CICO & Metabolic Adaptation
Metabolic Adaptation, Weight Loss, and Weight Gains Calories in vs calories out (CICO). This has been the main focus for anyone who has ever attempted to lose weight or alter their body composition...
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Training Youth Athletes & Injury Prevention
Participation in organized sport among children and adolescents in the US is rapidly increasing. According to the CDC, close to 30 million children and adolescents participate in sport, and the...
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Eliminating The Hurdles
Changing your life is more than wish fulfillment and positive thinking. Motivation might get you started, but YOU must keep YOURSELF on track. Anything worthwhile is not easy, and despite all of...
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Exercising Intelligently & With a Purpose
Humans have always been physically active. Our ancestors and contemporary hunter- gatherers walked an average of 10,000 steps (about five miles) per day with frequent bouts of more intense physical...
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No Going Back
So many times I think to myself - "If I could just go back and do that again…". Well, that's not an option. There are things, moments, times in my life that I wish I could do again. Some I wish...
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Making sense of the collagen buzz
Let’s first start with the very basics. Collagen is the main structural protein outside the cell space in many connective tissues. It provides support, strength, elasticity and protective...
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Why your diet isn't working
If you’re reading this in hopes of discovering the single detail that evokes an “AH-HA!” moment and instantly sends you into diet and nutrition perfection, you won’t find that here. This...
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Prioritizing You - Self Care Through Exercise
The world in which we live today is fast paced – we are constantly on the move, we have demands that are placed upon us, and we have obligations to fulfill regarding work, family, and friends...
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Getting Started Right
We’re at time of year again where “fresh starts” are all abuzz with “It’s a new year, new you” or “It’s time for New Year’s Resolutions.” But don’t let the calendar determine...
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The Cortisol Paradox & Why Sometimes Less Is More
Working out more frequently, for longer periods, or for shorter periods with more intensity does not always equate to better or faster health and fitness results. Dare we say it...
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Liver Detoxificaton
Many people confuse things like cleanses and fasts with proper liver detoxification. Using liquid solutions of juice, tea, broth, in isolation or in combination with a short-term or prolonged fast......
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Do you have a leaky gut?
We’ve only recently begun to understand the extent of the gut flora’s role in human health and disease. Let’s define gut flora as the billions of micro-organisms that populate our...
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Why beast mode is wrecking your results
If you’re a fitness enthusiast and somehow unfamiliar with the term “beast mode,” just look back to the last time you went all-in on that new diet and fitness program….when you attacked each...
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The Skinny On Un-Healthy Fats
With all the hype surrounding the keto diet contrasted against the back-end of the prominent and often misinterpreted paleo diet, health conscious Americans seem to be all over the place with regard...
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Is Too Much Estrogen Making You Fat?
A healthy balance of primary sex hormones is essential for optimal health. The delicate and intricate endocrine system can be easily interrupted and/or upset. Estrogen dominance, or excessive...
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Exercise During Pregnancy #2 - Psychological & Emotional Benefits
Despite having few studies focused on the psychological benefits of exercise during pregnancy, many studies that do exist conclude that pregnant moms who engage in a well-structured and monitored...
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Exercise During Pregnancy - The Do's & Don'ts
Currently there is more than sufficient evidence to support “moderate” to “vigorous” exercise for the benefit of both mom and baby. There is a direct link between healthy mothers and healthy...
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Ultrasound Body Composition Assessment - Red Dot Fitness Personal Trainers use technology for client comfort, efficiency, & convenience
In short, the ratio of muscle, bone, water, and fat make up your body composition (body comp). More simply, when analyzing body comp, we can refer to the above as fat free mass/lean body mass...
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Getting Back In Shape - Are You Winning?
Every fitness journey starts with a desire. For the average human, commonly the desire is to return to a level of fitness they once knew and felt. And sometimes, the desire is simply to obtain the...
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Nutrition & Exercise - Why Personal Trainers at Red Dot Fitness Cherish Seeing People Fail
In a way, it’s sad really: So many intelligent, educated, hard-working, and conscientious individuals contact us and walk through our doors trying to find a personal fitness coach and failing before...
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How to do it all without getting overwhelmed
Successfully navigating the routine of taking care of yourself: In the 20+ years we have been in the health and fitness industry, now more than ever we’re seeing consumers and enthusiasts reach...
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Forward Head Posture
Are you appropriately addressing your FHP? Odds are you’re either reading this on your mobile device or sitting down reading at your computer. Either way, it’s very possible that you’re...
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The Importance of a Professional Nutrition Coach
Make sure you're informed: If you asked 10 people about what “healthy nutrition” means to them and followed that question up with which foods they consider “good” and which ones are...
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We Are Red Dot Fitness - Come Get Some!
At Red Dot Fitness we’ve earned a lot of attention lately. Have you seen our new facility? It’s awesome. If we were you, we’d have questions too – we get it. When you look at all we have to...
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The Alameda is our new home!
Red Dot Fitness debuts new facility on The Alameda SAN JOSE -- The Alameda, in San Jose, just got a new addition that provides local residents the opportunity to live life to the fullest with good...
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Intermittent Fasting: TRF, ADF, & WDF
Intermittent Fasting: TRF, ADF, & WDF WTF is the Hype About? You’ve no doubt recently been hearing the buzz about intermittent fasting, so what’s the deal? Caloric restriction methods...
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High–Protein Confusion: What’s the Deal, Bro?
High–Protein Confusion: What’s the Deal, Bro? Protein: The Un-Equaled Macronutrient Within the realm of sports, health, and fitness, nutrition is a dominant and continuous topic of discussion...
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The Lowdown on Meal Frequency
The Lowdown on Meal Frequency What’s the deal? To meet your fitness or weight loss goals, should you eat smaller, more frequent meals or stick to the traditional three squares per day? Well, it...
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5 Tips to Battle the Winter & Holiday Weight Gain
The days are shorter, the weather is cooler, clothes are fitting a little more snug, and you've abandoned the fitness program you were so dedicated to over the summer. Sound familiar? So what now......
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Prepackaged Snacks
Let’s be honest, it is extremely challenging in today’s fast-paced culture to completely get away from processed or minimally processed foods – it’s a matter of fact for many families and...
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Tips for Continued Healthy Eating
Life is fast-paced and preparing healthy meals can take organization and time. Below are some ‘tips and tricks’ that can help you prepare for a furry of fast paced meal preparation when time is...
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All Systems Go!
WARM-UP & SWITCH-ON! At Red Dot Fitness we see a tremendous cross-section of clients. This diversity constantly keeps us on our toes and makes exercise programming fun and interesting everyday...
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Best Exercises and Efficient Use of Time
What are the best exercises? And, what's the most effective use of your time for a quick workout when you are in a time crunch? We found this article in The New York Times, April 15, 2011, and we...
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Answering the CrossFit question for the last time
Our Position on CrossFit: We are both respectful of, and continually amazed with, what the CrossFit organization and community have done for their brand and clientele with their fitness model...
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