June 2020 – Page 4 – Get Fit Don't Quit

Alternating Calf Raises in the Supermarket

We're in the supermarket, we're checking out and we haven't done our exercises. Let's do the checkout alternating calf raise.

Calf Raises at the Office

Fitness Lower Body High Indoors Less than 5 mins Families and Kids, Solo Chair

We’re isolating the calves, but we wanna get that blood flowing.

Hamstring Curls for those Pesky Glutes

Fitness Lower Body Low Indoors Less than 5 mins Families and Kids, Solo Chair

We call it the hamstring curl with your chair. We're gonna step up behind your chair, as she's done and your arms are flexed, stomach nice and tight, back is flat.

Shopping Cart Lunges

Fitness Lower Body Low Indoors Less than 5 mins Solo

Yes, we're in the supermarket. Yes, Chanel has been shopping and she's thinking “I'm shopping. I need to get my groceries. I need to do lunges.”

How Important is Sleep for My Health?

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Adult Groups, Families and Kids, Solo

Here's the one that I hear all the time I know you do too: Is sleep important?

Easy Oblique Stretch

Fitness Upper Body Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Families and Kids, Solo

Whatever you want to call the love handles, the flapjacks - we're gonna get rid of them right now!

Stretch as you Reach for the Stars

Fitness Upper Body Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Families and Kids, Solo

We are gonna reach for the stars! Well, Kelvin and Amy and you are! I'm gonna watch and show you exactly how to do it.

Big Upper Body Stretch

Fitness Upper Body Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Families and Kids, Solo

First, it’s always important to check with a doctor before doing any kind of exercise program. We're gonna do this nice and simple and you can do it too!

Reach Reach, Grab Grab

Fitness Upper Body Low Indoors Less than 5 mins Families and Kids, Solo

First and foremost, you wanna get a nice stretch, so when you are stretching up, you wanna stretch up.

Total Body Basket Stretch

Fitness Upper Body Low Indoors Less than 5 mins Solo

The hamstrings are tight. Here's a great way to loosen them up and relieve some stress.

What is Fat and How Does it Affect My Body?

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Adult Groups, Families and Kids, Solo

We want to manage healthy body composition, not so much weight. And in the world of fats like consumable fats, it's important to have a balance of healthy saturated and unsaturated fats that we use as an energy source.

Are Low Calorie Diets Worth It?

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Adult Groups, Families and Kids, Solo

The food programming that we experience as a nation is very inconsistent. Calories are heat energy units, that's the definition of a calorie.

What is Inflammation and Why Should I Care?

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Adult Groups, Families and Kids, Solo

Before it was cholesterol and lipids and “oh my god you're gonna die with high cholesterol” and now it's “you’re gonna die with high inflammation.”

Why is Losing Weight So Hard?

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Adult Groups, Families and Kids, Solo

Sleep hygiene so important. One of the factors for losing weight and dropping your body weight…well a couple factors.

Are Eggs Good for You or Not?

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Adult Groups, Families and Kids, Solo

Eggs are a wonderful source of animal protein.

The Good and the Bad of Deli Meat

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Adult Groups, Families and Kids, Solo

Many deli meats are cured meats, so they've got a combination of sugar and a high sodium content. Some deli meats aren't cured.

What’s the Difference Between Carbs and Sugars?

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Adult Groups, Families and Kids, Solo

You have three macro-nutrients: fat, proteins, carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are sugar and it’s easy to separate them.

How Many Meals Should I Eat Every Day?

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Adult Groups, Families and Kids, Solo

So snack mid-morning, a piece of fruit, something easy, quick, sustainable and simple. In the afternoon, a little longer bridge snack like a fruit and 12 almonds.

Best Fats for Cooking Tasty Meals at Home

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Adult Groups, Families and Kids, Solo

If you're grilling - in those summer months we like to grill - I recommend using the avocado oil because it has a higher temperature for a smoke point and it won't burn up.

What’s the Deal with Added Sugar?

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Adult Groups, Families and Kids, Solo

What are added sugars? I think this comes from when someone is looking at the ingredients on the panel and it says “added sugar.”

Which Fish is Healthiest?

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Adult Groups, Families and Kids, Solo

All fish are pretty healthy. Now there are a couple that are key and heart-healthy fats like omega-3s.

How much water should I be drinking?

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Solo

The more you drink, the more you thirst, and water regulates temperature. So as we drink water, and it circulates through us, we just naturally perspire and sweat.

Savory Recommendations for a Well-Balanced Breakfast

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Adult Groups, Families and Kids, Solo

You've been sleeping all night so you're getting over an overnight fast so it's important to fuel your body, give your brain some carbohydrates and get you going.

Will Eating Fruits Make You Gain Weight?

Nutrition Diet and Nutrition Low Anywhere Less than 5 mins Adult Groups, Families and Kids, Solo

Fruits’ been around for longer than 20 years. Generally speaking a piece of fruit is about 100 calories.

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