Fresh Juices – Elixir of the Gods
I recently spent several days at a raw food retreat, and was served amazing gourmet raw foods. Delicious, healthy, and inspirational, all things considered. The primary inspiration I came home with was to dig out my juicer (yes, I occasionally get enthusiastic about health fads, and buy the appropriate tools) and start using it again. Regularly. Which prompted me to de-clutter my kitchen counter, so that there would be a place for my juicer to live, so that I would be more likely to use it. So, now I have a lovely, tidy, clutter-free kitchen, and have been enjoying delicious juices on a...
Read MoreTake Control of Your Weight: 5 Easy Steps
If you’ve been trying to get to, and STAY AT, a healthier body-weight, but have had limited success, you probably already know that DIETS DON’T WORK! The problem with going on a diet to lose weight is that it tends to be a temporary measure. And an unpleasant one at that. If you want to lose weight, and keep it off, permanently, the best way to make that happen is to adopt healthy lifestyle changes, permanently. These are five lifestyle changes that can kick-start your new healthy-for-life lifestyle, and will product rapid improvements in physical condition. 1) Get enough sleep...
Read MoreTabata Workout #2
If you have heard about Tabata workouts, and wanted to check it out, try this one out. In case you have not heard of Tabata workouts, Tabata is a type of high-intensity interval training that was originally developed for Japan’s Olympic speed-skating team. A single Tabata set consists of eight 20 second intervals of INTENSE activity, separated by 10 second rest-breaks. A complete Tabata workout, as I interpret it, is made up of four different exercises, focusing on different parts of the body. (Warning, Tabata is NOT for the faint of heart. If you are not interested in experiencing...
Read MoreTabata Workout #1
If you have heard about Tabata workouts, and wanted to check it out, try this one out. In case you have not heard of Tabata workouts, Tabata is a type of high-intensity interval training that was originally developed for Japan’s Olympic speed-skating team. A single Tabata set consists of eight 20 second intervals of INTENSE activity, separated by 10 second rest-breaks. A complete Tabata workout, as I interpret it, is made up of four different exercises, focusing on different parts of the body. (Warning, Tabata is NOT for the faint of heart. If you are not interested in experiencing...
Read MoreHigh-Intensity Training – A Complete Workout in Under 20 Minutes
Tabata, a type of high-intensity interval training that was originally developed for Japan’s Olympic speed-skating team, is widely recognized as a time-efficient workout for people who don’t have hours to spend at the gym. Named after Izumi Tabata, a former researcher at Japan’s National Institute of Fitness and Sports, Tabata has a simple format: => do an exercise for 20 seconds at full intensity, take a 10-second break. Repeat seven times, for a total workout of four minutes. My take on Tabata goes a little further, as follows: => have a 30 second rest, and then do...
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