How Much Fat is in Your Protein?
When it comes to nutrition, your daily habits will most effect how you look and feel. Analyzing what types of protein you eat regularly, and how much fat each one has, is a good way to evaluate the quality of food you are consuming. To that point, Healthy Steps...
Two Up and Coming Proteins- Pea and Collagen Protein
Photo by Lovefood Art from Pexels If you've been looking for some alternatives to the traditional protein offering, whey and casein, you might consider one of these two: pea and collagen protein. Each offer their own benefits and drawbacks. But both can round out your...
Obesity Trends in America- What Caused the Sudden Uptick?
Obesity Trends & The Food Pyramid In 1980 - There was 1 state that had an obesity rate of 10% or higher. By 1995 ... Every state had an obesity rate of over 10% 1990 Source: www.procon.com 1995 Source: www.procon.com As we head into 2020 - Some states are...
How to “Fit That Workout In”
"I made a promise to myself." This was my coaching schedule for the morning: 5 AM- Group Class coaching 6AM- Group coaching 6:45AM- PT coaching 8AM- PT coaching 8:30AM- PT coaching 9AM- Group coaching 10AM- PT coaching 11AM- Personal Workout Now I confess, not every...
A Pre-Workout that Doesn’t Make Your Heartrate Race?
A new pre-workout that doesn’t make you feel like you just watched cops… 0 Artificial Ingredients150 mg of Caffeine250 mg of Electrolytes for HydrationGluten FreeMade in the USA This pre-workout doesn’t raise your heart rate, it just helps you concentrate and...
Whey vs. Casein- and How You Can Use Them to Your Benefit
When growing up, if you were told the nursery rhyme Little Miss Muffet, you may have been puzzled by the line "eating her curds and whey." Well... me too! Curds and whey were not words we used much growing up. But since that time, the fitness industry has made a name...
What’s In Your Drink?
Has your summer been rushing by like mine? Sometimes I think our summers are busier than our school years, with kids going this way and that way, friends sleeping over, beach trips, family visits... I know you know what I'm talking about. And with all the time...
5 Tips For Saving Your Waistline at Special Events
Just this week I had a nutrition client talk with me about something she was concerned about: an upcoming wedding in Cancun. While she was excited about the trip, she was nervous about it being at an "all inclusive" resort and what that could mean for her hard earned...
How My Red Neck Pool Saved My Week- Refuel
"You want THAT one?!" It was two days before Hurricane Irma was projected to hit Ocala, and Brian and I were standing in the barren Garden section of Walmart looking at a kiddie pool. In my mind, when my husband said, "I think we need a water container in case we lose...