by guest blogger Peggy Kotsopoulos, registered holistic nutritionist, culinary consultant, member of Team Vega, and author of Kitchen Cures: Revolutionize Your Health with Foods that Heal What you fuel with before your workout makes all the difference in the effort you put out during your workout. A blend of simple and complex carbs, and sometimes […]
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4 Adventurous Ways to Tap Into Nature to Lose Weight
by guest blogger Greg Hoak, MS, CSCS While recently strolling around REI, a popular outdoor gear store, I had an epiphany. Looking around—whether it was in the rock climbing section, the camping gear aisle, or the paddling area—every single person in the store was in shape. That’s saying a lot, considering this is a country […]
5 Common Exercise Excuses You Need to Stop Making
by guest blogger Greg Hoak, MS, CSCS Even though everyone’s exercise needs are unique, the roadblocks that stand in their way are common. As a professional trainer, I hear pretty much the same excuses across a broad spectrum of clients. Whether you’re a busy surgeon, stay-at-home mom, retired professional, athlete, or someone in between, chances […]
5 Steps for Sticking with Your New Year’s Resolution
by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition It’s the beginning of a new year, and you know the drill: Across the nation, so many of you have done the annual end-of-year ritual of critical self-examination followed by the careful crafting of lofty health goals you resolve […]
Maria’s Five Favorites: New Year, New You!
Happy 2015, everyone! Since so many make fitness- and health-related resolutions each year, I’ve put together a list of my favorite earth-friendly workout gear to help get you excited about lacing up those running shoes and jumping into a new year and a new you! 1. At-Home Resistance Toning Kit. Sculpt a lean body at […]
The F-Words
by guest blogger Selene Yeager, health, fitness and cycling expert and the author of Get Fast: A Complete Guide to Gaining Speed Wherever You Ride It’s a Sunday in early August 1997. I’m 28 years old and I’ve just woken up the morning of my very first road bike race. And I’m cowering under the […]
For Some, the Key to Losing Weight Is Slowing Down
by guest blogger Greg Hoak, MS, CSCCS While some (especially athletes) thrive on fast-paced, high-intensity workouts, others find the key to weight loss and overall fitness is actually a more sustainable approach: slowing down. I’ve been a fitness trainer for 12 years, but it wasn’t until my wife and I started farming using organic methods […]
Your Life, By Bike
by Elly Blue, writer and bicycle activist An excerpt from Everyday Bicycling: How to Ride a Bike for Transportation (Whatever Your Lifestyle) When I started riding a bike, I didn’t make any wardrobe changes until I had to. At the time, I had a professional office job, so I wore skirts, polyester blouses, and jackets. […]
Scratch
Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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