Posts Tagged ‘Nutrition’
Extreme Warrior Maca Smoothie
We talked about Superfoods in last weeks Lunch Crunch and Devon, the new nutritionist for Open Sky Fitness, provided this great smoothie to try from David Wolfe’s book Superfoods. The shake includes several superfoods. Maca is a root vegetable well known for increasing energy levels and stamina, as well as improving fertility levels and physical…
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Have you ever been into the nutrition section of the bookstore? There are hundreds of books on different diets and eating plans. All claiming that their way of eating is THE way of eating. How can they all be right?
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The end of one year and the start of another is usually a time for reflection. What went well this year? What are you going to work on next year? I encourage all of my clients to set goals before the new year starts so they can hit the ground running come January.
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Happy Holidays! It’s that magical time of year when there seems to be a party every day of the week and an endless amount of baked goods at the work place. This doesn’t help us if our goal is to make it through the holidays without gaining unwanted weight. If you’re like the rest of…
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Week 4 and I’m Trying Yoga!
I’m filled with energy to last me through my long days of workouts, and auditions, and classes, and meetings…and I’m really starting to learn how much food – or fuel – it takes me to get through certain parts of the day. I can prevent big drops in blood sugar and energy by grabbing a few bites of carrots and hummus or some of that “Enjoy Life” No Nuts Trail Mix.
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Three Weeks and Seeing Major Results
We’re three weeks in and already seeing some progress! I’m down to 165 pounds from my pre thanksgiving weight of 175, and I’m back to feeling good! The workouts are getting easier to wake up for and harder to peel myself off the ground after! Turns out there are some places in my body completely…
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Cooking It Up
This afternoon my nutritionist, Christy came over for Extreme Makeover: Kitchen Edition. We went through every piece of food in my kitchen and got rid of everything that’s not on my nutrition plan…all the sugars, the processed foods, the pastas and breads, and even my favorite taco shells. Ouch!
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Week 2 Down!
Week 2 was intense! It rained harder that I’ve ever seen it in LA. For the whole week, we got soaked, but we got through it all. Open Sky style! The workouts are getting more difficult now that my form is improving. If you do a push up the wrong way, you can do 30, if you do it the right way, you’re lucky to reach 10! Same goes for all of my exercises.
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Adam Completes Week One!
Great work outs…and by great I mean “I feel every muscle in my body all day long” kind of great.
Read MoreJeff Lost 17 Pounds So Far!!!
With nine weeks down in the Sky Fit Challenge here is what I’ve learned so far. For workouts, three days a week over a five day period seems to be perfect. Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays is ideal giving me one weekend day off.
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