Fitness Has Become a Religion – And That’s a Damn Shame
Declaring health and fitness a religion may seem a tad exaggerated, but let’s examine some observations. Idols who possess a “perfect” physique are worshipped. People pray to the gods of great glutes, abs, curves, long legs, and other specific body parts or shapes. We...
A New Diet is Not The Answer to the Problem
How many diets have you tried? This is a serious question; take a moment to reflect on the answer. How many? Several at the very least, right? Why aren’t you still following the first diet you tried? Heck, why not the second, third, or possibly fourth diet? These...
Stop Beating Yourself Up For Being ‘Bad’
Did you have an AWESOME weekend? Over the past few weeks I have received a tonne of emails / personal messages from people who get a little too crazy on weekend's. Feeling guilty, feeling bad for eating all the ice cream, drinking too much, skipping their workouts,...
PB&J Muffins
I have a thing for peanut butter and jelly. Although thing may not exactly be the right word – obsession may be a little more accurate. In recent weeks, PB&Js have been my go-to pre-workout meal and although this may seem a wee bit shocking, I’d gladly forgo a...
Get Past Your Expectations and Live Your Own Life
“Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.” Unknown Several years ago, I decided I had issues with surrender. I was often angry or resentful believing my life was not playing out as it should have been. I found a great measure of peace by performing a...
Skinny Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
So these muffins... let’s talk details... These muffins aren’t your average muffins… mostly because they’re made without flour or oil. Instead, they have oats to give them shape, and yogurt to keep them moist. This results in a muffin that’s a little on the denser...
Skinny Snickerdoodle
These healthy snickerdoodle cookies are so soft they could be pillows. Snickerdoodle cookie pillows. And then we could have a snickerdoodle pillow fight, with sugary cookie dough flying in every direction. Mmm yes, a snickerdoodle pillow fight. How yummy would that...
2016 Transformation Challenge
The Trench Fitness TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGE is back for 2016. It is a way to showcase the efforts of people motivated to make a lifestyle change with an end goal in mind. Through the efforts of the participants in adhering to a well structured and balanced nutrition...
Get Back On The Wagon After The Holidays
In an ideal world, everyone would eat in a way which enables them to accomplish their physique goals, achieve optimal health, eat their favourite foods without restriction or guilt, and have a perfectly healthy relationship with their body. But this is the real world,...
7 Way To Avoid Vacation Weight Gain
So, it’s vacation time! You have planned and packed, manicured your nails and toes, spray tanned (or used a tanning bed... #lookoldfast), strictly followed a fat loss diet and exercise plan to get ready for your new bikini, booked your flights, hotel and outings and...