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A Look At Eating Like A Caveman
HealthWatch: Plenty Of Options When Cooking For Caveman Diet Just because you eat like a caveman, doesn’t mean you’re stuck gnawing on bones, nuts and twigs. Cooking for the Paleo Diet can include quite a tasty variety of foods. Switching to a Paleo Diet means cutting out a lot of carbs, salts and processed foods and…
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Cloud Nine
Last night I scored 3 of the 40 athletes in the Whole Life Nutrition/CrossFit Challenge I lead at CrossFit Impavidus — Each one has lost over 25# in 8 weeks and had marked improvement in their strength and conditioning. Those are beyond amazing results no doubt, but for me what was even more rewarding was seeing their…
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If You Want It
I wrote this post as the final blog entry in the 2nd CrossFit Impavidus Whole Life Challenge — We are now one day away from the end of the challenge. How can that be? 8 weeks ago, you were different people sitting in the gym learning about what was expected of you, filtering it in…
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School Lunches: We can do Better!
I make my kids’ lunches almost every day — Nate is gluten free so it’s almost a no choice issue if I want to ensure he eats properly and Hannah – is a picky eater and prefers what I put in her lunch on most days. I have attempted to eat the school cafeteria and…
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Myth: Women Shouldn’t Focus on Strength Training
A friend of mine posted something yesterday on Facebook that really struck me and made me go — yeah that is totally true! She said she was in the gym and noticed how there were 20 women furiously doing cardio & maybe 1 or 2 in the weight room. She said she wants to change that.…
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CrossFit Impavidus: CrossFit For Hope
You know what I realized this morning more than ever before – how much I love to help others discover how strong they are. I coached the 6A class this morning and the workout was Helen – she’s a hard one. 400m run, 21 KB swings, 12 Pull ups – 3 RFT. Yeah quite a…
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Abs of Steel Takes Work not Gimmicks
My abs are really sore from Saturday’s workout. We did groups of 3 – broad jump burpees, wall ball shots, and sit ups. And I have mentioned that my sit-ups are quite good. It’s a strong suit of mine but the last day or so, man oh man. Abs of steel here we come. I…
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Exercise Improves Learning In Children
DOES EXERCISE IMPROVE LEARNING IN CHILDREN? Recess and physical education time has steadily decreased or been eliminated in school districts around the nation, displaced by more time focused on academics. Even though research validates physical activity guidelines for children, which encourage exercise at least 60 minutes a day for physical benefits, exercise and its effects…