Should you be fueling your training and racing with engineered food products comprised mostly of simple sugars that are out of the context of real food? Are these products beneficial? Are they harmful? Are they the best way to fuel?
Introduction: Too much of a good thing becomes a bad thing, and a good thing is good until it isn’t. All living organisms maintain optimal health by maintaining homeostasis [a stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes]. The natural process of life and health is defined by a balance on every…
By Cindy Abrami, NASM-Corrective Exercise Specialist, UESCA Running and Multisport Coach and holds a BS in Nutrition The majority face it at some point, maybe at many points. Workout Wane, Fitness Fail, Exercise Exit. We start out with an abundance of motivation and set goals for our fitness improvements, full of conviction. We acutely remember…
By Cindy Abrami, NASM-Corrective Exercise Specialist, UESCA Running and Multisport Coach and holds a BS in Nutrition Challenge – how do you perceive challenge? Do you dread it? Do you embrace it? A favorite verse of mine from scripture comes from the book of James. “Consider it pure my brothers/sisters whenever you face trials of…
By Cindy Abrami, NASM-Corrective Exercise Specialist, UESCA Running and Multisport Coach and holds a BS in Nutrition Focus – There’s this amazing thing that happens to our minds and focus when we’re in a race or hard workout. In the most intense moments, our peripheral awareness shrinks into tunnel vision. Steeped in concentration, our minds let…
By Cindy Abrami, NASM-Corrective Exercise Specialist, UESCA Running and Multisport Coach and holds a BS in Nutrition Steadfast – means resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering. Without that kind of resolve, consistency in our pursuit of any goal is greatly jeopardized. And without consistency, goals aren’t reached. To be steadfast, you merely just need to make…
By Cindy Abrami, NASM-Corrective Exercise Specialist, UESCA Running and Multisport Coach and holds a BS in Nutrition Facing Giants (discouragement) – Do you ever feel like you’re facing giants? Goals you’ve set for yourself (fitness goals, health related goals, weight loss goals, nutritional goals) sometimes look like Goliath? They seemed reasonable at first but now you…
We all have an ideal, healthy body weight we’d love to achieve and maintain and because we have incredible modern conveniences and live in an affluent country that generally doesn’t have to deal with food shortages, we have to make intentional efforts to stay properly active, strengthen our bodies and eat a proper diet. It takes discipline and an understanding of how to make correct choices.
By Cindy Abrami, NASM-Corrective Exercise Specialist, UESCA Running and Multisport Coach and holds a BS in Nutrition Purpose – “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” This verse out of 1 Corinthians has been my…
My eyes regularly pop out of my head when I (unfortunately) see fitness/diet related posts or ads pop up on my social media feeds, promising things like “21 days to your beach body”, or touting quick weight loss plans, using misleading terminology such as “melt” away the pounds, detox yourself and lose 10 pounds in a week. I cringe, I get angry.
