Benefits of Vinegar Using vinegar for home and health reasons is becoming increasingly popular, and for good reason! Vinegar has been used since the days of ancient Greece to improve health. It was often used for cleansing wounds, and for digestive complaints. Today, it can still be used for these…
Multi Vitamins can be somewhat effective if your diet is void of whole foods and essential nutrients. As a health coach, I always try to insist that my clients eat real food (not processed) with an abundance of organic fruits and vegetables. It is a fact, however, that due to…
POST THANKSGIVING BURN Maria Sollon, MS, CSCS So you made it through your Thanksgiving feast, but the gobble on your plate turned into a wobble around the house!! The time is now to burn off that wobble with some simple exercises on your Total Gym. Sweat off some extra calories…
Tis the season of giving and expressing gratitude to those you love, including yourself. But, let’s be honest… how often do you really take time to express your genuine gratitude? For most of us, thankful thoughts arise but then vanish with busy schedules that life demands. Now that is it…
Thanksgiving is the ultimate American epicurean celebration that brings family and friends together. Although turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes are synonymous with this holiday, Thanksgiving dishes can vary greatly based on the ingredients used and how they are prepared. Every family has their own unique take on the holiday’s food,…
What are electrolytes? Electrolytes are the charged substances that result from when a salt is dissolved in solution. These positively charged ions can conduct electricity, and are therefore referred to as “electrolytes “. For example, common table salt is sodium chloride. When dissolved in water, it separates into a positively…
Fight or Flights Humans used to have to fight to survive. We had to hunt our food and fight off enormous predators. This stimulus directed our evolution and gave us biological systems that helped us survive life or death situations. In fact, our nervous system is split into two main…
https://youtu.be/HucxOUsGk3s Blue 42… Green 18… Hut-Hut… As football players spend countless hours learning secret plays, practicing drills, and lifting massive weights with the team, it is no secret that specialized endurance training off the field is a must to be successful in the game. Now that football season is in…
https://youtu.be/CY3b9Azrbts To play, compete, and succeed in high impact sports like football, you have to condition your body in all aspects of fitness, including strength, power, and endurance. This workout focuses on power training (Part 2). If you happened to miss the previous strength workout, you can check it out…
https://youtu.be/Twc8c16wMi4 Football season is in full effect and the time is now to improve your performance! We are going to focus on three major facets of training that will be key to boosting your game on the field. This three-part series covers 1) strength, 2) power, and 3) endurance using…