Are you getting to the gym? Why not? With only one hour a week, you can see some amazing benefits. Going to the gym twice a week for 30 minutes each time you can reduce your risk of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a collection of symptoms that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. These symptoms include being overweight, high …
For the love of bread
For the record, I have a bread problem. Maybe not so much a problem, but a serious love of good, delicious, crusty, whole grain bread. Nothing like it. My mum wouldn’t have the store bought kind in our house. It was only delicious, homemade, and lots of it. She made 5 loaves a week. For 4 people. I could have …
One time only
I was on my way to the gym at the Nordic Centre on Saturday. It is always busy there on the weekends, World Cup races, club events, mountain biking, running, always something and a lot of serious athletes. This weekend there was a trail run and I was meeting someone to pick up a package and then going to the gym. It …
South of the Border Couscous Salad
Ingredient List: Serves 4 1/2 tsp. ground cumin 1 cup uncooked whole-wheat couscous 1 15-oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels 1/2 cup chopped red onion 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped 1 small jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced, optional 3 Tbs. fresh lime juice 2 Tbs. roasted garlic–flavored olive oil Directions: Combine 1 1/2 …
Age isn’t an excuse
How many times have you heard “gaining weight is part of aging” Sorry, no. No, it is not. You might be gaining weight as you age, but it is not a result of aging. Here are a few common reasons for gaining weight. Not moving as much. Losing muscle mass because you aren’t exercising. Being sedentary for hours at a …
Do my bones look fat to you?
Amazing new research in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research has shown that people who are overweight or obese can get more bone-building benefits than their lean friends. What does that mean? Your bones store fat. Your bones and bone marrow are not stable and unchanging, they are active. They make blood cells, immune cells and can make cancer cells. …
Blueberry, Banana, Peanut Butter Smoothie
Post-run smoothie recovery time. Yum 🙂 A friend gave me a blender on the weekend, and I have been making smoothies ever since. This is my latest fave, a great post-workout recovery drink and delicious! Ingredients: 1 cup unsweetened vanilla oat milk 1 tbsp hemp hearts 1 tbsp ground flax seeds 1 tbsp smooth, unsalted, natural peanut butter 1/2 cup …
Liquid refreshments, make your own sports drinks.
Last week I talked about alcohol. Usually, when I post about alcohol, I get a lot of negative feedback, but not this time. In fact, last week, when I was just about to hit the “publish” button after a long time researching, writing and rewriting, I almost thought, why bother? I almost started again with another topic. This time I …
Start with the why.
Thanks for the great responses to my question about exercise. “Why do you think more people don’t exercise enough? What stops you from turning up the dial on your exercise intensity? Why is this one thing, that has more benefits than any pill you could take, so hard to do regularly?” F said I’ve got lots of ideas why some …
The truth about alcohol
You may have heard the news this week that the benefits of alcohol have been overstated. I am sorry to break it to you, but drinking is not going to improve your health. I quit drinking twice. Once, the man and I decided to stop drinking while we were training for our first Half Ironman. That was in 2001. He …
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