Sometimes you know exactly in which direction your life is taking you. Something grabs you by the hand and from the very first moment you know it’s right. Every step you take from then on is leading you toward that one goal until you arrive triumphantly at your destiny. This is not one […]
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Hydration: The underrated Performance Enhancer
Hydration: The underappreciated performance enhancer The summer heat is on and with it comes increased sweat with exercise. Sweating is necessary for the body to cool it’s core temperature, and without effective sweating we would essentially cook our cells. People sweat in different ways. For some, the sweat pours off of […]
Easy Vegetable and Ham Frittata
“Summer is officially here and with it the HEAT! Don’t let the fear of heating up the house with the oven stop you from creating a healthy, nutritious meal. Allow me to reintroduce you to your long-lost friend, your slow cooker! On hot, humid days let your slow cooker make your meal with […]
Ask the Nutritionist: What Should I Eat Before I Exercise?
The short answer: It varies. Most athletes and every day exercisers underestimate the importance of pre-exercise fueling. The benefits of a pre-exercise meal are multi-faceted. Pre-exercise fueling helps maintain blood glucose levels to avoid hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), which negatively impacts performance. The right food choices can also alleviate upper gastrointestinal (GI) discomfort […]
Becoming the Best Version of Myself: Kristen’s Story
“Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.” Sonia Ricotti Words can be very powerful; some might even say life changing. For me, the words above have become a sort of mantra that I first embodied during a time in my life that was filled with […]
Music for Any and Every Day
I know I’m not alone when I say that music has always been a huge part of my life. Some of my earliest memories are related to certain songs or artists. My first cassette tape was Michael Jackson’s Bad and I played that thing incessantly. I distinctly remember helping my dad wash dishes in the […]
Being Kind to Ourselves Helps Our Kids Learn to Love
Now that my two daughters are in elementary school, weekdays have become more hectic. Mornings are a whirlwind – wrestling everyone out of bed, searching for missing socks and library books, then rushing out to meet the bus – and afternoons are jam-packed with homework and extracurricular activities. When my kids had an extra day […]
Jordan’s Perspective: Loving the Process, Not Just the Final Product
Have you ever been in the middle of a workout, muscles on fire and lungs burning, and thought to yourself, “I’m really enjoying this right now!”? I haven’t either. The truth is, most people don’t enjoy a lot of things that are typically associated with working out. It is hard to find someone that loves […]
How my life changed on a bet: Investing in Myself and a Life of Happy, Healthy and Human Living
“There is freedom waiting for you on the breezes of the sky. And you ask ‘What if I fall?’ Oh, but darling, ‘What if you fly?’” –Erin Hanson You could say my life changed on a bet. It happened on a Tuesday, but the night before I was up for more or less the entire […]