Archive for October, 2009
Slow Cooker Meals are Key to Diet Success
~Carmen-Diets in Review The weather is cooling off, and now is the perfect time to get out there and exercise. It’s so much easier to run, walk, bike or skate when it’s not a million degrees out with 500% humidity. Fall is my favorite season, and one of the greatest things about fall is eating [...]
Benefits of Drinking Water for Health
~by Carmen, Diets in Review Quick. How much water have you had today? Any? Or are you subsisting on diet soda and coffee? Water is the single most important beverage that there is. Plain old water. Yet, studies have shown that many of us aren’t drinking the amount of water that our bodies need to [...]
Avoid the Quick Weight Loss Fix
Maruchy Lachance is president of Running Ninja!, a lifestyle brand for runners by runners. Running Ninja! offers a wide variety of apparel and gifts for runners to keep you happy and inspired while you’re on the run. We have all seen the commercials selling those exercise devices that you strap on to a body part [...]
Killer Arm Workout
Now that I am running, I have been neglecting my arms. They have turned into ‘batwings’! I came across this video in my search to find exercises to target the under-arm area. Check it out:
Sports Nutrition for Women – Part 3 – Vitamins and Minerals
~Micheline Vargas, nutritionist for Nutrilite This article is the third in our series on sports nutrition for women. If you missed them, you can read part one here and part two here Vitamins and Minerals: In addition to carbohydrate, protein, and fat, there are other essential components in foods that are needed for optimal exercise [...]
Vintage fitness: The secret little superfood
Before energy bars, we had other superfoods to fuel our bodies… . Like powerful little peanuts . Yup, before energy bars, we had low-tech natural food to eat while working out. …and it wasn’t all that bad. In fact, some people, like this guy, still eat low-tech while working out. Do you? What’s your [...]
Top 5 Foods to Prevent Flu and Cold
~Rebecca, DietsinReview Along with fall comes the seasonal flu. It’s inevitable. People at high risk of catching the flu should protect themselves first and foremost with a flu shot. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has great information on steps you can take to prevent a flu infection. It includes the basics like washing [...]
The key to achieving weight loss success
~Sian Well, if you think I have that key, I really don’t. I do know that calories out need to be more than calories in….blah blah blah. We all know that. Why are so many of us still struggling to lose weight, if it is that simple? Why is the weight loss a billion dollar industry? What [...]
Ratatouille-Weight Watchers One Point Recipe
The Autumn weather has been so wonderful on our West Coast this month. It got me thinking about our glorious harvest and how I could put them all into a light, healthy recipe. At a recent trip to the farm market, I checked to see what was from my local farms. It is eggplant, zucchini, onions, tomatoes, corn and [...]
Erica and Susan’s update on the Core Rhythms program
Erica: Do you want the good news….or the bad news? Ok, good news first….I am proud to say that I haven’t gained any weight this week….so, I am sure you can guess the bad news….that’s right, I haven’t lost any weight either. I am at a standstill on my journey to weight loss and therefore, [...]
