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Guide for Choosing Healthier Airport Eats
Choosing Healthier Airport Eats DIY snacks The processed foods that are the mainstay of airport dining don’t satisfy hunger for very long. That’s because processed foods like white bread, bagels, chips and pasta, digest very quickly. And sugary foods like candy and...
All About the ALCAT
All About the ALCAT By Kimberly Ancira, M.S. You’ve probably heard something about this so-called ALCAT test, wondering what it all entails and if your social life is over once you take it. Since we get so many questions regarding its nature, I wanted to provide...
Get Your Rear In Gear
Get Your Rear In Gear: Glute Function, Inhibition, and Activation By Stephen Brandis, CSCS A topic that has garnered particular interest in the fitness industry amongst many leaders in the field today are the glutes; particularly strengthening them and...
Breaking the Habit
Breaking the Habit: Changing the Way You Look at Food Habits constitute much of our daily lives. From what time we wake up,the route we take to drive to work, how we greet others, and how we unwind at the end of the day just to name a few. Some of the most...
Self-Myofascial Release
Foam Rolling Basics and Benefits Those of you who attend our facility for personal training or group classes have probably become all too familiar with the foam roller and self-myofascial release techniques (SMRT). To those who are not familiar, a foam roller is a...
The Accuracy of Stated Energy Contents in Commercially Produced Meals
Inaccurate Calorie Labeling? Buyer Beware! As many of you already know, the prevalence of obesity in the United States has risen quite dramatically in the past 30 years which is attributed by (but not only to) an increase in overall energy intake. In other words, more...
The Sour Side to Sugar (Part 2)
The Sour Side to Sugar (Part 2) By Kimberly Ancira, MS, CPT What is high blood sugar (Hyperglycemia)? There is nothing sweet about high blood sugar, and many people who are at risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease don’t learn about its detrimental...
The Sour Side to Sugar
The Sour Side to Sugar (Part 1) By Kimberly Ancira, MS, CPT Back to Basics: What is sugar? Sugar is a simple molecule comprised of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Its natural source is from carbohydrate, which are complex molecules consisting of long chains of...
Whole 9 guide to eating dirty (part 2)
Whole 9 guide to eating dirty (part 2) If you haven’t read our Eating Dirty (Part I) post yet, do that now. You really do need the background to understand where the below recommendations are coming from. And one quick note – you know we don’t view food as punishment...
Whole 9 guide to eating dirty (part 1)
Whole 9 guide to eating dirty (part 1) If you’re reading this blog, we all have one thing in common: we try to eat well, whether we call it “Paleo” or “Whole30? or just plain “clean”. We know the difference between Real Food and Stuff You Can Eat. We eat real food,...
Client Appreciation Letter
Client Appreciation Letter I want to take a few minutes on my first official blog to express my gratitude and appreciation to all of my extraordinary clients. All of you, both past and present have been inspirations to me. I have learned so much from you and have been...
The Whole30
Have you indulged in a little TOO much merry making this holiday season? Is it time to ‘dial in’ your nutrition and get your fitness on?! Sounds like you’re a perfect candidate for the inaugural wilmington performance lab 30 day paleo challenge. The 30 day challenge...
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