If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I am no vegan. I like my animal products, but last week I was able to experience authentic vegan cooking from my good friend and Vegan Chef Charlie. Charlie and I had many discussions regarding veganism, and we were able to come up with 3 things that he and I thought it was important to know and clarify. Vegan does NOT mean healthy. I thought this was a HUGE deal, because my belief has always been that vegans are supposed to be healthy. Well, that’s NOT the premise. The primary reason for going vegan is to live sustainably and save the animals while doing so. I always thought that vegans...
Do you find yourself sitting all day, standing all day, on the phone all day, looking at your phone or computer screen all day? Then you are likely experiencing some level of back pain. The truth is we all are, but most of us are not taking care like we should….that’s pretty obvious or else we wouldn’t be in pain! Don’t you agree? If you are a regular at The PHYT GYM, then you stretch regularly, however the five minutes of full body stretching is not as targeted as the 6 Stretches I have for you below. Try 1-2 of these for 5-10 minutes, 2-3 times per week. My suggestion? Roll out of bed, set a timer, and get to...
So it is mid July. We’ve been quarantining to some degree since March, and if you’re reading this then you have tried, and failed, at finding weights to add to your home gym. I know! The second the quarantine kicked in, dumbbells, kettlebells, bars, pretty much anything that you’d find in a gym was UNAVAILABLE. That may still be the case, or maybe you are just not interested in spending the money on your own weights because they are quite pricey (now about $2 per pound) and well, heavy! In comes resistance bands to the rescue. You may be familiar with the loop resistance bands that you put around your legs to activate the booty. These are great too, but...
Detox diets - we’ve all heard of them. Most of us have done one, or maybe a few! The lemon-cayenne pepper detox is probably the originator of them all. I know I did it for 3 days myself back in college. I went in like most do, thinking it’s the way to jump start my weight loss journey and get on track. And yes, to a degree it did just that. But the second I made it through those 3 days and 5lbs down, I chowed down on some pizza. By the next morning, I was at 2lbs less then my weight before I started the diet. I’m sure you’ve all experienced this. A moment of “YES! I did it!”...
