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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
