False Fitness Claims Get Busted

Ever heard of shoes that can give you a workout by walking? Just silly, and I have been saying this for years. shoes like Bath and Body Works Fit Flop, Skechers Shape Ups, and the Reebok Easy Tone are all gimmicks. Reebok took the fall here on this one.

 "The athletic shoe and clothing company will have to pay $25 million in customer refunds to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that it falsely advertised its “toning” shoes. The company claimed just by walking in their shoes, customers would see 11% improved muscle tone in the calves and hamstrings, and 28% in the buttocks. As part of the settlement, Reebok is prohibited from making some of these claims without scientific evidence. The Federal Trade Commission says the claims were untrue, and the ads were deceptive." - Read full article here 
So bottom line is, if you own Reebok Easy Tone shoes you can get a refund of your money. As a fitness professional I am tired of having the public lied to as far as their health and fitness is concerned. Click on this link to get your refund!  http://www.reeboksettlement.com/claim 

Shoes will never make or break your fitness, as far as weight loss and toning is concerned. The only time I will say to monitor your shoes is to make sure that they are not worn out and they offer proper arch support. Other than that, if you are looking to tone up you legs... try this thing called squats....... tends to work

Why Vitamins? Ubiquinol

Our bodies naturally produce CoQ10 and convert it to Ubiquinol – the nutrient essential for cellular function and antioxidant protection. See following video for a visual on this process.

I love how this video illustrates the importance of Ubiquinol! I am also glad I have an understanding of chemistry to have an understanding of whats going on! Basically you will age quicker, physically, cosmetically, and mentally if your cells become unhealthy.
 
No don't go overdo it on the Ubiquinol! Your body needs an amount of free radicals for healthy function. Problem arise when they get out of control from our toxic environments we live in. If you are very concerned that your free radicals are out of control, talk to a professional and get a recommendation.
If you have already had a professional recommend that you start to manage your free radicals by taking Ubiquinol then talk to me to get 10% off your vitamins at Life Time Fitness.

Stress, Part Two

So I survived my super super stressful week of training, final exams, papers, deadlines, and balancing life. It was STRESSFUL. So before I get to eating right to manage stress Im going to talk to you about what happens more with stress. I am finally experiencing my first day off in about 2 weeks. So as I sit here in my pajamas sipping on my DaVinci Spectra Reds antioxidant drink mix I am pondering the affects of all that stress I went through. Well I went into that week healthy and feeling good. Now here I am with a cold, sore muscles that are not recovering fast enough, a slight headache that doesn't really get to me till the end of the day, and a craving for carbs that wont go away.
Stress was the cause of all of this. I pushed myself past my physical limit and mentally challenged myself  for days without a break. At the same time I was not taking the necessary steps to relax and spend time one me. This past week only reinforced the importance of days off and forgetting to do lists for me. I know for some of us that is really hard to do. But take it from me, you need to put take care of you on your to do list.

Ok onto the stuff I promised you! Eating right to manage stress. I mentioned earlier that I am craving carbohydrates. You crave carbs and or sugar when you are stressed. This is because you stress hormone cortisol is releasing messages to your body's adrenal receptors saying its go time, I NEED ENERGY! So you crave that instant energy from sugar and carbs.
Now that you understand what and why you are up against you can manage it. Proper sleep and exercise will help reduce these cravings because you will be supplying your body with real work so you can burn off the adrenalin.

Now some foods have a naturally soothing effect on you. A lot of teas such as chamomile, jasmine, mint, rosemary, etc will help calm your mind and your nerves. 

Fried eggs helps reduce high blood pressure you get when your stressed by providing amino acids that dilate blood vessels and eggs also increase ACE inhibitory peptides.
Alcohol preferably a glass of red wine recommended to drink one a day by the ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) no you can't save them up for the weekend, and no you shouldn't have more than one or two a drinks a day. This is also good for blood pressure, might I remind you that I am still talking about one drink a day only. More than that will produce adverse effects of simulation your body into a high stress situation.

Overall eat more protein and less carbs. Take out greasey suggary garbage and take a good multivitamin. I take a performance multi for women that has an AM and a PM bottle. Twice a day, vitamins in the morning to sustain me, then minerals at night to help me sleep.

Since I only get one half day off a week I am going to cut this short so I can get on with my day. I hope you all enjoy your week and have a merry Holiday weekend!