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Do Vitamins Make For a Good Pre-Workout Supplement?
By guest blogger Tracy Rodrigues Just like HGH supplements, there are thousands of workout supplements that hoard the market. Workout supplements are like energy drinks and protein shakes that are taken before a workout are commonly used by athletes and serious body builders as an integral part of their life. But there is a prevalent misconception that vitamin supplements can act as a suitable alternative to these supplements that are taken before the workouts. The purposes served by them are manifold. It is believed that they not only...
read moreExercise & Dehydration
Exercise & Dehydration By Josephine Dalton (aka Trainer Jo) All rights reserved. Feel Free to share this article, please link back to it We all know exercise is critical for good health and well being, but we should keep in mind that too much exercise can be risky as well. Dehydration is a consistent problem experienced amongst individuals of various forms of training, especially in arid climates such as Las Vegas. It normally happens when a person is training intensely to perspiration but does not replenish that sweat by consuming more...
read moreNutritional Facts Label: How To Read Them Efficiently
Nutritional Facts Label: How To Read Them Efficiently by Josephine Dalton (Trainer Jo) cPT, cNS All rights reserved. Feel free to share my article, but please link back to my site. January 2012 One of the biggest and most useful skills you can ever acquire is the ability to red a simple nutritional facts label. Many people find healthy grocery shopping can be confusing, especially with all of the deceptive marketing tactics used by food manufacturers. Learning how to read the nutritional facts labels will make the difference between being able...
read moreHealthiness & calories are NOT related nor indirectly proportional
STOP! Before you dump all that oil onto your salad because you fell for all those health claims that “Sugar is thy enemy!!” and start to eat more fat, do keep in mind that for every one gram of fat you consume is 9 calories (versus 4 calories that are in one gram of carbs or sugars). Just because a particular fat is “healthy” does not mean you can eat as much as you want. You still need to monitor your intake. Healthiness have nothing to do with calories. Healthy just means it is good for the body in terms of...
read moreNuts for Nuts
Sprinkle some crushed walnuts on your salad this evening. Your heart will thank you for it. When it comes to heart health benefits, raw or roasted walnuts rules! Researchers from the University of Scranton have compared the amount of antioxidants called polyphenols in nine types of raw or roasted nuts and two types of nut butters. They also tested the effectiveness of the antioxidants in these nut, in regards to heart health via lab analysis. And aA clear winner emerged from the bunch: Mr. Walnut*, raw or roasted Walnuts are loaded with the...
read moreHow to start your very own fitness & weight loss journal
Your Fitness Journal will be kinda like your homework for the next few months. Its purpose to help you stay focused on your road to your weight loss goals. In it you will log your workouts, your meal plans, your water intake as well as things that motivate you, educate you and help you reach your fitness/weightloss goals. Carry it with you until all these things you put it, become ingrained into your lifestyle, soul and habits. It is essentially, your fitness/weightloss bible. INGREDIENTS 3 Ring Binder with the clear pocket in...
read moreScrambled French Toast Batter
Have you ever made French Toast and threw out the leftover batter after all the toast slices have been saturated and fried? Well, I don’t. And you’ve no idea how tasty it is. Here is a recipe that you can use as French toast or as delicious scrambled eggs Serves 1 beautiful lady Calories: INGREDIENTS: 1 whole egg or 2 egg whites 2 pinches of cinnamon 2 pinches of nutmeg 2 packets of Truvia (or any other stevia for sweetness) 1 slice of raisin Ezekial bread DIRECTIONS 1- combine eggs, stevia & spices in a mixing bowl...
read moreHair Loss & Dieting
Hair Loss & Dieting By Josephine Dalton (aka Trainer Jo) ç Copyright 2012. All rights reserved Please link back to this article if you’d like to share it. Thank you. If it wasn’t already bad that the typical America diet is lacking in necessary nutrients, low calorie diets compound this problem with even lesser intake of food including these empty calorie foods. Americans, especially weight conscious women, are heading for the ultimate health epidemic; but I think we are already there. Today’s fast paced society...
read moreJose Sucio Saludable (Healthy Sloppy Joe) Recipe
Any of you remember when we were kids, Sloppy Joes were the THANG! ! And then as we grew up, we wouldn’t dare feed our child such crud? Well, I found a way to have your sloppy joe and eat it too. The only difference here is I added a Mexican twist. Afterall, sloppy joe meat could also be used in tacos! So, this was something I through together while my mind was in Lala land. I m not sure what or where the muse was but somehow it turned out pretty nice. Jose Sucio Saludable (Healthy Sloppy Joe) Recipe Makes 2 servings (for 2 beautiful...
read moreCheck out this funny video from StreamFit
I am always happy to share something funny that my fellow fitness peers are dishing.
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