One of the hottest topics in modern day discussion is nutrition. Nutrition, diet, and food create discussions, arguments, and frustration for many. Medical professionals, dietitians, health coaches, trainers, and the layperson either defend their views or throw their hands up in frustration. Why is there such a decisive line drawn when the nutrition topic arises? For one, everybody realizes proper nourishment is at the foundation for optimal health. Subclinical and clinical disease are absolutely linked to improper nourishment. Secondly, big business has an intense interest in the subject manner. The latter has created gurus, trends, and most importantly mass confusion.
The purpose of our Fuel content is to address the meaning of nutrition, why we need food, basic principles of nutrition, and simple strategies and techniques one can utilize day to day.
Weight Training is a great way to help with weight loss.
In the very least, it will aid in preventing weight gain. Weight training is considered a higher intensity exercise and burns many calories during the activity. An added benefit is that your body will continue to burn calories after the workout due to the recovery...
How can I tighten and tone without bulking up?
Increasing tone is certainly possible without bulking. This actually means to maintain or increase muscle tissue while shedding unwanted bodyfat (BF). You will need to control your types and amounts of exercises and just as (if not more) important is to control your...
Muscle Gain 101
Lean Body Mass increase or more specifically: muscle gain is a highly misunderstood subject. Every supposed “expert” seems to have the magical exercise or the magic formula for food intake to maximize your strength and muscle gains. The truth is that muscle gain is a...
Create a Balanced Fitness Plan
Moving better requires several interconnected parts. Each of these is important to creating success in your exercise program. Combining all of these components is what makes up a balanced fitness program and a balanced body. Cardiovascular conditioning—Your heart is...
Are You Surviving or Thriving?
The World Health Organization defines health as “not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, but a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.” Wellness has been defined more as the action an individual takes to meet the above definition of health....
How Do You Perform A Push-up?
Push-ups are a foundational movement that we perform in our daily life in some aspect. The traditional push-up has been taught to be performed in the prone position on your hands and feet, elbows extended and hands directly underneath your shoulders. From there you...
What Type Of Movement Should I Be Doing?
The Physical Activity Guidelines (PAG) report indicates the average adult needs to participate in 4-8 hours of weekly physical activity to enhance their overall vitality. The report further details that the activity should include 2 hours of strength training and the...
What Is A Workout?
Websters defines a workout as: 1 : a practice or exercise to test or improve one's fitness for athletic competition, ability, or performance 2 : a test of one's ability, capacity, stamina, or suitability I myself had an old paradigm that a workout was a series of...
How Do I Perform Squats
Squats are a fundamental movement that we perform on a daily basis. Whether we are sitting down in a chair, getting down on floor, or picking an object off the floor - squatting is at the core of the move. Traditionally we were taught that squats were to be performed...
US Physical Activity Guidelines
The US department of health and human services issues the physical activity guidelines for Americans. The purpose of the guidelines is to provide guidance on the importance of being physically active in order to enhance overall wellness. Findings and Research Physical...
How Do I Mix Up My Workouts?
The Physical Activity Guidelines (PAG) report indicates the average adult needs to participate in 4-8 hours of weekly physical activity to enhance their overall vitality. The report further details that the activity should include 2 hours of strength training and the...
Do you deserve to be lifting that much weight?
You're training for your sport, lifting to get stronger, but do you deserve to be deadlifting, squatting or benching the weight that's on the bar? It's an important question to ask yourself. Going too big without building the proper foundation first can lead to...