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.
Understanding Your Metabolic Panel Blood Markers: Key Indicators Of Health
Understanding Metabolic Panel Blood Markers: Key Indicators of Health Metabolic panels are crucial in assessing our overall health. They provide insights into how well our body is functioning, particularly concerning our metabolism. Here's a look at some essential...
How Do I Train For A Mud Run?
So you're thinking about doing a mud run? Or you've already signed up for one! So how do you prepare for it? Just like training for a 5k, tennis match, or basketball game, we must first look at what the task involves before we decide what exercises to choose for the...
Total Body Conditioning: 3D Matrix Performance Series
Doug Gray – Gray Institute The 3D Matrix Performance Series is an environment, as well as an experience, in which movement facilitates the expansion of one’s functional threshold. A functional threshold can be defined as the body’s ability to successfully perform the...
Upgrade Your Warm-up
You might be tempted to skip the warm up when you work out. After all, you only have so much time to exercise—“Let’s just get on with it already! I’m in a hurry!” But warming up is a critical component of your fitness routine, and skipping it could have unpleasant and...
Why Your Excuses NOT to Get Fit Are Plain Wrong
Many people have a million and one reasons why they should not get fit. But are your excuses really justified? Here are some answers to the most popular excuses not to exercise. Let’s look at each one individually and see why each is not valid to avoid starting an...
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...