Fit & Fabulous
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February/March Post
According to the scale at my job, I am weighing in at 170. That's a small enough margin that it could just be weight fluctuation but it's three pounds lighter than my start in January, so I am optimistic. This month, I really struggled with deciding whether I was going to do another whole body workout plan or start focusing on specific areas (leg day, arm day, core, etc). After going through a ton of different workouts found in Pinterest I have decided to do another whole body workout this month.
By Christina Walsh8 years ago in Longevity
Why It's Important to Be Careful at the Gym
If you're a newbie to the gym, it can be kind of confusing. What machines do I use? How much weight is too much or too little? Am I doing this right? Is this working? And the questions go on. But I'm here today to tell you that if you're given the option, either hire a personal trainer or talk to one of the CERTIFIED people at the gym.
By Savana Verret8 years ago in Longevity
Beta-Alanine, Caffeine, and Creatine
According to Eudy et al. (2013), “A survey of 207 college athletes indicated that 89 percent were using... preworkout nutritional supplements...” (p. 577). Another study cites that most 11- to 18-year-olds who claimed to be taking preworkout supplements had no knowledge of the potential risks associated with these controversial workout enhancers (Eudy et al., 2013). The use of preworkout supplements originally seemed to be on a steep rise among today’s athletes and gym-goers; for years, infamous Blender Bottles could be found scattered around almost all fitness centers, filled with water and mixed to an array of vibrant hues matching the supplement’s artificial flavors. As preworkout supplements grew more prevalent in the general fitness society, the act of checking the nutrition facts and skeptically yet objectively researching whether a supplement’s ingredients were both safe and efficacious for the user became less common. The proposed benefits used to market preworkout supplements by large companies such as Cellucor and EVLution make it easy to see why these types of nutritional supplements rapidly gained popularity among athletes and fitness gurus, but not all publicity for these supplements has been positive. As general consumer knowledge surrounding these supplements dwindled, many of these then were often linked with unsafe and undesirable effects. As Kendall et al. (2014) have noted, “mainstream media reports have linked creatine and caffeine supplementation with potential renal and hepatic problems as well as dehydration” (p. 443). As various attitudes and beliefs surrounding the risks and results of preworkout supplements regularly change, the safety and efficacy of preworkout supplements on the human body is of larger interest than ever before to athletes, performance coaches, and fitness enthusiasts alike. The use of beta-alanine, caffeine, and creatine in these preworkout supplements is safe for users as well as being effective in enhancing the results of an athlete or fitness enthusiast’s workout.
By Connor Nelson8 years ago in Longevity
January Workout
I can't really remember the last time I worked out or even was very physically active. Because of that, the plan I have for this month is SUPER super simple. I found it on Pinterest. The goal of this month's workout out plan is to get me back into gear to start working out on a regular basis and with increasing intensity. Since we are already nearly done with the month, this post will double as my update post. (My first update and workout post got deleted by accident. It's a long story.)
By Christina Walsh8 years ago in Longevity
Keto for Health & Fitness
As a teenager, I was very slim naturally. But as I stepped into my mid-twenties, the years of living a gigging musician's unhealthy life, with excessive drinking, zero knowledge of nutrition (I didn't even know what "carbs" were), I gained about 22 pounds. Which wasn't pretty on my tiny petite frame. I ate the same amounts as my 5'10" boyfriend and drank nearly as much wine. My exercise regime was made up of dancing on stage during the gigs. As I entered my 30s, I started to feel like I had lost myself. Not that being slim is the be all and end all, but I felt my confidence levels weren't there. I started to feel sluggish, I was constantly tired, and I'd throw my back out whenever I tried picking up an object heavier than ten pounds. So I started looking for "diets." I tried every diet in the books:
By DeeDee Nyx8 years ago in Longevity
Workout Preface
I don't really believe in New Year's resolutions. To me, they just seem like they were made to be broken. With that being said, I have decided to really try and commit to bettering myself in the year to come. I am doing this in multiple facets of my life and one of them is through physical fitness and all around healthiness.
By Christina Walsh8 years ago in Longevity
