by kim schaper | Sep 9, 2020 | strength training, weight loss
I was at the checkout line at the grocery store last week and I came across a magazine that was so ridiculous I had to laugh. I wish I got a picture but I didn’t have my phone with me at the time. It said “Get Jessica Biel’s arms with this #1 toning exercise!” I...
by kim schaper | Apr 12, 2020 | Fitness, hormones, Nutrition, strength training, Uncategorized, weight loss
If you’ve ever tried dropping weight by drastically cutting calories and exercising like a fiend, welcome to the club. Lots of us do it. From juice detoxes to cayenne pepper and lemon water, even Beyonce got caught up in the trend that keeps us hooked. I get...
by kim schaper | Jun 25, 2019 | body image, Fitness, hormones, Nutrition, strength training, Uncategorized, weight loss
I often hear the phases, “I have a slow metabolism” or “My metabolism is damaged” thrown around quite a bit amongst women these days. But, is your metabolism really damaged? Using the term “damaged” is a harsh word for your...
by kim schaper | Feb 24, 2018 | Fitness, strength training, Uncategorized, weight loss, workouts
Your friend just asked you to try her new diet because she said it works like magic! Your sibling just inhaled a loaf of bread and cried because she’s tired of depriving herself of carbs with her former weight loss plan. I hear this stuff ALL THE TIME. No...
by kim schaper | Feb 10, 2017 | blog, body image, gut, hormones, Nutrition, strength training, Uncategorized, weight loss, workouts
Hey! Quick little note: did you know the average person that constantly diets ends up gaining 11 pounds back? What’s worse is the majority of us want the instantaneous results like yesterday, so we end up white-knuckling our way through periods of starvation...
by kim schaper | Jan 23, 2017 | blog, Nutrition, strength training, Uncategorized, weight loss
As a trainer and wellness coach, I still get overwhelmed walking into the diet section of the bookstore. (I don’t buy them fyi, I just go over there and giggle at some of the craziness.) The weight loss industry is a multi billon dollar industry and with...
