To better understanding how different foods items affect your caloric intake-per meal, snack, and eating–this Chipotle calculator lets you both visually, and mentally see how this works. Iowa Avenue is “agnostic.” We offer recommendations-when we occasionally do–for only those things that we think can help you, and on those particular occasions, we don’t “push” it…
With frigid temperatures and an overwhelming number of gym-goers in the winter months, how do you recognize when too much is too much? Most people have noticed a trend in Cortland during the early months of the new year, dozens of new faces now populating the local gyms. The Fitness Gap has seen almost a…
As many South Floridian fitness enthusiasts are forced to exercise indoors due to the time change or cooler weather, many health clubs will inevitably become more crowded. Unfortunately, this also means that the average person will be more susceptible to illness. Most health clubs are already breeding grounds for all types bacteria, and an environment where sweaty bodies are in close proximity…
Healthy weight loss can be attained by gradually losing body fat. Losing weight too quickly can be harmful to an individual’s health. It could also be a sign of a serious underlying medical condition. Weight loss can be achieved through a combination diet and exercise. Weight loss supplements work by increasing energy and suppressing appetite,…
With the holidays fast approaching, you can be rest assured that either making it to the gym or trying to coordinate any kind of exercise routine will prove a bit more than challenging. While many of us tend to go to the gym when we feel like it, the best way to stick to your exercise…
While you are attempting to gain weight as a hardgainer, you need to forget about lifting weights like you see in the magazines. You do not have the genetics, nor are you built to benefit the most from these routines. For the best hardgainer workout, you will need to take a completely different approach. The…
Losing weight is one of the more difficult challenges that a lot of us will face in our lifetime. One thing that might turn people off to even bothering to try in the first place is a belief that they have to modify their eating habits all at once. But, so long as you are…
For as long as you can bear it, eat only green vegetables with very few calories. You can eat them raw, bake them, sautee them, or blend them into a vegetable smoothie. But you cannot put any type of seasoning on them. Eat only green vegetables for as long as it takes to lose the…
Don’t let the calm exterior of the saffron-colored CrossFit BGI Fitness building in West Palm Beach fool you. On any given day, you can find a mob of competitive clients performing an array of CrossFit training exercises where strength, speed, balance, stamina, coordination, and flexibility are all put to the test. Kettlebells, medicine balls, plyo boxes and strength bands have replaced…
Are dietary changes going to stop your nicotine cravings? Probably not. But, simple changes you can make in your diet can make cigarettes less palatable and therefore, make them taste bad so you may have an easier time saying no to them. Some of you non-smokers may not believe that there are foods that make…