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The Disturbing Effect of Processed Foods on Our Children's IQs
If you have younger children or grandchildren, this will be important information. A recent study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health found out something disturbing. They found that kids who eat a lot of unhealthy fats, processed foods, and sugar can...
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The Two Exercises That Work The Fastest
If you asked a group of fitness professionals, what exercise (without equipment) would get you in shape the fastest I would bet that most of them would mention burpees or hill sprints. If all you did was a combination of burpees and hill sprints, you would be in...
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How To Avoid Counting Calories
In my last post I talked about The Dangers of FitBits and Food Labels. The main point was that it was a tedious and inaccurate way to try and watch your weight. So what are you supposed to do instead? Let's start with a picture from Precision Nutrition, who I...
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The Dangers of Food Labels and FitBits
Food labels can be extremely helpful as a guide to help you be more conscious of what you are putting into your body. But a study I read recently hinted they are not that great for calorie counting. The study (the very fancily titled, "The accuracy of stated energy...
read moreEggs or Egg Whites?
I had a lot of time on hands this weekend pondering the meaning of life while I was dressed as Richard Simmons. I got to thinking about eggs and all that they have done for us. -They united a country after Humpty Dumpty's unfortunate fall. -They have provided children...
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This drives me nuts!
I was speaking to a group not too long ago and I came to the potentially dangerous "Are there any questions?" part of the talk. I have had some blush inducing moments there, so I always get a little nervous. But this time, it was not blush inducing. It was more...
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Are you always late? It might be symptom of something else
I know this person that was late to boot camp almost every time. Somewhere a person is reading this e-mail and wondering if I am talking about them. Since they are late so often, I asked them one time why she was late every single time since we start at the same...
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What kills more people than hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods combined?
Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes get a lot of news coverage when they occur, but do you know what kills more people annually than all of those events combined? Heat waves. I know it seems like 2 weeks ago it was 20 degrees, but the heat is here and you...
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Controlling weight after age 50 (Part 2)
-Know what a serving size is, you are probably exceeding it (A single serving of wine is 4 ounces. I've seen the wine glasses that are out there, many of them are closer to 20 ounces) -Pour 4 ounces of water into your wine glass and mark where a single serving is...
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Controlling weight after age 50 (Part 1)
I love going to conferences. Learning new things, getting my fitness and nutrition beliefs challenged, meeting other fitness professionals, etc... Conferences are a great way to learn and grow. I would like to share with you some notes I took from a nutrition...
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What you MUST do before you turn 50 (doctor's orders)
We had a guest speaker yesterday at a United Methodist Men's group that I am a part of. He is local physical who came to speak about men's health. He touched on many different subjects, but one thing he kept coming back to is the importance of starting healthy...
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4 Tips For Better Pushups
My clients probably don't appreciate my love of the humble pushup, but there is a reason I love this exercise. Most people know it as an upper body exercise (chest, shoulders, and triceps), but it also works the lower back, abs, back legs, and butt. Whether you...
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How to WIN
There is a high school rugby coach by the name of Larry Gelwix who lives in California. In 35 years his team won 418 times and only lost 10 times. He also added 20 national rugby championships in that time span. He was well known for his focus on WIN (Lou Holtz and...
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Avoid this type of workout before going to the dentist
With the popularity of activity and food tracking apps, I get asked a lot how many calories does an hour of boot camp burn. We have had people track their calories burned with monitors and depending on the workout it is anywhere from 350-800 calories per hour for an...
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Meet Marcus Avies from Madison Adventure Boot Camp
Welcome Marcus Avies the the Adventure Boot Camp team! He will be leading the Madison location starting on Monday. Marcus is from Eufaula, Al originally but relocated to Huntsville, AL where his beautiful wife and two step-sons live. He grew up playing football and...
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