I have a question for you. Do you wear a waist trainer?

If you do, why do you wear one? It seems like everyone wears a waist trainer in the gym these days, yet no one can give me one consistent answer as to why.

This isn’t a video to make people feel bad about wearing a waist...

We’ve gone over this one time and time again. When someone says the word “carbs,” what do you instantly think of? Cake, candy, and cookies, right? Unfortunately, the blanket statement “carbs are bad” comes from a wrongful generalization of an entire food...

Women everywhere are getting fooled by social media into doing ridiculous workouts, diets, and other irrelevant gimmicks in the name of losing weight and getting “toned.” 

But I am convinced that the millions of women who use that term do so arbitrarily without truly...

Is “STARVATION MODE” Really a Thing? 

“Hey Stef, I’m really trying to lose weight but I haven’t seen barely any progress… My trainer told me I’m probably in starvation mode and that my body is just holding onto the fat.”

I’m not...

The Delusion of Detox Diets

Before you buy your next detox kit, do this for me-- open your wallet, take out all of your money, drop it into your toilet, and flush it down. Congratulations, you’ve just found a better use for your money than spending it on a detox!!

Just kidding guys,...

Tracking Progress: Quality vs. Quantity / When Goal Setting Goes Wrong 

Is there really one “perfect” way to track progress? Fitness culture is obsessed with numbers. We either want them to go down-- such as the number on the scale or body measurements-- or we want them to...

I get this question all the time…

Stef, what is your favorite cheat meal? 

I immediately start sweating... should I just say the first deliciously disgusting meal that comes to my mind or should I be that annoying nerd that says “well, I don’t really cheat”...

Get rid of cellulite fast.mp4 from Hybrid Performance Method on Vimeo.

Laser Beams & Cellulite Creams. 

Ladies: as always, I want to be real with you. We need to talk about all of these social media ads for magical creams, workouts, and fancy procedures that claim to make...

willl carbs at night make me gain weight.mp4 from Hybrid Performance Method on Vimeo.

Will carbs at night make me gain weight?

Hey! Here’s another fitness myth debunking. Bonus! You’re welcome! 

It’s nighttime, you’re going to have some carbs, go ahead. 

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DO YOU NEED TO WORKOUT.mp4 from Hybrid Performance Method on Vimeo.

Do you need to exercise in order to lose weight? That's the question we're going to cover today.

Now the media will try to convince you that there is a magic secret to losing weight…. inserting whatever scam they're...