Don't Cheat Your Body At Breakfast!!

22. Eat a large breakfast.
 

Breakfast is actually the most important meal of the day. This is because it is where your body would usually source out its energy for the day. Thus, it is best to fill up yourself at breakfast, so that you can boost your body’s energy levels. Aside from that, it can also help you in controlling your food portions come lunch and dinner times. 

Let me modify that to say a large HEALTHY breakfast! It seems that the marketing masters of the fast food world have discovered that we like to eat breakfast though out the day! Do the right thing and limit the amount of damage you do to your body!

McDonald's all-day-breakfast test in gear - USA TODAY
USA TODAYMcDonald's all-day-breakfast test in gearUSA TODAYThis time, McDonald's may not lay an egg. The fast-food giant began testing all-day-breakfast on Monday in the San Diego market and the chain has high hopes that it will be a huge hit with th ...

At least our school systems are finally waking up to the importance of breakfast for their students!

Red House Run Elementary School wins breakfast challenge - WBAL Baltimore


Goldman, of "Ace of Cakes" fame, spoke about breakfast during his visit. "It's a really big thing. We need to get kids fed in the morning. So many kids are going to s ...


Breakfast Program Approved for Lincoln Elementary - NBC Nebraska

 It's the most important meal of the day - breakfast will now be served for some Hastings Elementary students. By an 8-1 vote, Hastings School Board members app ...




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The Link Between Fitness and Self Esteem

Self esteem can often be attributed to how a person feels about their body and their looks. It often has a great deal of influence on how they see the world. Working out and getting in shape can have a big impact on your self esteem. It releases feel good chemicals in the brain that helps you feel better and more invigorated. These chemicals are also effective even if you haven’t lose much weight yet. Using exercise to release these natural brain chemicals also gives your self esteem a nice boost too. You also get the satisfaction of knowing that you’re working towards something that will make you feel better over time.

How does fitness and exercise relate to self esteem?

It can be a vicious cycle and one that’s hard to break. People with low self esteem generally don’t want to work out. They rarely ever feel like working out and often have a negative outlook on

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Eating Clean Does Not Have To Be A Hassle!

How to Eat Clean

When you decide to ‘eat clean’ you may think you’ll never get to eat in a restaurant again. Actually, there is a heightened awareness from many restaurants about the wishes of their customers to eat cleaner and more well-balanced meals. You should be able to find some restaurants close to you where you can enjoy a dinner out and not have to worry about keeping to your clean food diet.

After you’ve found a few restaurants that cater to the clean eating philosophy, you can keep a list of those places so you have some

choices. If you’re asked out to dinner and don’t know about the menu options at the restaurant, go online to see what they offer. Many places will list ingredients and preparation methods because of those who suffer from food allergies.

Don’t be afraid to ask about how they prepare.....

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Check Out These Benefits of Kickboxing for Women

Top 3 Benefits of Kickboxing for Women

Kickboxing is no longer a practice reserved for the male population. Today, more women are entering into the kickboxing arena for a high-cardio, confidence building workout.  There are women-only exercise academies and gyms available in most cities.   

Here are the top 3 benefits of kickboxing that may convince you......

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If You Like To Run, You Have Got To Read This!

How Runners Can Strengthen Their Core

Developing a strong core is critical for runners not only to maintain stability and balance, but to prevent injuries as well. The core muscles are the ones that keep us from moving from side to side. Unfortunately, some runners do not realize the importance of incorporating core strengthening exercises into their routine and they think that having strong legs is enough.

If you want to improve your performance as a runner, here are some tips on how to strengthen your core:

•     Before running, make sure you warm up to stretch out your lower back. If your lower back is tight, it will prevent the core muscles from firing properly. Some people encounter reciprocal inhibition and this occurs when a particular muscle group is tight.

Naturally, when one muscle group is tight, it prevents your other muscles from doing their job properly. Warming up prepares your mind and body for a demanding activity but it will also allows you to achieve peak performance. To warm up your lower back, do some spinal twists and forward bends.

•      Practice hip bridges and pelvic tilts to strengthen your core. These two exercises are very easy to do and they are perfect for beginners and people with back problems. They help isolate and strengthen the glutes and hamstrings as well as train your body to engage them when needed.

The hip bridge also improves core and spinal stability. To do this exercise, lie flat on the floor, lift your pelvis and hold the position for 15 to 30 seconds. Do 10 repetitions. If you want it to be more challenging, you can lift up on your toes alternately as if you are marching. For pelvic tilts, get down on your hands and knees and then raise your lower back to the ceiling. Straighten your back and do 10 to 20 reps.

•     Another way to strengthen your core muscles is to do plank exercises. Aside from a flat stomach, planks will help improve your posture. Doing  ten-minutes of 1-2 minute plank routines outweighs the benefits of doing abdominal crunches for an hour.

Start by getting in the pushup position. Your forearms and toes should support your weight and make sure your elbows are lined up directly under your shoulders. Keep your neck neutral by looking down on the floor. This prevents placing too much strain on your neck.

Hold the plank for at least 30 seconds and take a 5-second break in between repetitions. Once your core gets stronger, you can hold the position for as long as 1 minute or more.   

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Family exercises...working out can be fun! We must lead the way!