Get Fit With Paige

I know I tend to harp on exercise to burn calories and boost your metabolism but guess what? There are ...

If you read my recent article about How to Calculate Your Macros, now you're ready to get to the good ...

Over the years, you've no doubt heard different percentages for how much protein, carbs, and fat to eat to lose ...

When it comes to managing our weight, we talk a lot about metabolism. We know it's the engine that runs ...

What's the number one reason it's really hard to lose weight? I know, you probably think of tons of reasons ...

Answer me this: How many diet trends have you lived through? Can you even count them? I remember years ago ...

“I’m still looking for this kitchen in which abs are made...do you know where it is?” That’s what one client ...

At the gym one day, I shamelessly eavesdropped on a conversation between two women that went something like this: (As ...

You need to exercise. I need to exercise. Everyone needs to exercise. We know this. We also know all the ...

Exercise isn't easy, even under the best circumstances. It's something a lot of us know we need to do, but ...

You probably already know about the importance of protein in your diet, right? And it's really important for losing weight, ...

We all know that little box on the side of packaged foods, right? The Nutrition Facts table or, as I ...

Hippocrates said, “All disease begins in the gut.” And while this may not be 100% true for every disease in ...

Weight loss advice is so common (and contentious) now. There are competing opinions everywhere. We've got calories in/calories out, no ...

Exercise is NOT like a box of chocolates. It's more like a bottle of Windex and some paper towels...you know ...

How often do you step on the scale? A lot of us do it every single day and you probably ...

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all the diet and nutrition info out there? Just standing in the grocery store ...

Sometimes those holiday feasts are just amazing. And it's not just the abundance of delicious food but also the people, ...

Metabolism is a word that comes up a lot when it comes to weight loss, and it's obvious why - ...

So, let's talk about breakfast. Like a lot of people, I tend to eat the same breakfast every day. Gone ...

Gaining belly fat is one of the most frustrating things that happens as we get older. It seems to creep ...

Remember when you were a kid - like around 8 years old or so - and all you could think ...

Despite the seemingly endless information out there, losing weight still seems like a mysterious process, doesn't it? We know it's ...

The word “metabolism” is thrown around a lot these days. How many times have I looked at someone skinnier than ...

When we set out to lose weight, there are two different things happening. First, there's what we think should be ...

What's so hard about weight loss? There are about a hundred answers to that question, one of which is pizza ...

One thing we all love is this: Instant gratification. And there are so many ways to get instant gratification these ...

I have a question for you: Are you strong? When you think of strength, what comes to mind? Physical strength ...

With more and more people working out at home these days, there's no shortage of fitness gear out there to ...

For most of my life, I've been pretty lucky with my weight. I have a decent metabolism, grew up in ...

What's the most annoying thing people say when they talk about losing weight and getting healthy? You Have to Change ...

Whether you're just starting exercise or you've been at it for awhile, there will come a time when you want ...

I once had this client who really loved all of the exercises I gave her. When we went through various ...

When you look at pretty people at the gym, it's easy to think they just wake up all motivated to ...

When it comes to the holidays, there are no shortage of tips for staying healthy and keeping up with your ...

You know you're supposed to exercise most days of the week in some form or fashion, but one of the ...

Monitoring Your Intensity with Perceived Exertion The rate of perceived exertion or RPE is a subjective tool for keeping track of ...

The exercise/healthy eating/weight loss process would be so much easier if it weren't for one thing: The fact that we ...

We all have days when we don't feel like exercising. Maybe some of us feel like that every single day, ...

As a personal trainer, I spend a lot of time telling people how to get fit which, at its simplest, ...

If you pay any kind of attention to fitness and exercise, you've probably heard of high intensity interval training. In ...

With my job as a trainer and a fitness writer I almost can't get through a single day without typing ...

Once I was talking to a friend about how Mondays are a huge train wreck for me. I wake up ...

Weight loss is a complicated thing and, if you've ever been through it, you know that there are often questions ...

Whenever I go to the grocery store and stand in line looking at all the fitness and health magazines, there's ...

Getting Older, Gaining Weight Yep. It Happens If you've ever had to go through your clothes and throw out all ...

Winter generally sucks. I say that because I live in Chicagoland where it's really cold and windy and it snows ...

During the holidays you pretty much can't throw a wet cat without hitting some article about holiday weight gain. In ...

1. Look for opportunities, not excuses. While a non-exerciser may look at situations like traveling or working late as reasons ...

When I first started personal training, I was hung up on following the rules I learned in my certification courses: ...

Choosing the amount of weight you use for strength training is a tricky business, even for experienced exercisers and, if ...

Okay, maybe it is a little bit your fault, but there are forces working against you that you may not ...

Dear Paige -   I’ve been reading your articles for years and using your workouts and advice….here’s my question….I pretty much ...

You know you’re supposed to exercise. How do you know? Because you’re constantly reminded. You probably couldn’t throw a rock ...

Have you ever made some decisions in your life that you almost instantly regret?  For example, maybe you just had ...

1.  Get all your stuff together the night before.   Because having to search for the strap to your heart ...

How much time do you spend arguing with yourself about whether to exercise?  I ask this because a client came ...

I can't count how many times I've said or heard the phrase, "You should really listen to your body."  When ...