Resource for the Upcoming Paleo Challenge: Primarily Paleo
Our next Paleo Challenge is around the corner and we want you to have all of the resources you need at your disposal. I mentioned in the nutrition discussion at the gym today, I highly encourage everyone to have a SMART goal for the 6 week challenge. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time Anchored. I am hoping that by having a specific goal in mind it will help guide your decision making, especially when being tempted or confronted with non Paleo foods. A few...
Read MoreThe secret to looking & feeling your best is nutrition
The gym has embarked on the Whole 30 and we don’t want you to be left behind. Are you seeing the body composition results you are looking for? If you are looking to add muscle and lose excess body fat, we are here to help you. This isn’t about “being” Paleo, it is about you- looking and feeling your best. Stephanie, a certified Nutritional Therapist, is available for nutrition sessions to assist you in meeting your goals. Take advantage of our nutrition consulting...
Read MoreAre you poisoning yourself too?
It has been three years since I was diagnosed with having food sensitivities. I went to the doctor complaining of fatigue, muscle weakness, swelling of the hands, tightness in the fingers, and skin breakouts. After a normal routine blood analysis, my naturopath suggested a blood test for about 120 foods. The results were shocking! I came back with over 30 foods that I was producing an immune response to. Basically, everything I had been eating regularly was making me sick: eggs, ...
Read MorePaleo Dining (Out)
Many of you have wondered how to eat out while still maintaining a Paleo lifestyle. It is possible to socialize with friends, enjoy new restaurants, and still stick with your diet preferences. Here are a few tips: 1) Review the menu online so you can see what your choices will be in advance. I sometimes find it difficult to focus on the details of the menu while dining out with friends, as I am distracted by the conversation rather than the nitty gritty of the menu choices. Find one or two...
Read MoreCrossFit and Pregnancy
There is a lot of advice from myriad sources about exercise and pregnancy. The best rules of thumb that I found during my pregnancy was: 1) to listen to my own body and 2) to attempt to keep doing what I was doing (i.e not to try new things or to lift heavier weight). I’ve known a few women who were able to maintain their workouts until the day they delivered, and I had expected my body to be able to do the same. However, my body had a different idea of how exercise was going to go!...
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