If you are like a majority of Americans trying to keep up in a face-paced world, you make daily contributions to the $5.4 billion market of energy drinks.  Energy drinks have emerged and evolved over the past 10-15 years and have helped to keep us alert, energized, and on top of our game, right?  While [...]

JKFITNESS “Rock Solid Club” Written and Created by: Julia Karlstad, M.Ed., CSCS The JKFITNESS Rock Solid Club was created to recognize and celebrate significant health and fitness accomplishments of JKFITNESS clients!  In order to be inducted into the club, you have to be nominated by one of the JKFITNESS staff and then be selected with [...]

For Immediate release  September 15, 2010                For More Information: James Zervios Director of Communications                                       (800) 717-3117   jzervios@obesityaction.org Obesity Action coalition (OAC) asks all americans to sign-on to a national petition calling for an end to childhood obesity discrimination and Bullying Tampa, Fla. – In recognition of the month of September being declared “National Childhood [...]

Article written by: Julia C. Karlstad, M.Ed., CSCS JKFITNESS, LLC President & Founder www.jk-fit.com www.juliakarlstad.com Obesity is on the rise not only among adults but also among children. Some experts believe that if the rise in the obesity trend continues, the increase in life expectancy that has occurred around the world over the past century [...]

The problem is that many of these ergogenic aids have negative side effects.  Take a look: The most common ingredient of all energy drinks is caffeine; which is a natural diuretic.  Too much caffeine combined with increased amounts of carbohydrates can slow down the fluid and nutrient absorption.  Caffeine affects our central nervous system and [...]

You and Your Energy How to Elevate Your Life and Keep Your Engine Humming! Written by: Julia Karlstad, M.Ed., CSCS Who hasn’t complained of fatigue, exhaustion, stress, or insomnia?  In this fast-paced world, it seems we’re all searching for a method to regain our energy and improve our stamina!  We all seem to be looking [...]

Stop Your Ego and Exercise Written by: Julia Karlstad, M.Ed., CSCS Do you ever go through your day and wonder if your mind is ever going to stop?  Do you have conversations with yourself?  Ongoing conversations that spin from one thought to the next and each thought perpetuates to another and before you know it [...]

My blog this week is inspired by one of my new personal training clients.  Her story, just like so many others, is one that turns pure disgust into motivation.  She basically had her “wake up call” two weeks ago when she stepped on the scale and saw a number that she had never seen before…she [...]

As we all know, following a well-balanced diet is easier said than done.  Whether it is a lack of education, a lack of willpower, or a combination of both – it can be a daunting task to keep your eating habits in check each and every day!  If you are in the majority of the [...]

Every time I am at the gym, I hear people talking about “working their abs”.  For most, it is an afterthought:  “I am going to do some abs real quick, then I am done with my workout”.  For others, it is simply a placeholder between other primary exercises:  “Let’s do some abs in between sets”.  [...]