WOD-YOU-EAT-TODAY
Beyond Water Enhancing your workout with the right sports/energy drink. It is commonly known that hydrating before, during and after a workout is beneficial to performance and recovery. When physical activities last longer than one hour or involve high intensity interval training, the body often…
Hydration is Power- Marcia Bristow- MS RDN CSSD CD
Hydration is Power Optimizing athletic performance goes beyond what we eat. A significant contributor to performance begins with water. Approximately 60% of body weight is water. Every function in the body requires hydration, and this is especially true regarding athletic efforts. If dehydrated, performance will…
Fueling your WOD- Probiotics:
Probiotics: Effectiveness and Unknowns Marcia Bristow MS RDN CSSD CD The idea that eating bacteria could actually improve your health might not seem logical, but that’s exactly the thought behind probiotics. Probiotics are live bacteria that you get from food or take in pill form to…
Fueling your WOD- by Marcia Bristow MS RDN CSSD CD
“FUELING YOUR WOD” Welcome to our new Nutrition Corner!! This section of our newsletter and website is brought to you by our very own Marcia Bristow! Marcia is a registered dietitian nutritionist who holds a Masters of Science in Dietetics degree from the University of…
Ways to Fuel for CrossFit
4 Ways to Fuel for CrossFit By Henrik Nilsson (TT Intern from UVM Exercise and Movement Science) You hate that feeling of gastrointestinal pain or discomfort that can accompany a workout? Notice the heavy sloshy feeling in your stomach when you move? Do you feel…
Part 2, of Nutrition Series
(Part 2, of 3) “Recently we shared some insights on why You Are NOT What You Eat, the first of a three part nutrition series. In this post, we discussed some major reasons why the roots of a healthy gut stem way beyond the types…
Why the Merchandising Changes at Healthy Living Market are so Significant.
We’ve said it before; we’ll say it again: when it comes to nutrition, you can’t make healthy choices based off of packaging, marketing, or even content labels (see a previous post on the subject here). Attracted by higher profit margins and changing consumer preferences, food…
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Want to Know What’s in Your Food? Start With Where you Shop…
Will the Supreme Court’s ruling in POM v. Coca-Cola give you greater visibility into what goes into the food you eat? Nope. But Healthy Living Market’s team might be able to help…
Nutrition Strategies for the Vermonster
A lot of folks have been asking about what they should plan on eating during the Vermonster Competition. While it’s impossible to come up with one perfect game plan that’ll work well for everyone, we thought it’d be helpful to post some basics of refueling and nutrition to help everyone come up with both a game plan and a shopping list. Here goes…