Can you believe that a discussion about what and when to eat before and after exercising involves discussion of mayonnaise, donuts, coffee, and chicken nuggets? What’s a well-balanced exerciser to think? Do we eat nuts or are we nuts? Read and you will find out. Eat and you will be ready to work out.
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These Meats are Grilling me
Time to get sauced up! Barbie Griller out in Texas wants to keep her sauciness, but get rid of the carcinogens that she suspects make her carcin-sick. She needs s’more advice from Fun and Fit. What’s a good Texan Grill to do?
Pregnant, Physically Phit, and Powerful
She’s fit, active, strong, and a competitor. A little pregnancy won’t hold this mom-to-be back as her front grows! But too little advice is leaving her more exhausted than a triathlon. Who and what should she listen to: her doctor? her own body? her husband? Fun and Fit?! the little voices in her head that say “yes, honey you do have pregnant butt”?
It’s Not About the Latest Diet – Kristen Rooke
“Eat whole foods that are as close to their natural state as possible”, advises trainer Kristen Rooke in this 33 second video interview from the IDEA Convention. Fun Fit Facts brought to you by Fun and Fit!
Spot Reducing – A Zap-O-Matic Myth
Spot reducing DOES work… if you are talking dry cleaning. But what if you really, really, really want to believe and are willing to vibrate and shake your way to melted fat? Can you get results? Sure. Just exercise the body parts below your hair.
Stand, Sit, Stand=10,000 Squats – Dr. Len Kravitz
Work in 10,000 extra squats per year without noticing using Dr Len Kravitz’s Stand-Sit-Stand method shown in this 32 second Fun and Fit video interview from the IDEA Convention.
I’m Pregnant, in Pain and Want to Work Out
So much that starts with “P:” Pregnant, Patella Femoral Syndrome, and Put out at the Pain of it all! Poor Sarah wants to exercise through her pregnancy, but her knee prohibits activity. What CAN she do that does not hurt so much? Besides birth a child…..
Firing a Personal Training Client
What do fitness pros think about when working with tough clients? Sometimes drastic action is warranted if a client is a big pain in the Gluteus Minnieus Mouseius. Does non-compliance with a trainer’s advice mean the client needs to sign up for more sessions or hit the road? Or floor? Fun and Fit are experts in non-compliance as they used to get in trouble all the time back in the catwoman glasses days.
The Skinny on Skinny Jeans
Can you have strong legs and still fit into skinny jeans? Carolien wants to do some exercises that help her tone up and slim down. While studying American culture of the 1980s, she must focus on three things: body fat, strength training and her fashion sense. Dig out your leg-warmers–here come “legersizes.”
My Calves Got a Stiffy
Up hill and down dale–Liz walked so much that her calves got stiff. Now she wonders if stretching might be part of the problem. Should we “steer” her toward an explanation of DOMS? Is it wise to advise flatter paths for her walks? Is it possible she doesn’t walk enough? There’s no “bull” in our answer!
