Commit To Fit 2012: Karl Mason – Weeks 40-45: Making Changes
C-H-A-N-G-E. (N): The act or instance of making or becoming different. …My buzzword for the last 12 months. Life is certainly full of change and this has never been truer for me than over the past...
View ArticleCommit To Fit 2013 Winner! Welcome Judith Zissman!
First, a note. If I was writing tomorrow morning instead of tonight, this blog entry would read “HOLY #*$@^# WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY QUADS, BILLY?” But I’m writing it tonight, mere hours after a great...
View ArticleCommit To Fit 2013: Judith Zissman: Week 2-4: Detail & Precision
It’s interesting to see how themes develop week to week in our lives. The word that keeps coming up for me this week is “precision” and I thought I’d write a bit about that and see if it resonates for...
View ArticleCommit To Fit 2013: Judith Zissman: Week 5-6: Reframing Exercise & Savoring Food
A dear friend recently recovered from a major surgery that left her unable to walk without enormous pain for several months. In the days afterwards, she posted something to her Facebook page about...
View ArticleCommit To Fit 2013: Judith Zissman: Week 11-12: In The Midst Of Things
If this blog was a novel, we’d be in a boring middle chapter right now – past the novelty of the beginning where everything is fresh and interesting, and not yet at the triumphant ending where...
View ArticleCommit To Fit 2013: Judith Zissman: Week 19: Fighting The Blerch And The Critic
Ok, so first you have to go read this comic at The Oatmeal. Really, go read it. Then come back… I have a Blerch, too. I’m guessing many, if not most of us do. And Blerchfighting is hard. Kind of...
View ArticlePeruvian Power Foods: Inca Superfood Power Bar
Inca Superfood Power Bar (makes 12 bars) Ingredients: ½ cup dried pichuberries ½ cup cacao nibs ½ cup sacha inchi seeds ½ cups shredded coconut, dried ½ cup dates, halved and pitted ¼ cup yacon syrup...
View ArticleCommit To Fit 2013: Judith Zissman: Week 22-23: Exercises I Like
I suspect trainers mostly have a mix of clients – there are people who love exercise and want someone to push them harder or faster or for more specific goals, and there are people who hate exercise...
View ArticleCommit To Fit 2013: Judith Zissman: Week 30-31: Motivation
Now that I have a toddler (wait, how did that happen?!), I’m now heading toward full-on “I DON’T WANNA!” land. My kiddo is a pretty easygoing guy, but there are definitely times where he has no...
View ArticleCommit To Fit 2013: Judith Zissman: Week 32: A Great Way To Practice
My son and I are doing some extended travel on the east coast, which will be a great time to catch up with friends and family, introduce them to my boy, and — most importantly, at least for this blog...
View ArticleCommit To Fit 2013: Judith Zissman: Week 19: Fighting The Blerch And The Critic
Ok, so first you have to go read this comic at The Oatmeal. Really, go read it. Then come back… I have a Blerch, too. I’m guessing many, if not most of us do. And Blerchfighting is hard. Kind of...
View ArticlePeruvian Power Foods: Inca Superfood Power Bar
Inca Superfood Power Bar (makes 12 bars) Ingredients: ½ cup dried pichuberries ½ cup cacao nibs ½ cup sacha inchi seeds ½ cups shredded coconut, dried ½ cup dates, halved and pitted ¼ cup yacon syrup...
View ArticleCommit To Fit 2013: Judith Zissman: Week 22-23: Exercises I Like
I suspect trainers mostly have a mix of clients – there are people who love exercise and want someone to push them harder or faster or for more specific goals, and there are people who hate exercise...
View ArticleCommit To Fit 2013: Judith Zissman: Week 30-31: Motivation
Now that I have a toddler (wait, how did that happen?!), I’m now heading toward full-on “I DON’T WANNA!” land. My kiddo is a pretty easygoing guy, but there are definitely times where he has no...
View ArticleCommit To Fit 2013: Judith Zissman: Week 32: A Great Way To Practice
My son and I are doing some extended travel on the east coast, which will be a great time to catch up with friends and family, introduce them to my boy, and — most importantly, at least for this blog...
View ArticlePeruvian Superfoods: Lucuma
Lucuma Overview Lucuma is a tropical fruit that is green in color on the outside and orange in color inside similar to a persimmon. This fruit has a sweet fragrance and surprising, pleasing flavor...
View ArticlePeruvian Superfoods: Kaniwa
Kaniwa is often described as a grain, but is actually a seed that is cooked and consumed like a grain. Kaniwa seeds are gluten free, dark reddish-brown in color and are significantly...
View ArticlePeruvian Super Foods: Purple Potatoes
Living up to their royal hue and lineage, purple potatoes have long been considered the “food of gods,” and were reserved for Incan kings in Peru. They have been a staple of the Peruvian...
View ArticleThe Health Benefits of Purple Corn
Purple corn is cultivated in coastal areas, as well as in mountain highlands and valleys in Peru. A staple in the Incan civilization, purple corn almost became a lost crop, but luckily purple corn is...
View ArticlePeruvian Superfoods: Turmeric
Turmeric is a yellow-colored powder ground from the turmeric plant. The yellow pigment in turmeric is called curcumin. The turmeric plant grows in India and Indonesia and is related to the ginger...
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