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GK

Greg Kenny Fitness would like to congratulate Miss Aine O Neill for competing in the miss drop  dead gorjess final is cavan last week and Miss vanity X in lillies on saturday night. Aine has put in a fanastic couple of weeks training and her diet and nutrition has been spot on. Well done aine see you this week for more hard work. GK

Nutrition

Living The Right Way So You Can Live Longer

Developing good nutritional habits is a continuous process. Every day we face a multitude of choices about what to eat. Nutrition is the execise of developing knowledge about food and making informed decisions. It is not only about what to eat, but also timing meals in a way that they affect your body in positive ways. The more you know, the better and more satisfying your strategy will be. Read on for some practical advice.

In order to help children meet their optimal nutritional needs, try to give meals and snacks on a regular schedule. This helps their bodies to know when to expect the next meal, and regulates their hunger signals. Also, if they fill up on snacks just before mealtimes, they will not be hungry for the “real” foods at that meal.

Most of us have a “sweet tooth” that needs to be satisfied. How we satisfy it, has great importance for our health. Refined sugars, which is found in many processed foods, ,are detrimental to our health. Vegetables such as carrots, beets and winter squash are naturally high in sugar and are healthy. For the intense sweet taste that we sometimes crave, honey and maple syrup are recommended.

Foods such as baked potatoes, whole-wheat pasta, brown rice, oatmeal, whole grain breads, and bananas will boost your “feel-good” serotonin levels without a crash. They also provide plenty of fiber, so you feel full much longer. Eating junk food will provide a sugar high, but it will be followed by a crash. Get rid of the junk food and focus on healthy eating, your body will thank you.

Practicing good nutrition is not an exact science. Human nature dictates that you won’t be able to make perfect choices about food one hundred precent of the time. Throwing a curve ball into your nutrition plan will help to suprise your body and boost your metabolism. Aim for success 95% of the time and you will reach your goals without compromising your sanity. And put into practice what we preach in this article.

Try This Juicing Advice For The Tastiest Refreshments

Juicing can be a wonderful way to make sure that you are getting all of the vitamins that you need from fruits and vegetables without actually having to eat them. Many people have trouble with the taste, but when it is in juice form they don’t mind it so much. Here are some wonderful juicing tips to get you started.

When you start juicing, you will want to avoid the really dark green leafy vegetables such as kale, dandelion leaves, Swiss chard. These dark green leafy vegetables are very high in nutrition but also very powerful. You will want to introduce these vegetables slowly into your routine after you and your body get used to drinking fresh juice.

They have come out with a wonderful product that will help you keep the juice you make longer. It is called PumpNseal, and it basically vacuum seals any type of jar. The faster you can remove the air from your juice, the more vitamins you will be keeping inside of it.

Know where your vegetables grow to decrease sugar content. Vegetables that grow underground such as carrots or beets, will contain a higher level of natural sugars than above ground veggies. While natural sugars are good for you, they must be taken in moderation like anything else. Keep a proper blend of upper and lower-ground vegetables to prevent overdoing the sugars.

Be aware that it takes a while to develop a new habit. Try to think and “feel” your way through each day and week. The healthy choices that you will be making will get easier as time goes by. You will start seeing for yourself what is healthy and what is not.

You know how important it is to eat at least the daily requirements of fruits and vegetables. For some people this in near impossible until they learn how to use a juicer. This article is an excellent tool to keep around anytime you are in need of juicing tips for yourself.

Any questions about diet excercise or lifestyle please feel free to contact me.

GK

new york new york

Posted: August 2, 2011 in Uncategorized

Going to new york for the week folks, Chat to you when i get back
GK

The Fastest Way to Get in Shape.

bank holiday sunday

Posted: August 1, 2011 in Uncategorized

so glad I didn’t get swayed to go out tonight looking forward to a hard run up the mountains in the morning then hitting the gym for a full body workout. Then New York baby. I’m getting some really good first hand knowledge of diet programs at the moment as my roommate is gearing up for an event and is being very strict, im sure my cheat day didn’t help him to much ahh well, Hope your all having a great night

GK

cheat day

Posted: July 31, 2011 in Uncategorized

How you have to enjoy your days off from training, they are just as important for the body and the mind as hard days, rest days allow you to switch off and relax , you don’t always have to take one per week,I sometimes will play a different sport or do something that I don’t fit into my regular training regime like possibly swim or play tennis or even something non physical like snooker. But what i look forward to most is the food, pizza chicken wings and because it’s a bank holiday maybe a sneaky beer. Hope you enjoying your weekend

GK

decided id try out an interval session on the golf course at the back of my house, was very tough it was 1,2,3,3,2,1,3mins with 1 min recovery, this is a great session for anyone trying to get in shape because the time frame is equal for everybody, had a few drinks then last night and feel very tired today so just done a very light 5k with some weights fro back and biceps. just going to tuck into some chicken fillets and rice and ohhhhh how i would love a pizza but not until cheat day

Hi Everybody

Easy enough day yesterday just a chest and tricep session about one hour long, have realised i dont really like lifting weight on my own, its great to have a training partner to push you that little bit harder

I have got involved with a company call the Kitchen Boyz recently they approached me to write their menu for them coming from a health prospective, the new menu is going live 2moro so really looking forward to seeing the results.

It’s a wet one out there 2day so think its a case for a hard cardio session 2nite and some Back and Biceps.

If you have any fitness querries feel free to ask

Chat Soon

GK