Tips for Making a Great Workout Playlist Choosing the best music for your workout is an extremely personal exercise (pun intended). The songs that get me pumping may just be noise in your ears, and vice versa! Nonetheless, good workout music motivates you whether you’re at the gym or out…
Parkour Training on The Total Gym Tap into your inner child and accomplish things you never thought were possible by parkour training! What Is Parkour? Parkour is a method of training your body and mind to overcome obstacles with speed, efficiency, and power. The practice of parkour includes many challenges…
Amazing Leg Workout Fitness trainer John Peel joins us again on Total Gym Pulse to show us some of his favorite leg workout using The Total Gym. John says “Leg Day” is a workout day many dread but that it is a crucial day in your overall fitness routine. John…
Bikini Boot Camp Week 5 Focus: Full Body Workout Ok Bikini Boot Campers! Get ready to shred, tone & sculpt your body with my 5-week Bikini Boot Camp Series! This is the home stretch of the program to get your best curves and cuts for that teeny two-piece! You should…
7 Anti-Aging Facial Exercises Looking for an all-natural face-lift? What about taking years of stress and wrinkles off your skin? You can forget Botox and start the new anti-aging trend, the natural way with facial yoga techniques! Training the muscles of your face is just as important as training all…
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. When a person with celiac disease, (sometimes called coeliac disease or non-tropical sprue) consumes gluten, it damages their small intestines and causes them to suffer digestive disorders and malnutrition. Historically, doctors only tested patients with chronic diarrhea and weight loss for celiac disease, yet many patients present seemingly unrelated symptoms and many are actually overweight. This is why it often takes celiac patients several years to get a proper diagnosis. A proper diagnosis is made through blood tests for antibodies and is confirmed with an intestinal biopsy. It is important to get tested BEFORE going on a gluten-free diet to avoid a false negative test result.
A celiac disease diet, or gluten-free diet, means avoiding ALL gluten-containing ingredients and avoiding cross contamination. This can truly be challenging! Food companies are coming out with new gluten-free foods, but not all taste as good as their wheat-containing counterparts. Many home recipes can be made gluten-free by simply substituting gluten-free flour and grains for gluten-containing ingredients. Oats are considered gluten-free and safe for celiac patients, but choose oats that are labeled gluten-free to avoid cross contamination with gluten during grain processing. Processed foods that contain less than 20 ppm of gluten are considered safe for celiac patients and can be labeled gluten-free in the US. Pure meat, dairy, fruit and vegetables are naturally gluten-free and are safe to consume.
Most importantly, always read labels to avoid inadvertently ingesting gluten-containing ingredients! A really great resource for grocery shopping is called Cecelia’s Marketplace, a small book listing common grocery items that are gluten-free.
Memorial Day has passed, which means that we are officially in BBQ season! This is a great time to get outside and reconnect with friends after a long hard winter. However, it can also be a time of temptation and ultimately guilt after over indulging. Here are some tips and healthy recipes that will help you enjoy every BBQ this season without any guilt!
The key to any healthy recipe is to start with the best ingredients. Choosing ingredients that are local and in season will not only create dishes that are more flavorful, but it will also help ensure you are getting the most nutrients from the food that you are eating. When it comes to organic vs. conventional, ideally you should choose organic. However, organic can be expensive and sometimes it’s not even locally available. In that case, check out What Should I Buy Organic (link to http://taracoleman.com/what-should-i-buy-organic/) to see where you should spend your money and where you can save it.
When we think of BBQ’s we usually think of hotdogs, hamburgers, chicken and steak. There are also some great options for a healthy vegetarian BBQ! Try this Grilled Avocado Stuffed with Lentils & Goat Cheese recipe. It is high in fiber and protein so it will keep you full much longer, making you less likely to find yourself and the bottom of a bag of chips! Ingredients found at Trader Joe’s are quick and easy, but you can find comparable options at any grocery store:
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Oftentimes we turn to cupcakes and brownies for dessert because they are quick and easy. However, with a hot grill on hand and a ton of delicious fruit in season, grilling up some of your favorite fruit is a much faster and much healthier way to go! The heat of the grill will caramelize the natural sugars found in the fruit making a dessert everyone will love.
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Does the flab on your arms keep waving after you’re done saying goodbye? Ever wonder what to do to get rid of arm fat? Total Gym arm workouts can help!
Although it’s impossible to reduce fat only in a targeted area, there are isolation exercises that can increase strength and tone of those muscles. For the shoulders and arms, dips work the triceps on the back of the upper arm, the anterior deltoid on the front of the shoulder and the pectoralis muscles on the chest. The rhomboids and lats, and some traps in the back are also activated during this Total Gym upper body workout.
Bikini Boot Camp Week 4 Focus: Pilates & Cardio Slim down and get bikini ready with my 5-week Bikini Boot Camp Series. With the right combination of exercises and a clean diet, you can accomplish this goal in no time! This series focuses on a specific goal each week and…
Why do you work out? I know many of us guys work out for the aesthetic results. Nothing wrong with that! When we look better we feel better about ourselves, we feel and act more confident, we have more energy for our professional and personal lives, and we are more attractive to whomever we are trying to attract. All great benefits, but now let’s get into the exercises.
For the best results, I want you to choose a level on your Total Gym that makes you hit fatigue around 8-10 repetitions with good form. Good form is paramount! It is better to use a lower level on the Total Gym tower if it means maintaining good form. You’ll get better results and also reduce the incidence of injury.
Yes, exercise is a great way to prevent a lot of physical diseases and ailments, but you still need to get your annual physical. If you haven’t had one in the past year, use Men’s Health Month to inspire you to make an appointment. Depending on your age and family history, here are three extremely important health areas to stay atop of: