3 Quick & Healthy Summer Salads Your Body Will Love
Looking for a few salad ideas? Just in time for picnics over the 4th of July, here are a few salads that are super simple to make and incredible nutritious! Black Bean & Corn Salad Serves 6 2 c. Black Beans (canned or soaked, well-rinsed) 1 c. Corn 1 Red Pepper, coarsely chopped 1/2 [...]
10 Great Food Boosters for A Healthier Body
Ever wonder what functional foods really are? Functional foods include those that form a symbiotic relationship – meaning they work together to make things happen. You get more out of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients by combining certain foods. Here is a quick list of ten nutrients, and how to make them work harder in your [...]
5 Body Weight Exercises That Turbo-Charge Your Heart Rate and Metabolism
Body weight exercises are a really convenient way to work every major muscle in your body! They’re also great at boosting your metabolism and improving the way your body burns fat. Most of the exercises below are explosive, or plyometric, and all can be done using very little – if any – equipment. The great [...]
4 Foods That Are Like Rocket Fuel for Your Fitness
A lot of people think that the only thing they need to be concerned about when it comes to eating healthy is protein, carbohydrates and fats. That’s partially true. Everybody’s different and it’s important to find the sweet spot of those all-important macronutrients. But not all foods are created the same, and some – depending [...]
3 Reasons People Stop Exercising…and what you can do to keep moving
Generally speaking, people stop working out for one of three main reasons: 1) Physical 2) Mental 3) Logistical Physical: People can get sore after exercising, sometimes intensely. If you’ve ever suffered from Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), you know the achiness of tender muscles that sometimes make it difficult to walk up and down [...]
5 Ways to Detox Your Body Without Dieting
Detox diets are everywhere – and the restrictions on some diets can be mighty hefty. Fortunately, all you really need to detoxify your body is found in simple, real food. Detoxing your body from toxins is fairly trendy right now, and for good reason. Now, more than ever, our bodies are exposed to a great [...]
My New Favorite “Got No Time” Workout
Over the last few years my husband has been really preaching the praises of interval training. He, too, works in the fitness industry and really tries to lead by example when it comes to following through on a style of training. While he now works on the corporate side, his athletic talents started in swimming. [...]
5 Easy Ways to Increase Body Fat – Anyone Can Do It!
Whacking on body fat in five easy steps is easier than you think! In fact, most of us are more than half way there. Ok, ok, this is a little tongue-in-cheek, but amazingly not too far from reality. 1. Avoid Fat Like the Plague: Don’t eat any added dietary fats, and try to eat as [...]
Skinny White Wine Peach Pops
Maybe this won’t get categorized as “healthy”, but these Skinny White Wine Peach Pops took about 5 minutes to make, a couple hours to freeze – and will be greatly enjoyed later today. 1/2 peach, coarsely chopped 3/4 c. water 1/2 c. white wine (I like using Chardonnary. Sweeter wines, like Riesling or even a Pinot [...]
Workout Harder, Not Longer to Improve Fitness and Health
Have you ever finished a workout that really got your heart rate up and said, “That was hard!”? While not every workout should be a killer, heart-racing bout of exercise, a recent study shows that regular high intensity cardio intervals combined with shorter rest intervals significantly improve fitness. A recent University of Copenhagen study published in [...]
