Be a Goal-Getter!!
Whether you’re trying to lose that last 5-10 pounds, get toned, start running, or just commit to a regular wokrout regime, Women’s Health Magazine has just the routine for you! Click the link to get started towards reaching your fitness and health goals.
Farmer’s market. Taste the rainbow.
“engineered to the exact specifications of championship athletes.” In other words, not for those who are just THINKING about getting fit. JUST DO IT.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EAT.SLEEP.SWEAT!!! May 29, 2011, I launched my company with the goal of using my God-given gift in fitness/sport to help others reach their health and fitness goals. Now, one year later, I’ve reached over 1000 people via social networking, blogging, collaborative efforts with other companies and organizations and good ol’ fashioned footwork & grinding. I want to take this time to thank all my clients, followers & supporters who make all the reading, research, and early mornings worth the effort. I hope that my tips and information has been helpful and that together we can plant 1000+ seeds in the years to come by spreading the word and sharing the knowledge. Hard work and commitment begin with knowing. LET’S GO!!!
Think. Be. Love.
The price isn’t the only thing you can find on that sticker you see on your fresh produce. Those numbers also tell you how your food was grown and if it’s DNA has been tampered with. Check these tips and make the smarter, healthier choice.
Lace Up & Pass Out (In a Good Way!)
If you’re having trouble sleeping at night, you might want to lace up those sneakers to catch some zzzzz’s. Studies have shown that the risk of feeling sleepy during the day is 65% lower if you’re active versus inactive. During exercise, you tend to breathe more deeply and the more oxygen you consume throughout the day, the more work your body has to do to recover at night. This means more exercise equals more sleep. When we workout we create what is known as EPOC (excess post-oxygen consumption). After you’re done exercising, temporarily, your body still uses more oxygen than normal. In addition to increasing your metabolism, this helps you sleep better. Furthermore, exercises that use more muscle mass (large muscle groups or multiple muscle groups simultaneously) leads to even more oxygen consumption and therefore promotes rest at an even greater rate. The following exercises are a great start to help get you on track and in the sack! Complete 8-12 reps of each exercise non-stop, without rest between exercises. Once you’ve completed the entire circuit, rest 45-90 seconds and repeat the circuit for two to three more cycles. Lunges Overhead Pressed Squats Bent Over Rows Planks (hold as long as possible) Puh-Ups TIP: avoid caffeine, exercise, and other stimulating activity a few hours before bed time and try to maintain a regular sleep-wake routine so your body will know when it’s time to rest.
Friday Fitness Fun: SWIM!! Amped up the distance a little today from my usual 2000 to 2800 meters. Felt good with the mix of sprint and middle distance sets. Try this next time you hit the pool to rev up your metabolism and challenge your endurance!
Give up your excuses. Send them packing and tell them they’re fired. You no longer need them. A lot of times we limit ourselves because of the many excuses we use. Instead of growing and working on improving ourselves and our lives, we get stuck, lying to ourselves, using all kind of excuses – excuses that 99.9% of the time are not even real.
Snack Right to Act Right
Oftentimes, we’re lured into buying products because of the claims on their packaging. On-the-go snacks catch our eye with jargon like “Sugar Free”, “High Protein”, and “Energy” and can mislead us into buying something that’s not what we thought, leaving us longing for the effects we were hoping for. Here are a few tips to help make a smarter decision when choosing snack bars and other between-meal treats.
-Avoid snacks with hydrolyzed gelatin and hydrolyzed colagen. These compounds lack certain amino acids and are therefore incomplete proteins. Instead, if you’re looking to up your protein intake, look for snacks with whey and casein proteins.
-We’ve caught on the the “high-fructose corn syrup” game, so they’ve tried to switch it up on us. So beware of fancy, cover-up names like brown rice syrup which is still just sugar.
-Many low sugar items use sugar alcohol substitutes- malitol and sorbitol. Although they don’t spike blood sugar levels, they can cause gas, bloating, and diarrhea. Also, these sugar substitutes contain almost as many calories as the real thing but aren’t usually as sweet which means you have to use more to acheive a similar flavor. So low sugar doesn’t neceassrily mean low calorie.
-As a general rule, the fewer ingredients the better. The longer the list of ingredients and the harder they are to pronounce, the more likely it is that they are processed in a lab.
Keep these things in mind on your next trip to the grocer to avoid being duped by false label claims. Also, check out my other blog post for decoding food labels for more tips on understanding label lingo.
Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.
Set your sights. Tap in. Get charged. Sweat a little. Sweat a lot. Be confident. Be a confidante. Have dessert. Be sweet. Be tenacious. Push your limits. Focus. Burn. Keep pace. Keep running. Keep chasing your dreams.
run. jump. skip. roll. spin. squat. lift. crawl. twist. drag. kick. pull. EAT. SLEEP. SWEAT.
