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Change Your Habits Not Just Your Diet (For Fat Loss)

Change Your Habits Not Just Your Diet (For Fat Loss)

And that’s one of the biggest pitfalls sabotaging our diet and our success… We go in thinking we’ll do something short term to then go back to the lifestyle we want. The habits we had before. But that’s not how things work. You can’t do one thing to reach your goals...

2 Intense Ab Exercises (Most People Skip)

2 Intense Ab Exercises (Most People Skip)

No you can’t spot reduce the fat around your middle by doing a bazillion crunches or sit ups… BUT focused ab work can help you get that lean, defined core when your nutrition is dialed in. Yet too often we skip the core work. If we add it in, it’s an afterthought. And...

7 Mistakes Women Make Trying to Lose Fat or Gain Muscle

7 Mistakes Women Make Trying to Lose Fat or Gain Muscle

We’ve all fallen for the fads. The promise of a quick fix to get lean and strong overnight. But real and lasting results take time. Quick fixes often keep us trapped in a vicious cycle, making it harder and harder to see the results we want. I say this having made...

3x The Effectiveness of Your Workouts (10 Tips)

3x The Effectiveness of Your Workouts (10 Tips)

Guess what 1 of these 10 tips isn’t… DO MORE! Because too often in doing more we make our workouts less effective. We waste time and energy. And then we blame a lack of time for our lack of progress or our ability to stick with our plan. We even start to get...

Why 93% Of Women NEVER Lose Belly Fat

Why 93% Of Women NEVER Lose Belly Fat

Alright so do you think those old fitness infomercials are as ridiculous as I do? What’s the real reason why 93% of women never lose belly fat? BECAUSE IT’S REALLY… REALLY… REALLY HARD! And because when we feel like results aren’t snowballing, when we don’t see...

Burn Fat and PROTECT Muscle (4 Tips)

Burn Fat and PROTECT Muscle (4 Tips)

I know you don’t want to hear this but… Fat loss is a slow process. If you’re trying to lose fat faster, you might not like the result. And when we strive to see weight loss faster on the scale, ultimately all we’re doing is LOSING MUSCLE. Which is generally the exact...

FHP 640 – Why Can’t I Lose Weight!? (10 Reasons Why)

FHP 640 – Why Can’t I Lose Weight!? (10 Reasons Why)

LISTEN HEREWATCH HERETRANSCRIPT(00:00):Hey guys, this is Cori from Redefining Strength. Welcome to the Fitness Hacks Podcast. This is the show where I (00:05):Share all my free workout (00:06):And nutrition tips. I'm not going to ever fill this episode with...

What I Wish I Knew About Protein Sooner (The 20g Myth And More!)

What I Wish I Knew About Protein Sooner (The 20g Myth And More!)

Think protein is just for bodybuilders? Think again. Focus on increasing protein may be even more important if you’re… Female Over the age of 30 Training hard Looking to lose weight Looking to lose fat Looking to gain muscle Looking to stay functionally stronger...

The Underrated Full Body Exercise (that looks a little silly)

The Underrated Full Body Exercise (that looks a little silly)

I know it looks a bit silly…. And I’m not expecting you to go into the middle of your commercial gym weight room floor and start doing it… But the Towel Taz is an amazing, and deceptively hard conditioning drill that can be a great way to mix up your cardio sessions...