Archive for the ‘Fitness Tips’ Category

Study: Fat-Free Milk Helps Women after Workout

(WebMD) Women who do weight-lifting exercise routines may be better off drinking two large glasses of milk than sugar-based energy drinks after workout regimens, a new study shows.
 
McMaster University researchers in Canada report they found that women who drank two large glasses of milk after weight-lifting exercises gained more muscle and lost more [...]


7 Steps to Controlling Emotional Eating!

Why do you reach for the bag of chips! Or, how about the carton of ice cream or cookies? When you start, you just seem to stop. Next thing you know, you feel awful, yet you did it to make you feel better. What gives? (Your health and your waistline).
 
Emotional eating is real, however, it [...]


FREE Healthy Shopping Tour – Publix at Prado

Publix at the Prado
Location: 5630 Roswell Road, Atlanta, 30342
Date and Time(s): June 28th at 10:30 am – 12:15pm and June 28th at 6:00pm – 7:15p
 
Receive FREE Gifts including
-Gift Certificate to Fitness Together and T-shirt
-FREE “Treats” Bag and Coupons from Fresh Market
 
Learn
-How to read labels
-About making better selections
-About alternative foods
-Great for Vegeterian/Vegan Shoppers
…And much more
 
More info or [...]


Two tips to maximize your weight training efforts

The good old days
 
Back in the days of high school and even college, all the guys would hit the weights in gym class.  Usually, you would stand around taking turns doing bench press and biceps curls.  Without any regard to form or technique, what was most pressing (no pun intended) was “how much weight can you [...]


FT Starts Teen Fitness Programs

During the summer, Fitness Together will be starting a special Teen Fitness Program.  This program is not just for teen athletes, but also for teens who just need help getting into shape and improving confidence.
 

 
Athletes: If your teen is an athlete, know that the majority of strength and conditioning programs performed in school are [...]


Beat the Heat! Avoid heat Injuries!

Maintaining a healthy body temperature is vital to prevent injuries and to keep energy levels up. Interestingly, At this time of year, you have to take extra precaution.  I’m going to provide you with a few tips, some of them are obvious:


 
1.  DRINK WATER-  Bet you didn’t think I was going to say that did [...]


Getting a “Running” Start

Running—loved by many, feared by many more.  Even after becoming a personal trainer, I never thought I would come to enjoy that particular activity as much as I do today.  Here at Fitness Together, we have many runners in our midst who have definitely helped inspire me to take up a new hobby.  Everyone needs [...]


FREE Healthy Shopping Trip Tour 2010

First trip to be held at Fresh MarketLocation: 4405 Roswell Road, Atlanta, 30342Date and Time(s): May 11th at 10:30 am – 12:15pm and May 11th at 6:00pm – 7:15p

 
Receive FREE Gifts including
-Gift Certificate to Fitness Together and T-shirt-FREE “Treats” Bag and Coupons from Fresh Market
Learn-How to read labels-About making better selections-About alternative foods-Great for Vegeterian/Vegan Shoppers…And [...]


Ministrone Soup

Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 medium zucchini, cut into small pieces
3 carrots, cut into small pieces
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, sliced
2 cups kale, chopped, stems removed
1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes flavored with basil, garlic, and oregano
2 cups water
1 box (32 fluid ounces) vegetable broth
1 can (15 ounces) of cannellini beans, rinsed and [...]


Top 10 Eating Strategies for Permanent Weight Loss

If you’ve ever worn (or chuckled at) one of those “I run so I can eat” T-shirts, this info is for you! How you eat goes hand in hand with your workout plans and is proven to bring people’s weight loss goals into their grasp more quickly and easily.
 
Try these top 10 strategies from [...]