This was only 6 weeks, I wasn’t messing around. They say that “Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.” This statement couldn’t be truer in this instance. It is safe to say that I have had some bad judgment. It was not on a grand level of bank robbery or grand theft [...]

I received this email the other day and it made me think about how important all aspects of my teaching is. “Hi Leigh, I just wanted to say that you are so funny! I know you can piss people off but I love it, never change!” This gave me a mixed feeling deep down inside. On the [...]

In 2004 a study was done (1)  that showed that lack of sleep for a short period of time saw an 18 percent decrease in leptin, a hormone that helps regulate the brains signaling for need of food, and a 28 percent increase in ghrelin, a hormone that triggers hunger. What this means is that [...]

Recently I mentioned this recipe on Fitcast. The response has been overwhelming to say the least. You, the reader, have literally bullied me for more information on this rich and intoxicating treat. My response to you is…fine, here it is.  This is going to be one of the recipes in the upcoming Body By [...]

For the past few weeks I have been promising a detailed look at body fat percentage and calculation. In particular there has been a wide interest in seeing comparison of body fat numbers through the visual realm. Do to this, and my ability to take things to the extreme, I ended up compiling the ultimate [...]

I know it is an old picture, but the news is true! Some of you may be thinking that my statement of “less fat” is a time warp back into the 1980’s. Let me get this out of the way now, so that I can get to the good stuff. Fat is good. We love fat. We [...]