Healthy Cooking Oils And The Ones To Avoid
Always use higher smoke point oils. Lower smoke point oils can oxidize and break down under high heat which leads to harmful disease-causing free radicals.Top 4 Cooking Oils: Reference: Healthline, mashi Fernando, MS, RDN, CDCES — By Kelsey Kunik, RDN and Lauren Panoff, MPH, RD — Updated on May 4, 2023
Getting Back on Track: Navigating Fitness Setbacks with Grace
Embarking on a fitness journey is often filled with enthusiasm and determination. However, life has a knack for throwing us curveballs, leading to setbacks in our fitness routines and goals. Whether it’s due to injury, illness, a busy schedule, or simply losing motivation, veering off track is a common experience. The key lies not in […]
Embrace Serenity: Natural Ways to Calm Your Mind and Body
In today’s fast-paced world, finding moments of calm can feel like a luxury. With stressors coming from all directions, it’s crucial to have tools to quiet the mind and soothe the soul. While some rely on drugs or alcohol, it only offers temporary relief; they often come with harmful side effects and can lead to […]
Discovering Your “Why” for Healthier Fitness Habits
In the pursuit of healthier fitness habits, many of us often find ourselves on a rollercoaster ride of motivation – one day we’re pumped up and hitting the gym, the next we’re struggling to peel ourselves off the couch. We set goals, make plans, and start off with the best intentions, only to lose steam […]
Confessions of A Run Coach
I know you want to believe us coaches are close to being perfect with our eating and habits; Let me tell you we are not.In case you have been having the “Shoulds” lately, here are a few things that are reportedly good for us, that I don’t do: 1 Kale Chips – Too expensive to […]
The Facts on Creatine- Why You Should Be Taking It
What is Creatine?Creatine is composed of amino acids and it is stored in your muscles. It is found in certain foods (meat, fish) and synthesized by the body. Creatine plays a crucial role in production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) the main energy currency of cells.Creatine has an incredible amount of benefits for all ages of […]
Habits- Your Comprehensive Guide to Building a Foundation of Positive Habits: Part 7
How to Make Good Habits Inevitable and Bad Habits Impossible-Success is less about making the good habits easy and more about making the bad habits hard. Make your choices in the present that controls your actions in the future. Eg. Getting into shape- book a class, sign up to a gym membership, pay ahead. By […]
Habits- Your Comprehensive Guide to Building a Foundation of Positive Habits: Part 6
Motivation Is Overrated; Environment Often Matters More Behavior is a function of the person in their environment (Psychologist Kurt Lewin).You have to redesign your environment and make the cues for your preferred habits more obvious.Eg. If you want to exercise more at the gym- Keep your gym bag ready to go at all times. Whether […]
Habits- Your Comprehensive Guide to Building a Foundation of Positive Habits: Part 4
The science of how habits work:It is divided into four simple steps: Cue, Craving, Response, Reward.Cue- triggers your brain to initiate behavior. Your mind is continuously analyzing your internal and external environment for hints of a reward. When you are close to a reward, your brain naturally leads to a craving.Craving- They are the motivational […]
Habits- Your Comprehensive Guide to Building a Foundation of Positive Habits: Part 3
How Your Habits Shape Your IdenityChanging our habits is challenging for two reasons: There are three layers of behaviour change:Outcome (changing results) Eg. losing weight.Process (changing your habits and systems) Eg. Implementing a new routine at the gym.Identity (changing your beliefs) Eg. self image, your belief’s, your worldviews, your judgement about yourself and others.It’s important […]