I’ve written plenty of blog posts about how to keep an exercise routine and good diet while on a trip or vacation. What I haven’t yet addressed is why I exercise on vacation. I never thought to answer that question because, for me it’s a...
Last week, MyFitnessPal and the Institute for Responsible Nutrition co-hosted a 10-day Clean Eating Challenge. This is the second of two, live public webinars hosted by the Institute for responsible nutrition to make clean eating a little easier for everyone. I...
Last week, MyFitnessPal and the Institute for Responsible Nutrition co-hosted a 10-day Clean Eating Challenge. Clean food = unprocessed, natural, otherwise known as real food. To make clean eating a little easier for everyone, the Institute for Responsible Nutrition...
I’m sure you’ve seen the media reports on sugar lately. Too much of it can be bad for you. But the media can sometimes oversimplify. In fact, there are a lot of misconceptions. This week I got together with Dr. Robert Lustig on a webinar for the Institute...
If you want kale that tastes good you’ve got to know how to buy it. The more fresh your vegetables are the better they’re going to taste, and the same goes for Kale! Curly kale needs to have soft leaves. The stem needs to be turgid (stiff and have...
Abdominal exercises need to be done mindfully in order to get their benefits. I wrote about that in my last post. The Pilates Roll Up works the entire rectus abdominis very intensely, and it stretches your spine. It’s a great mind-body abdominal exercise...
