Healthy or Not: 8 Foods That Are Mistaken For Being Healthy
May 17, 2012
With so many choices, you may be overwhelmed when selecting healthy foods. It's no accident that the design of most grocery stores are laid out in such a way to entice your eye with the most unhealthy foods first. Even though there are many foods that fit into a healthy lifestyle, there are some that might leave you questioning whether or it's healthy or not. In an effort to be healthy, don't be fooled into eating these foods listed below.
Raisins+yogurt=great snack right? Not so fast. Yogurt covered raisins are the healthy friendly snack you'd expect. Because the yogurt used to coat the raisins is filled with sugar, hydrogenated oil and trans fat, something that is usually healthy can quickly turn into something that is detrimental to your diet. A better option? Almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts and trail mix (just not the kind loaded with chocolate and sugar coated dried fruit).
My boot campers often want to know how often they need to workout. First of all, it really depends on what your goals are. Then, it depends on where you are in relation to your goals and how fast you want to achieve them.
Workout 6 times a week for rapid fat loss
When you really want to reach your goals, it's going to take some dedication. To change the way your body looks, in addition to a supportive nutrition program, we recommend doing 6 workouts a week. We instruct our clients to do 3 boot camp workouts (45 min) and 3 cardio workouts (30-60 min) a week.
Sometimes people ask me, “Do I have to work out 6 times a week?” That's a pretty reasonable question. However, here's an even better one: "Why shouldn’t you?"
Create a healthy habit
Working out 6 times a week creates a great foundation for making exercise a healthy habit. We all have bad habits that we long to break. Many of us made New Year's resolutions to eat better and work out more. Exercising 6 days a week is one way to do that. The sooner you start this good habit, and then soon it’ll become part of your lifestyle. Once that happens, you’ll be amazed at what will happen. You may miss a workout and SURPRISE! You actually miss it. Why? Because working out is such a part of your lifestyle that you won't want to miss a workout.
Is working out 6 times a week absolutely necessary?
And all the incredible mom's we have the privilege of knowing in our Bootique family
Super Mom
Mom, you're a wonderful mother, so gentle, yet so strong. The many ways you show you care, always make me feel I belong. You're patient when I'm foolish; you give guidance when I ask; It seems you can do most anything; you're the master of every task. You're a dependable source of comfort; you're my cushion when I fall. You help in times of trouble; you support me whenever I call. I love you more than you know; you have my total respect. If I had my choice of mothers, you'd be the one I'd select!
We had a lot of fun dancing for 6 hours on Cinco de Mayo for the San Diego Safari Half Marathon Expo. Thank you to all of my Bootique Fitness ladies who came out to dance with me. We received great reviews from the Safari staff and spectators. You all were fantastic!!
Here are a couple of snidbits of some of our favorite songs.
San Diego Zumba Dance - Bumpy Ride
San Diego Zumba Dance - Zoomer
San Diego Zumba Dance - Yo Te Beso
Here's what San Diego Safari says about Bootique Fitness
"On Saturday, May 5, 2012, we held a Packet Pick-Up Expo at Road Runner Sports in San Diego, CA for the 2nd Annual Safari Park Half Marathon on Sunday, May 6, 2012. We invited Jaylin Allen with Bootique Fitness to come and be a part of our event to help educate runners about the growing trend of workout dance, known as Zumba. We were more than pleasantly surprised at Jaylin's performance. She and her team of dancers / workout enthusiasts were incredible! In fact, they never stopped. It was a very warm, very sunny day, and they were constantly up entertaining the more than 2,000 people who came to pick up their race bibs, T-shirts and goodie bags.
Her energy is contagious and tons of people had out their cell phones to record a quick video and get a picture of her amazing moves! I would highly recommend Jaylin and her team for any event. They were willing to work all day to promote Zumba and the music and energy they added to our Expo, helped to make our event a HUGE success!! We are so grateful to have met all of them, and hope they will join us again next year!"
- Jennifer Coleman, Special Events Coordinator with San Diego Zoo Global.
Take a Zumba Class
Join us for Zumba in San Diego! Classes are available 4 times a week. Your first class is just $5. Find out more about Zumba.
Many of my clients have confessed to me that they do really well on their diet and fitness plan during the week - but then the weekend comes...
Let's face it; weekends can be really hard for dieters. With holidays like Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day; not to mention all the weekend barbecues, weekends at the beach and other perks of living in San diego and you can see just how it can be a struggle to maintain your diet. So, what are some great ways to stay on your diet during the weekend madness?
Relax on the weekend - After a long, stressful week of work, soccer games, play dates and errunds, you deserve some down time. Give yourself some unapologetic time to breathe and relax. It will do wonders for your stress levels which will lessen any food cravings and anxious feelings to eat.
Eat a healthy breakfast - So you sleep in later, that's ok, but don't skip breakfast. Starting your day with a delicious high-protein, high fiber breakfast will give you the nutrients your body needs to feel satisfied until it's time for your next meal.
Have a brunch date - Do you have a tradition of doing brunch on the weekends? No need to cancel on your friends. Instead, go to brunch and show your friends that you can enjoy their company and an egg white omelet full of fresh veggies with a small side of oatmeal. Eggs are the superfood packed with protein (all 9 essential amino acids). You can pair your eggs with great vegetables like spinach and onions, and add a little bit of cheese for variety. Fruits are always a good addition to begin your mornings as well. Whole wheat toast with a teaspoon of peanut butter is a delicious and healthy way to top off your breakfast.
Heat Wave Summer Salad (Vegan Recipe and Gluten-free)
May 9, 2012
Warm days feel great - until you think about turning on the stove to cook. Fortunately, so many fruits, vegetables and berries are in season for the summer, so you can whip up a fantastic dish - no heat required. Check out this delicious vegan recipe for a summer salad. It's gluten-free, so it won't cause any trouble to people with difficulties digesting gluten.
Heat Wave Summer Salad
Serves: 4
Prep 15 min, Cook 30 min
INGREDIENTS
Salad
1 cup uncooked Speltberries (or wheatberries or other grain)
Even through there are many lifestyle reasons that may have led to this, there are only 2 physical reasons why your stomach may be a bigger than you want it to be:
1. You've gained weight which caused your stomach to expand
2. You're eating the wrong foods and it causing your belly to bloat
Here's the good news about shrinking your stomach
Both of these issues can be corrected without any major trouble or surgery. However, it will require some effort on your part.
The best way to shrink your stomach is with diet and exercise. However, I have a few shortcuts for you that you can start right now - without exercise.
Guacamole is famous for being a fresh and tasty dip. The avocados in guacamole provide healthy, good fat for you. However, as delicious as guacamole is, it's easy to keep eating and eating... and those calories add up fast.
With this lighter, 'skinny' version that Katie Farrell, founder of Dashing Dish, created. She added edamame which is packed with protein and fiber. The edamame blends in very well with the avocado, and the result is a creamy and delicious low calorie dip! You could even make your own baked chips to go along with this guacamole, but it also works great as a dip for veggies or on a sandwich!
Have you ever seen those women in the gym that workout day after day for months, maybe even years... but there body never changes?
Maybe you've had that experience yourself. It can be really frustrating to do all that hard work and still have the numbers on the scale creep up!
Here are 4 reasons your workout isn't working - And how to fix them!
Workout Wipeout: For a while, you feel really good when you do hard core workouts day and night. You're a superstar - right?
But... at some point, you're going to burn out. If you're suffering from a lot of negative side effects like not having any energy, being mentally fogged, overly sore... then your workouts aren't working.
