Mobility Log #1: Effective Quad Stretch on Foam Roller

Most people benefit from healthy muscle tissue in the quadriceps.

If you’re going to stretch, there’s no point in half-arsing it. Make it a quality stretch, take the time to do it and you will reap the benefits for injury prevention, recovery, and mobility.

Quite frankly, you feel better when you aren’t bogged down by tight muscles everywhere.

Potent Quadriceps stretch with simultaneous Foam Rolling action

Stay tuned for more mobility improvements

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Healthy Snacks #1: Pomegranate Greek Yogurt

Yogurt is a fantastic fitness snack

The key is to purchase PLAIN yogurt and then add your own flavorings at home. This way, you can control the amount of sugar in your food and therefore improve the nutrient density.

Pomegranate Greek Yogurt:

1. Plain Greek Yogurt

2. Pomegranate Juice Powder

3. Almond butter or Peanut butter or coconut oil

4. Cherries — frozen or fresh

Delicious, high in antioxidants, and healthful!

Eating clean means consuming natural foods. There are so many flavors in natural foods that cannot be replicated by processed foods. Expand your horizons and enjoy the nutrient benefits of whole foods.

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The Gym! Tips for Gymgoers Part 2 Cardio vs. Freeweights

(This is part of a series, click here for Part 1 on Gym Etiquette)

The Gym has two major options…

1. Cardiovascular exercises

2. Strength training exercises

It doesn’t have to be one or the other: Interval Training can achieve both.

You can combine strength training and cardiovascular training by doing interval training. Intervals include a period of high intensity followed by a short period of rest/recovery, then straight back into high intensity.

Examples of interval training

1. Treadmill: Put treadmill on 15% incline, then walk 3-3.5 miles per hour for 90 seconds. I promise your calves, legs, and butt will be feeling the burn. After 90 seconds, bring the treadmill back down to 0% incline, walk for 60 seconds, then repeat. ADVANCED: Do sprint intervals, at 10% incline and 10 miles per hour for 60 seconds.

Workouts can be fun!!

2. Dumbbell Squats: Find an area to do dummbell squats. Choose a weight that you can do 30 reps with. Now start the clock and don’t stop doing reps until 60 seconds are complete. Rest for 60 seconds, then do 60 seconds of squatting again.

This is especially powerful for people who are limited by time

You can burn some major calories and improve cardiovascular and muscular strength in 30 minutes or less.

Now go forth and exercise Gymgoers!!

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Exercise Log #1 Pull Ups

Benefits of Pull Ups

  • Strengthen biceps, grip, and back muscles
  • Develop functional strength in the upper body
  • Promote fat-loss and physique improvements
  • Are achievable by men and women with dedication

Form Cues for Pull Ups:

  1. Grip the bar hard
  2. Keep “active shoulders” by pulling your shoulder blades back (as shown in the video)
  3. Maintain core tightness
  4. Squeeze your butt (it helps for strength, I promise)
  5. Keep legs tight and close together (many people will cross their legs)

*Lean back

*Pull with your elbows — in order to activate your stronger back muscles

*Be explosive — it’s much easier to go up fast than go up slow.

*Believe you will improve with practice

BONUS

Also, check out the Chin Ups variation.

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Unleash the Power of Beets – Exercise Boosting Properties

Benefits of Beet Juice

  • Antioxidant
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Promotes detoxification process (kidney / liver)
  • Increases nitric oxide and purifies blood
  • Healthy for cardiovascular support
  • Immune boosting
  • Energy enhancing

Get on with this Powerful Beet Root!

If it’s good enough for Elite athletes — don’t you deserve it too?

I treat myself to beet juice + other vegetables at least three times per week. It keeps me healthy, energized, and really makes a difference in my workouts. My endurance is noticeably improved and I’ve hit most of my personal records after downing a big cup of carrot/beet/ginger juice.

See VLOG below!

This won’t be the last time I speak of Beet Juice

Let the information spread my friends!!!

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