8 Exercises For An AWESOME Core!!
Give these 8 exercises a try to build a strong core.
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Archive for month: March, 2017
You Are Wonderful
Fitness is not perfect. Fitness is wonderful.
To be perfect is not the goal of getting fit. You are already perfect the way you are. Perfection is unattainable. There will always be someone skinnier, stronger, with a nicer butt, better arms, and a perceived better life.
Chasing perfection is a no win game, because no one is perfect. We all have our imperfections and things about our bodies that we don’t like, but it’s those imperfections that make us unique and who we are.
Using fitness to try to build the perfect body shouldn’t even be the goal, but yet that is exactly what the magazines portrait that you should chase.
Instead fitness should be used to make you wonderful. It should make you feel wonderful. It should make you feel like you are a better parent because you are in shape and able to play with your kids without getting tired. Fitness will give you the ability to experience more in life and have wonderful moments. It is in these moments that life will feel perfect.
Nothing will ever make you perfect, but with fitness we are going to make you feel wonderful.
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Recipe of the Week – Mason Jar Chicken Burrito
Skip Chipotle and give this Chicken Burrito recipe a try for a healthier version.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 tablespoon lime juice (from ½ lime)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon honey
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup diced red bell pepper
- ¼ cup fresh or frozen corn, thawed
- ¼ cup black beans
- ½ cup cooked brown rice
- ½ cup cooked, shredded chicken (such as rotisserie chicken)
- 1 cup chopped romaine lettuce
- 2 tablespoons shredded Mexican blend cheese
- ¼ avocado, chopped into small cubes
- ¼ cup crumbled tortilla chips
DIRECTIONS
Combine the lime juice, olive oil, cumin, chili powder, honey, and salt in the bottom of 1 quart wide-mouth mason jar. Stir with a fork to combine.
Add the bell pepper and tomatoes. Top with the corn, black beans, brown rice, and chicken. Add the romaine, pressing to pack it down, then top with the cheese, avocado, and cilantro. When ready to eat, pour salad into a bowl and top with crumbled tortilla chips.
Enjoy!
Recipe Source: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/mason-jar-chicken-burrito-bowl
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PNF Workout of the Week
PNF Met Con “Workout of the Week”
- Battling Rope Slams
- Box Jumps
- Kettlebell Swings
- Kettlebell Squat & Press
- TRX Rows
- 20 seconds on, 40 seconds off, 6 rounds
Enjoy and be awesome this week!
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Gluten-Free Doesn’t Mean Healthy
A gluten-free diet is not a weight loss plan.
While some individuals have a gluten allergy and must avoid gluten from their diet, which typically results in weight loss. For those who don’t have this allergy this isn’t necessary for weight loss and can even be misleading as to making food choices.
A quick walk through any grocery store will turn up gluten-free cookies, muffins, pancakes, pasta, bread, and yes-even beer. Just because these items are gluten-free doesn’t make them any better for you than non gluten-free counterparts.
When it comes to weight loss it is better to focus on eating unprocessed foods and not focusing on eliminating one thing.
Breads and pastas are always good to reduce or remove because they are highly processed, which is why the removal tends to lead to weight loss. Not the gluten.
Meats, vegetables, and fruits tend to keep you feeling fuller longer than processed carbs and don’t make you crave more. This results in eating less total calories, which leads to weight loss and leaning out.
Just because a food is gluten-free doesn’t make it healthy and eating a gluten-free diet doesn’t guarantee weight loss.
Weight loss and body fat reduction are the result of the quality of foods choices made, not the diet followed.
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