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“A lot of the weaknesses we have are based on a lack of lateral movement, which can set you up for injury. When you exercise in multiple planes, you see improvements in balance, mobility, and function.”
“A lack of electrolytes can make muscles sore.”
“If you really want to thrive, I would say you need a minimum of 12,000 steps a day.”
“I love the convenience of a protein shake, and not just for after a workout.”
“I've never seen or heard of a healthy sausage or bacon of any kind.”
“A toned backside truly anchors your physique and can make the difference between jeans fitting and jeans really fitting.”
“It's important to train your abs front to back, side to side, and all around to look great all around.”
“Couscous is not a grain. I repeat, it is not a grain. Much like its brother spaghetti and its sister ravioli, couscous is pasta.”
“Through my work as a nutritionist and trainer to celebrity clients, I've had amazing opportunities to travel the world. In my experience, I made what seemed to be a remarkable discovery: the farther I travel from the U.S., the easier it is to find foods that are both nourishing and slimming.”
“There is no such thing as a cleanse. Cleanses tell you that you need to get rid of that piece of gum you swallowed in fifth grade that is still stuck to your intestinal lining. That's not true.”
“You cannot out-exercise a bad diet.”
“Creating an overall healthy lifestyle for yourself doesn't require a radical diet or significant life change. In fact, it can be attained through common sense decisions about the way we eat, move, and live.”
“Everybody is constantly struggling to maintain a healthy lifestyle and the ideal body, regardless of whether they're overweight.”
“I tell all my clients to drink at least six water bottles a day.”
“I grew up in a typical Ashkenazi household. My bubbe actually lived with us. She'd make us the traditional colorless, beige, heavy foods: chicken soup, kreplach, gefilte fish, tzimmes.”
“Celebrities might be experts when it comes to working the red carpet, but relying on them to guide your health and wellness can be a slippery slope.”
“I used to laugh at my friends who garden, but I now garden. You don't even feel like you're exercising. You're having fun, and you're being healthy at the same time.”
“You want to try to keep your sleep and meal patterns attached to the time zone that you're in. It's important so you don't feel disoriented. If we take a red-eye and land in Singapore at 8 A.M., we're not going to bed. Force yourself to stay awake, have breakfast, power through the day.”
“Megan Fox finally listened to me... she is now a salmon fan. She will have salmon at least once a day. She'll go have a bunch of salmon sashimi, and she'll have a cucumber salad and miso soup and some edamame.”
“There are 168 hours in a week, and even if you're working out two, three, four, or five times a week for an hour, you're still not working out at least 95 to 98 percent of the week. So it's what you do during that time that's far more impactful than what you do in the gym.”