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Have a Happy (& Healthy) Cinco de Mayo!
Cinco de Mayo is tomorrow and no doubt most of us will be celebrating. Did you know that Cinco de Mayo is more widely celebrated in America than Mexico? We enjoy our guacamole, beer and margaritas! Check out this website for some healthy ideas for your Cinco de Mayo celebration. I can’t wait to [...]
The Fitness Trainer and the Dietitian: A Happy Couple
Looking to maximize your results in the gym? Try incorporating exercise and proper nutrition. They are both essential for optimal health and give you the best chance of reaching your goals of weight loss, muscle gain, performance enhancement and disease risk reduction, to name a few. This article details the roles of both Dietitians and Fitness Specialists in [...]
10 foods = 40 recipes
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/healthy-food-list Use this helpful guide for fresh ideas of quick and well balanced meals. It doesn’t get much more convenient. If you keep your pantry stocked with basic staples, and shop occasionally for these 10 ingredients, you can be ready to prepare a variety of healthy recipes even in a pinch. Print out the printable [...]
The “Gym” and the New Year’s Resolution Conundrum…
I’ve been working at Pure Austin for almost 10 years. I have seen people change their relationship to their lives by changing their relationship to their bodies. Pure Austin might be just a small part of that overall change, but even being a small part is incredibly humbling and rewarding. Every year, around this [...]
Recipes in place of prescriptions?
“Imagine the day your doctor hands you a recipe instead of a prescription.” This article by Janet Helm describes an incredibly progressive movement to get America cooking. I am a part of this movement and want to teach you how to cook to prevent health problems. When do you want to get started?
Can you limit your sitting and sleeping to just 23 1/2 hours a day?
We often make excuses for not exercising: too tired, too much to do, too lazy, etc. Once you watch this video, you will realize the importance of exercise in our lives: 23 1/2 Hours. Now get out there and move!
Take your client to the gym instead of dinner
I think this article is so rad it deserves it’s very own blog post dedicated to it’s rad-ness. You can network so well, break through barriers, and make true connections over a weekly workouts. Oh, and stay physically fit. Which makes you smarter (i.e. more nimble minded, and better able to take advantage of new [...]
How I Stay Active During the Holidays
1. Sign up for a race or plan an event for early January to keep your focus on the near goal! Unlike the mail, training doesn’t stop for the holidays. My husband and I are signed up for the Bandera 50K on January 7th. Come join us! 2. Horseplay with nieces and nephews as much [...]
Post Exercise Eats and Drinks
There are some great takeaways from this article: Nutrition Pros’ Post Exercise Eats and Drinks. One important point they make is that you don’t need a major recovery meal after 60 minutes or less of exercise if you are trying to lose weight; 100-200 calories will suffice. They also list some great ideas for food [...]
Right on Cuatro!! Going from 13% to 9% body fat in 3 months!!
Cuatro says: Shortly after joining Pure Austin Fitness I set up appointments with Laura CaJacobs RD, LD to start my path towards a focused lifestyle on fitness and health. Her expert advice on a healthy diet and exercise helped me achieve a goal of substantially dropping my body fat percentage and increase my fitness and [...]
