Fit for Kids' Sake! Healthy Lifestyle Tips
Jan 31, 2012 09:53AM
Dina Skulte
Exercise and Eating: Before or After
Question: Should I eat before working out or after? Answer: By Jessica Smith (LivinginThin) While several studies do support the idea that exercising on an empty stomach burns more fat, it may not affect the overall amount of fat lost. And exercising on an empty stomach can be a recipe for disaster ? you are less likely to have the energy to make it through your workout and will probably end
Dina Skulte on 2011-02-02T15:57:15.262-05:00
7 Most Popular Super Bowl Snacks: Which to Skim and Which to Skip
by Jessica Smith on REDBOOK Here's your game plan for surviving Super Bowl Sunday with your waistline intact. We've picked the seven Super Bowl snacks you are likely to see on Sunday, and show you which you can eat in moderation (skim it) and which to avoid altogether (skip it). 1. Buffalo Wings Buffalo wings are typically deep-fried and served with high-fat blue cheese dressing, making one
Dina Skulte on 2011-01-27T14:14:41.648-05:00
Setting and maintaining realistic fitness goals for the New Year By Fit for Kids' Sake! Contributor - Amie Hoff, http://www.fitkit.com/ In January people will resolve to get fit and healthy. By February most will have already failed. Well?not this year! Whether you?re just starting out on a fitness plan or taking one to a new level, these tips will help you set and maintain healthy and
Dina Skulte on 2010-10-03T09:52:21.163-04:00
Dreams? They Don?t Happen On Their Own
So much has been happening and continues to happen. Some really exciting things! In August, I attended the IDEA World Fitness Convention in Los Angeles and had the most amazing time meeting some incredible people including our one and only US Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin. My purpose in going to the event was to promote International Fitness Day ?10 to the masses (5,000 fitness
Dina Skulte on 2010-07-07T21:58:16.033-04:00
One of the hardest things about getting fit is staying focused and not getting frustrated by not seeing instant results. As some of you may know, I had hit a plateau back in December. I got frustrated by not seeing the scale budge, but I stayed focused on eating right and exercising. I actually cut back on my number of strength training days because I was overtraining, which was inhibiting my
Dina Skulte on 2010-06-09T23:04:06.196-04:00
I know what it?s like to be exhausted after a long day of work, taking care of the kids and a household as well as maintaining healthy relationships. The last thing you want to do is to work-out and cook a healthy meal. It?s so much easier to sit and veg in front of the TV; throw in a frozen Lean Cuisine or SmartOnes to just get a meal in you and be done (plus, no dishes to clean, right??). Then
Dina Skulte on 2010-05-19T22:32:56.963-04:00
Staying Active Together This Summer
I think I speak for every parent out there when I say that one of our primary goals as parents is to raise healthy children. Healthy, for the purpose of this article, is defined as free of preventable physical or mental health ailments. Children mimic everything we do, from the blatantly obvious to the extremely subtle which means it is even more critical for us to lead by example when it comes
Dina Skulte on 2010-05-12T21:19:47.637-04:00
You know those moments when you?ve said or done something in front of your children that you may not want to have repeated or mimicked by them? And when they do repeat what you?ve done/said, you get this overwhelming feeling of embarrassment and disappointment in yourself? Yeah, I?ve had that happen to me a number of times? and it stinks! The up-side of this is that the opposite is true and even
