Understanding NEAT Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) is the energy expended by everything we do that is not related to basal metabolic rate (the energy required to live), eating (the thermic effect of food), or sports-like exercise. It...
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Intermittent Fasting refers to a group of dietary strategies that involve a period of fasting followed by a limited period of feeding. This can take multiple forms: The most common form utilized for weight-loss is “daily window...
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Losing weight is a difficult battle for many. The sheer volume of information out there can leave you feeling overwhelmed. You have unsuccessfully tried to lose weight in the past, or have lost weight initially and are now at a stand still. Sound...
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Metabolic Adaptation, a complex set of physiologic changes, tends to be the reason most people stall in their weight-loss journey. As a caloric deficit becomes more severe and/or prolonged: Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) decreases due to...
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During a marked energy deficit, consumption of a high protein diet was more effective than consumption of a moderate protein diet in promoting increases in lean body mass and losses of fat mass when combined with a high volume of resistance and...
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Pre-exercise carbohydrate lowers fat oxidation and increases carbohydrate oxidation, and these effects are attenuated with low glycemic index carbohydrate. However, these changes are not the result of alterations in subcutaneous abdominal adipose...
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