Sweat the Vote – Meal challenge: Week 1

If you didn’t know, we (the GRAE Team) started a new Sweat Party campaign titled Sweat the Vote. It’s a campaign encouraging people to exercise their right to vote and to a healthier body. You can learn more about Sweat the vote here, and register for our Sweat Classes.  In accordance with the challenge, we saw it necessary to include nutrition. It’s important that exercise be coupled with a proper diet, in order to see real results. We’re about a healthy lifestyle, not just trends. … Continue Reading

How to pave the road “down south” with sugar – Wellness Wednesday

This week’s “Wellness Wednesday” has a bit a of a Tasty Tuesday feel. This one is for the ladies, but the results are geared towards both men and women. We all know sex is a natural part of human nature, I’m not getting into semantics about abstinence, etc; the point is that one way or another, we’re all gonna “do it”. So…ladies, why not make it more pleasurable for you honey. How does this relate to “Wellness Wednesday” you ask? … Continue Reading

50 Rules of “Fat Burning” (Part 3)

35. Hiit It
The best way to burn the most fat with cardio is via high-intensity interval training (HIIT). This involves doing intervals of high-intensity exercise (such as running at 90% of your max heart rate) followed by intervals of low-intensity exercise (walking at a moderate pace) or rest. A litany of research confirms that this burns more fat than the continuous, steady-state cardio most people do at a moderate intensity, such as walking for 30 minutes at 60%-70% of their max heart rates. … Continue Reading

Benefits of Fiber

Dietary Fiber is the part of plant foods that your body doesn’t digest. Fiber, therefore, helps with regularity and has been shown to have other health benefits, as well.

There are two types of dietary fiber used in the labeling of food products – both are important for good health.

Soluble fiber dissolves in water and is found in foods like beans and other legumes, fruits, and oat products (e.g. oatmeal, Cheerios®). Soluble fiber can help lower cholesterol levels, and therefore can help reduce the risk of heart disease. … Continue Reading

The Chocolate Milk Diet…Yes It Works!

Article written by La Tonya L. Cook

Finally a diet that sounds like a fad but really works! Physiologist Joel Stager, director of the Human Performance laboratory at Indiana University, has even one more potential workout recovery drink to add to the list: chocolate milk. His latest study, published in this month’s International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, names this kids’ favorite an optimal post-exercise recovery aid.  Every serving provides micro- and macronutrients that can aid in the fight against body flab and replace it with firm muscle.  And the yummy taste is icing on the cake!
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