Coconut water is the clear fluid in a freshly opened coconut. The most festive way to drink it is through a straw inserted into a fresh, young coconut purchased at an Asian market. Otherwise, it can be purchased pre-bottled from almost any store.

Coconut water contains the same electrolyte balance as our blood and has no added sugar. These electrolytes support our muscular, cardiovascular, and nervous systems. It has been shown to improve immunity, increase metabolism, and detoxify the body.

Coconut water just tastes good! Try some today.

More Coconut Water Facts:

Coconut water contains more potassium (at about 294 mg) than most sports drinks (117 mg) and most energy drinks.

Coconut water has less sodium (25mg) where sports drinks have around 41mg and energy drinks have about 200 mg!

Coconut water has 5mg of Natural Sugars where sports and energy drinks range from 10-25mg of Altered Sugars.

Coconut water is very high in Chloride at 118mg, compared to sports drinks at about 39mg.

The next intro series with our popular trainer Stephanie starts on Tuesday, August 10, at 6 PM and is limited to four people. It runs four sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays. With it, for $125, you also get five additional CrossFit classes to use any time.

An intro series also begins on Monday, August 16, at 7:30 AM, same details as above. Learn how to pressurize and protect your back when lifting; how to use the rowing machine; how CrossFit workouts work; how to squat with weight; and many, many other techniques you can use throughout your life. Sign up here for either the morning or evening intro series.

Watch the CrossFit Games live at Live.CrossFit.com. Pregame shows start tonight at 6:00 PDT.

Follow them on Twitter: CrossFitGames

No 8:30 AM Saturday free class this week only. It resumes next week. Other classes are on for Saturday with Gavin covering.

The free 8:30 AM starter class will not take place this Saturday only, but it will be back on the 24th.

Have a great weekend!

If we take a look at our DNA, you may be shocked to know that it is 99.99% the same as our paleolithic ancestors. It takes at least 40,000 years for our DNA to adapt to an environmental change. The environmental change I am referring to is the agricultural revolution. About 10,000 years ago man started to cultivate grains as a reliable food source when mass extinction of the game we hunted became an issue. It was the first time our bodies were tested to see if they could run efficiently on something other than fuel from animal fats and protein. At this same time, health issues began to unfold including more birth defects, rise of infectious disease, narrower jaws, and dental decay.

Modern diseases like obesity, irritable bowel, type 2 diabetes, and autoimmune disorders like fibromyalgia can all be linked to flaws in the standard American diet otherwise called SAD. Our  bodies (remember using the same DNA from our Paleo ancestors) have trouble identifying what we ingest because it is radically different than the "food" we were designed to eat. It may seem like a lot of effort to improve your diet from where you are today. However, with the proper support and planning it is an investment in your health and well being. It is not something you can afford to NOT do.

Dana's 200 lbs from Fran Mason on Vimeo.

Ingredients:

Any chopped raw veggie. Change the texture by chopping them up in big chunks or finely diced. Add herbs and freshly sliced  avocado before serving. Eat as is or use as an addition to a lettuce salad.

Dress the chopped veggies with raw apple cider vinegar, walnut oil, and unrefined sea salt.

My favorite vegetables to put in the salad:

tomato

cucumber

fennel

carrot

bell pepper

Ones you may want to try:

jicama

zucchini

red cabbage

Start with the free Saturday morning class at 8:30. SIGN UP

For an even better ramp-up, continue with the new four-session CrossFit Intro series with Stephanie. You'll learn even more of the exercises and workout formats you'll be using in CrossFit and get comfortable with the classes. Start building your work capacity and skill. With the Intro series, you also get five additional regularly scheduled CrossFit classes to use within 1 month of your Intro series purchase. This is a total of nine classes.

Dates and times
Mondays and Wednesdays, 7:30 AM (limited to eight people)
July 12, 14, 19, 21

OR:

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 PM (limited to four people)
July 20, 22, 27, 29

Price: $125 plus tax. Price includes the four Intro sessions at the times/days you sign up for, PLUS five additional CrossFit classes on our regular schedule to use within a month of purchase. SIGN UP

Learning to love the intensity
I knew nothing about lifting and little about hard calisthenics or workout intensity in 2004. At CrossFit, all I did was work as hard as I could and stay engaged. I started at twice a week. I learned for the first time what it felt like to TRULY push myself, in many different ways, rather than stopping with discomfort. After three months I was working out three and four times a week.

Five-plus years later
Now I’m about to turn 46. I would be turning 46 regardless whether I had committed to the CrossFit process -- but having done so, I’m healthier in every way than I ever was before age 40. You can do this, too, if you are willing. Can you commit to this process and stay engaged? Two or three times a week is the way to immerse yourself and get the most results for your effort. In a year you could be doing things you only imagined (or never imagined). Come in for a free first class and be ready to dive in.