That is a loaded question! I do not claim to be an MD in any way, but I do sometimes have clients who’ll ask me about this. I certainly feel it is up to the person feeling ill (as opposed to me!) to decide whether or not to skip a training session, but I can […]
Read More ›You may’ve decided that you want to stick with your plan to lose some pounds, and as a result, you’ve chosen to go with one of the many ‘diet’ foods out there on the market. You may’ve noticed that coincidentally, when you added any one of the fake sugars to your diet, that you started […]
Read More ›Even though it’s past mid-January, I realized I’d not shared one of my New Year’s Goals with you: I’m writing a book! Since many clients (and friends and fam, actually) often ask similar questions about nutrition and exercise, I thought it would be fitting to put it all together in the form of a simple, […]
Read More ›It depends what you mean by energy bar and power drink! Unfortunately, those two terms bring to my mind items that are not necessarily food and are, furthermore, not such a good nutritional choice for you! Quite often, canned drinks, packaged bars and such labeled ‘energy’ this or ‘power’ that are named so due to […]
Read More ›Chris and I took the ferry to Catalina on Friday, registered and had a few hours to relax before heading out for the usual pre-race meal (for me, as always before a race, I had the mandatory baked potato along with some grilled chicken breast and veg…simple but fool proof after years of experimenting!) Despite […]
Read More ›As I run my first ultra… so far, I’ve focused all my endurance training on Ironman, but, under the influence of Chris, my dear husband, I’ve become engaged with the idea of doing an ultra. In fact, not just an ultra, but a 100 mile. NOT YET! But I did say out loud, quite a […]
Read More ›Well, it doesn’t have to be plain! Staying with the keeping it simple principle, you can literally throw together a nice marinade for your chicken and you’ll create a brand new dish which is certainly not boring! One of the things I enjoy most about cooking is that you can literally play. I love baking […]
Read More ›After all, as human-animals, we are made to move! Many people find themselves in a rut with regard to fitness. They’ve somehow decided that exercise HAS to mean going to the gym and spending 45 minutes on the elliptical trainer, where they feel bored and disengaged and finally quit. While the elliptical trainer, or the […]
Read More ›We’re three days in to the New Year and I’m curious about how many of you have already let your ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ fall by the wayside… I overheard someone at the gym the other day tell her friend, after twenty minutes on the treadmill, “OK, that was definitely worth one cookie!”. What is wrong […]
Read More ›Many people feel they’re too busy to eat well. Well- how important is it to you? If it is a top priority, you’ll find a way to do it. Regardless of whether you’re a working mom of three, a top executive at your company or a college student working two jobs, you can find the […]
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