by buddiesinaction | Apr 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Thompson River Ranch’s Prepared Meals in the Freezer at FIT When you know you will not have time to cook or your day gets away from you, stop by FIT to pick up dinner. What we currently offer: Beef Bourguignon – Suggestion: Pair...
by greg4fit | Apr 11, 2012 | Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition
We tell our kids to go to school to learn. And they do. Even in the cafeteria. In a TED talk a few years ago, renegade lunch lady, Ann Cooper made an impassioned appeal for attention to the lessons we actively and passively teach our kids every day in the school...
by greg4fit | Apr 3, 2012 | Healthy Lifestyle, Inspiration, Tips
When you teach high schoolers, as I did for a number of years, there are very few things that they do that will really surprise you. But spend a day shadowing any student and you will be astounded at how much sedentary time they have: they sit on their way to and from...
by mues97 | Mar 30, 2012 | Aerobic Exercise, Anaerobic Exercise, Energy Pathways, Events, Exercise, Health, Uncategorized
The short unconfirmed-by-the-scientific-community answer to the Title of this article is: YES. According to a paper published this past January in the journal Drugs written by Dr. Suzanne M. de la Monte, Type 3 diabetes is otherwise known as Alzheimer’s disease,...
by greg4fit | Mar 28, 2012 | Inspiration, Uncategorized
When we last left our heros, FIT coaches Rick D., Scott K., and Matt B. were taking on the 2012 Reebok CrossFit Open competition, a worldwide test of fitness, along with fellow CrossFitters Jenny Lewis and Dan “the man” Atler. As of our last post, heading into the...
by greg4fit | Mar 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Endurance has the Kona Ironman, cycling has the Tour de France, and weightlifting has the World Championships. These marquee competitions crown the best athletes in the world in their respective sports. In the last 10 years, CrossFit, the new “sport of fitness,” has...
by allthingsfit | Mar 19, 2012 | Nutrition, Recipes, Uncategorized
It’s always a special evening when setting the nights meal on the table does not illicit a chorus of “I don’t like that” quickly followed by “how much do I need to eat?” Even better when, following that chorus, the first bites are...
by mattbrockhaus | Mar 9, 2012 | Exercise, Healthy Lifestyle, Inspiration, Tips
So you’ve made it to March on your New Years Resolution program of eating better, sleeping more, and getting some exercise, but now you’re running out of steam. I get it: you put all your gusto into changing all of your habits at once, and you’re just a little bit...
by mattbrockhaus | Mar 6, 2012 | Healthy Lifestyle, Mental Well-being
Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet May Help Some Children With Autism, Research Suggests Research recently out of Penn State University provides more support for some of the therapeutic effects of a Paleo Diet – exclusion of gluten and casein (wheat and dairy...
by allthingsfit | Mar 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=choKVxBsPTI&w=640&h=360] Sometimes we struggle with how to discuss nutrition with clients. As enthusiastic health and fitness professionals, our excitement about discussing nutrition can often overwhelm those we talk...
