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Macronutrient Calculations – Where to Begin

This post is part of our nutrition series. Read the first and second installments, How Important is Nutrition to Exercise and Your Health and Planning your Nutrition? Start Here. When creating a change in one’s health and fitness level, becoming aware of food intake is very important. Macronutrients are best defined as the large components that make […]

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Planning Your Nutrition? Start Here.

This post is part of our nutrition series. Read the first installment, How Important is Nutrition to Exercise and Your Health, now. When you are in the midst of creating a fitter and healthier you, planning your nutrition is a must. If you follow the fitness trends when it comes to nutrition, you are aware of […]

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How Important Is Nutrition To Exercise And Your Health

I have been working as a fitness trainer for twenty years. I must admit I have come to look at my job position as less of a trainer, and more of a health practitioner. I realize now more than ever the importance of nutrition – and the consequences of the lack thereof. When I look […]

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Two Exercises To Start Getting Snow Ready

As we move into October, I am currently writing this with a temperature of forty-eight degrees outside. And it makes me think about skiing! Both downhill skiing and snowboarding require lower body strength and endurance that must last for a short-term, explosive run. For our purposes, let’s say somewhere between two to four minutes. Distance […]