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This section was created to bring more education and empowerment to the everyday fitness enthusiast. 'Strong' Jon Vlahogiannakos is a coach based out of Barrie, Ontario, Canada dedicated to dispelling common fitness and nutrition myths, and providing real-world strategies to help you get in great shape!

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The Ultimate Guide to Tracking Your Calories

The Ultimate Guide to Tracking Your Calories Introduction: Why Should You Track Your Calories?   It is important to track your calories because it helps you understand what you are eating and how much you are eating. It also allows

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Five Foolproof Ways to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

Five Foolproof Ways To Avoid Gaining Weight Before The Holidays It’s officially Fall. Halloween has passed us, American Thanksgiving and, God help us, CHRISTMAS are not far behind. I know, I know. You’re still secretly hoping for one last beach

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Major Lessons I’ve Learned

Major Lessons I’ve Learned I wanted to briefly talk about some major lessons I’ve learned over my years as a personal trainer, online coach, and business owner. The Comparison Game Is Always A Losing One You are never going to

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The Big 6 – Weight Loss Basics

The Big 6 The focal points for your fitness journey.  Maximize your efforts here and reap the most results without worrying about less important parts that don’t provide much return. 1) CALORIES Whether you believe in them or not, calories

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