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Client Perspective: My Fitness & Nutrition Journey During Quarantine

Client Perspective: My Fitness & Nutrition Journey During Quarantine

If staying motivated during quarantine has been challenging, you are not alone. However, Arlington, VA client, Patrick McNeely’s experience is motivating to say the least. Read more on how Patrick kept his routine and his drive for results alive as his lifestyle...

What a Safe Reopening Means to Us: A Message from Our DMV Team

What a Safe Reopening Means to Us: A Message from Our DMV Team

As restrictions begin to ease in Washington, DC and Virginia, the Composition ID team has been preparing to safely reopen with measured precautions in place that put our clients first. Below is a message from our team about our safety promise and what you can expect...

How to Safely Reestablish a Healthy Routine

How to Safely Reestablish a Healthy Routine

Although tentative plans to “reopen” society are beginning in some areas of the country, our world may not look the same for a long time. It’s not a surprise that with the changes in lifestyle, routines have shifted which may have brought on less than ideal habits...

What to Expect when Working with a Virtual Nutrition Coach

What to Expect when Working with a Virtual Nutrition Coach

Follow any generic plan and you’ll get generic results – if any at all. Work by yourself and the odds of adhering to said “plan” are slim. When it comes to nutrition, everyone’s goals, lifestyles and preferences are different. Shouldn’t everyone’s nutrition plan be...

What Does it Mean to be “Obese?”

What Does it Mean to be “Obese?”

The question “What does it mean to be healthy?” is a much more comfortable conversation to have with ourselves if we understand the behaviors and measures that can help us reach our fullest health. Obesity is one aspect of health that is frequently discussed due to...

How to Choose a Virtual Nutrition Coaching Program

How to Choose a Virtual Nutrition Coaching Program

Regardless of how you feel about the “takeover” of technology, it’s clear it is serving us well in this era of social distancing by keeping us connected to family, friends – and much needed health services. Virtual Nutrition Coaching is helping many meet the...

How to Support the Immune System with Nutrition

How to Support the Immune System with Nutrition

Wash your hands, keep your distance, stay inside: the typical script we’ve been hearing from officials as ways to protect ourselves from viruses like COVID-19 and other pathogens. Physical barriers and germ-fighting efforts are extremely beneficial, however, our...

4 Strategies for Staying Healthy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

4 Strategies for Staying Healthy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted much of our daily lives, and with this comes uncertainty around how to maintain healthy fitness and nutrition habits to stay on track with goals – while still staying safe from the virus. However, just like the over-pouring of news...

What is “Essential Fat” and Why Do Women Have More?

What is “Essential Fat” and Why Do Women Have More?

Have you ever wondered why women tend to have higher body fat percentages than men? Are you a relatively fit woman who measured your body composition and were shocked that your number was in the mid or even high 20’s for fat mass percentage? Heather Huntsman, Ph.D.,...