by Vicky Garcia | Nov 2, 2014 | Blog, Fitness
When was the last time you switched up your workout? If your idea of a solid workout is sweating it out on the elliptical for an hour each time—and nothing else—you’re definitely plateauing, and not getting enough out of your time. If you’re doing the same... 
by Vicky Garcia | Jul 20, 2014 | Blog, Nutrition
Sugar alcohol is a kind of alcohol prepared from sugars. These organic compounds are a class of polyols, also called polyhydric alcohol, polyalcohol, orglycitol. They are white, water-soluble solids that occur naturally and are used widely in the food industry as... 
by Vicky Garcia | Sep 22, 2013 | Blog, Nutrition
Drinking just one soda a day equates to consuming 39 pounds of sugar per year, which is one of the main reasons that soda consumption is strongly linked to obesity. A recent Harvard study found that sugar-sweetened beverages are linked to more than 180,000... 
by Vicky Garcia | Sep 16, 2013 | Blog, Nutrition
Calories from alcohol are ’empty calories’, they have no nutritional value. Alcoholic drinks are high in calories particularly common beverages such as beer and cocktails. 5-ounce glass of wine has around 150 to 195 calories, “OMG”!!! 1.5-ounce... by Vicky Garcia | Sep 3, 2013 | Blog, Fitness
A lot of my Clients had asked me about the connection between sweating and calorie burn. Your body creates sweat to cool you off when your body temperature gets too high. How much you sweat has nothing to do with how many calories you burn. What matters is how...