With spring comes the opportunity to enjoy a bounty of organic, fresh, and local produce. Farmer’s markets begin to thrive. Incorporating locally grown, seasonal produce can be a real game changer when looking for ways to improve your eating...
Eating Strategy
Strategize for Success
We have all heard the adage, 'Failing to plan is planning to fail.' When thinking about improving or changing eating habits, many look to a predefined diet that provides for such a plan, however, the best plan for shifts in behavior need take into consideration all...
Setting Up For Success
As we settle back into the ‘norm’ and the post summer routine, we’ve concluded that rest, rejuvenation, and recovery should be the priority for this month’s focus. Everything from mood to physical well being are positively affected by taking time to mindfully connect...
Jonathan's Journey towards Optimized Health
For years, the discussion around FiT has centered on how we can best serve our clients and community. Thom and I would hear frequently from our team that they were doing everything they could for their clients but felt frustrated that they couldn’t do more - ‘We...
Strategies for Easy and Enjoyable Weeknight Cooking
Love to cook? Weeknight dinners are a challenge. Hate to cook? Making any dinner is a challenge. Lucky for us, there are a ton of meal delivery services offering healthy, ready to eat options. Depending on your bank account, this may not...
Reflections of a 15 year Breast Cancer Survivor
Reflections of a 15-year Breast Cancer Survivor15 years ago next month I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 29. I was a couple of months out from finishing my first (and only) Ironman and due to be married a few months later. Over the course of...
The Role of a Predominantly Plant Based Eating Strategy in Optimizing Health
Eating strategies that incorporate an emphasis on vegetable consumption have been getting more and more attention - ie. paleo, keto, vegetarianism and veganism in the news. This has led to increased availability of plant based substitutes for more traditional...
Is protein supplementation right for you?
Supplementation has long been debated around FiT and beyond. In a perfect world, we would all eat a primarily plant based, nutrient dense diet comprised of real, minimally processed food. Regardless of how great a supplement is, following a nutrition strategy based...
Lose Weight Without Eating Healthier or Working Out
Have you ever wondered how you could lose weight without eating healthier or working out? Have you ever thought about trying to lose weight and decided it wasn’t worth it because of all you would have to give up and how uncomfortable it would be? Well, good news. If...
How the trainers eat VOL 7
Hi there. Back at it again on how we eat. Nutrition varies from person to person even though we all, all us trainers that is, have similar goals in mind - boost performance, optimize health. Here are the collective responses to what we normally eat, where we...