First of all…sounds like an oxymoron doesn’t it? According to Gretchen Reynolds in her book “The First 20 Minutes: Surprising Science Reveals How We Can: Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer,” an active couch potato is a person who sits a lot because of job and lifestyle, and then gets active just for an hour or so per day before or after work. My guess is that this may describe many of us – particularly …
I have a confession. I am a coffee addict. Since I try to eat clean and I exercise daily, I’ve even cut sugar out of my diet. So, coffee is one of my only ‘vices.’ In fact, I myself have struggled with whether it would be better to leave coffee behind too. Could it be affecting my body in ways I’m not aware of?? What I do know is that I’m not a natural morning …
Getting your workouts in when you’re traveling – whether it’s for work or fun – is really a challenge! If we’re lucky we can get day access to a gym close by or maybe there’s a gym in our hotel. But if we’re staying with friends or family, there’s just no gym in sight or the hotel gym is poorly equipped what do we do? Keeping up with your workout routine even when you’re on …
In last week’s blog post entitled “Top 4 Vitamins Workouts: Muscle Endurance and Weight Loss”, I talked about which vitamins best support our exercise and diet plan. I recommended foods that would help get these important vitamins into your diet on a regular basis, as it’s always best to get your nutrition through your food whenever possible. Many people take antioxidant supplements to reap anti-cancer, anti-aging and other health benefits. However, getting antioxidants in your …
While visiting family this weekend in Milwaukee, I went to the Wisconsin State Fair and WOW, was it ever a challenge to find healthy food! Temptation is literally everywhere – of the deep fried, doused in butter, ridiculously sweet, alcoholic and on-a-stick varieties. I’m personally not a huge fan of fried things anyway, but what was really tough for me were all of the sweets! Homemade fudge, ice cream sundaes, funnel cakes, roasted and sugared …
