I saw the above picture over at Coach Rut’s blog and it made me smile The number of people who think that exercise will solve all their problems is astounding. Sadly, they are mistaken. Exercise is just one piece of the puzzle – if you treat your body like shit the rest of the time then [...]
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All The Pieces of the Puzzle
Posted: June 19, 2009 in Articles - Fitness, Articles - Nutrition, Our Services1
Sleep, Daylight, Fitness & Health
Posted: March 19, 2009 in Articles - Fitness, Articles - NutritionTags: crossfit, devon, diet, lights out, paleo, seasonal, sleep, totnes
Sleep is your friend. And it’s a friend I’m willing to bet you don’t see enough of. Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar and Survival is one of the most influential books in my nutritional and lifestyle philosophy. The gist is that we are designed to live in sync with nature and her seasonal shifts. Seasonal Sync Think about [...]
Seasonal Food Calendar
Posted: March 13, 2009 in Articles - NutritionTags: crossfit, paleo, seasonal
Eating Paleo is a great place to start, but getting further into things you might want to start looking into what foods you should be eating at what time of year. Seasonal eating is a great thing to try and get you head around and is something that our Paleolithic ancestors would have to have [...]
Here’s a great summary of our beliefs about nutrition and carbs and dietary fat. Gary Taubes has done groundbreaking work in this field and knows his stuff – you would do well to pick up a copy of “Good Calories, Bad Calories”. One of our athletes has recently become a Taubes convert and has dropped [...]
Check out this post from Dr Eades Blog on a paper about the metabolic results of following the Paleo Diet. Paleo Rules! Good Stuff. http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/saturated-fat/rapid-health-improvements-with-a-paleolithic-diet/
Recovery Basics – Get it Done!!
Posted: February 17, 2009 in Articles - Fitness, Articles - NutritionSo you spend an hour of most of your days at the gym. You sweat, groan and summon herculean efforts on a regular basis in the pursuit of getting strong, fit and healthy. What about the other 23 hours? The Other 23 Hours? Whether you like it or not, your success in the gym is dependant [...]
If you’re interested in losing or gaining weight, then carbs play a key role. The problem is that there’s a lot of conflicting information out there as to how many carbs you should be eating. Here’s a link to a great post from Mark’s Daily Apple: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-primal-carbohydrate-continuum/ This is a great site and contains a [...]
