We all need quick meals or healthy homemade snacks we can “wolf-down” when we are on the go, and I’m not talking about a double cheeseburger or a couple of ranch-soaked buffalo wings.
Having convenient, healthy foods ready can be the difference between sticking with your calorie-killing plan or buying a bigger belt! Here are fifteen healthy snacks (and amazingly simple) for on-the-go eating! (click on the name of the snack for more info)
Quotes, selfies, pep talks, and even fitness partners can all provide you with an amazing amount of motivation. Sometimes that doesn’t even cut it! When you are in the “couch zone” nothing can drag your butt off that couch… except maybe losing money? Ready to make exercise cost you?
Feeling drained and lacking energy before or after workouts? You may want to take a look at your B vitamin intake. The B vitamins commonly referred to as the B-Complex group works together to produce energy in cells throughout your body. Fall short of getting enough, and you may feel a lack of energy (have you tried gummy vitamins?).
Before starting any exercise program after surgery makes sure to consult your doctor! Undergoing surgery is generally a traumatic experience so finding the correct balance between rest, activity and good nutrition is important to recovery. Enjoy the great information in this article!
You’re a stay-at-home parent, you’re running ragged and free time is pretty much non-existent. There is no way you can make it to the gym because of your long to-do list. You need a quick workout that can be done during the 10 – 20 minutes between getting the kids to nap and vacuuming the living room. Hell, we all could use a quick workout or two even if we aren’t stay-at-home parents.
When it comes to weight loss let’s face it, we’re afraid to let go of the things we find comfort in and this can commonly be food. Foods help nourish and comfort us but for many people, this becomes an unhealthy problem that can impede their weight loss or even lead to obesity. Many people are afraid of not having the comfort that accompanies their favorite foods which can lead to poor nutritional habits. These habits can take quite a bit of time to change but change you can slowly and surely!
In this installment of the at-home workout series, we’re going to show you a quad workout! Quads are basically the main “meat” of your legs and are composed of the four main muscles on the front of the thigh. Along with hamstrings and glutes, strong quads provide you with a solid foundation or, as bodybuilders call them, “wheels!” For this quad workout, all you need are dumbbells but they can all be done as bodyweight exercises as well!
EPOC training – I’m a broken record when it comes to talking about the afterburn or EPOC effect (Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption). It’s basically a measure of the oxygen you consume post-workout to return your body to its normal resting state; 1 liter of oxygen consumed equals 5 calories burned (Vella & Kravitz 2004). So the more oxygen consumed, means you are burning more calories after that workout.
Hypothetically, you can even be burning calories due to your intense workout 38 hours after the workout (Schuenke et al 2002). EPOC training can be pretty mind-blowing!
Cleanses or detoxes are probably the hottest trend in the health industry. This is because cleanses claim to not only help you lose weight but also flush toxins from your body, increase your energy, boost your immune system, and just about everything else you can possibly imagine. That sounds like the “magic pill” of nutrition, but are they seriously effective?
Need new ideas for a better hamstring workout? In the next installment of the at-home workout series we are going to do a hamstring workout (basically the backside of your thighs). Knowing from previous injuries that weak hamstrings can be a struggle and hard to strengthen but it can be done. Along with squats, these exercises can greatly increase the strength of your foundation – your legs.
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