fat burning body is to exercise using your heart rate as a [...]