Tea...part 2

Tea: Black, Green, White or Oolong?
Black, green, white, and oolong teas derive their leaves from a warm-weather evergreen tree known as Camellia sinensis. The leaves from this tree contain polyphenols. The more processing tea leaves undergo, the darker they will turn. Green tea and white tea are the least processed tea. They are simply steamed quickly. White tea is derived from the young new leaves from the Camellia plant in early spring. These young leaves contain no chlorophyll, so they are silvery white. Black and oolong teas are partially dried, crushed and fermented. Regardless of the processing method, black, green, white and oolong teas all contain polyphenols - tea ranks as high as or higher than many fruits and vegetables in the ORAC score, a score that measures antioxidant potential of plant-based foods. Visit us @ www.gforcetraining.com today for more info on antioxidant-rich foods...

Tea...part 1

Tea is a healthy beverage offering many benefits (if you skip the cream and sugar). Brew your tea for at least 3 - 5 minutes to bring out the beneficial polyphenols. Numerous studies have demonstrated the anti-cancer properties of antioxidant polyphenols found in tea - some studies have suggested that tea's polyphenols may reduce the risk of gastric, esophageal and skin cancers, another showed that just 2 cups of tea may lower the risk of ovarian cancer by 46 percent in women. Other studies have found that polyphenols help prevent blood clotting and lower cholesterol levels. So add a few cups to your diet each day!

Progress tracking

Make sure the start of your exercise program includes an assessment of some sort, with measurements of your girth and body fat percentage, in ADDITION to the traditional scale. These outside factors, like waist line girth, can help determine if your fitness training program is effective much better than your scale can. Sometimes people go only by their weight and easily get discouraged because although your scale may not have moved, you still might of lost body fat, especially in the early stages of your program. To learn more about monitoring progress, contact us and one of our personal trainers can give you some tips. Train your mind to train your body!

Flax seeds

Most of us know the health benefits of flax seeds, but do we know how to eat them? The human body cannot digest the whole seed, so to ensure proper absorbtion, I recommend adding freshly-ground flax seeds to your meal right before consumption. Make sure to store your flax seeds in the fridge or freezer to ensure freshness and avoid rancidity. Email us for more info...fitness@gforcetraining.com

The weekend is here - enjoy the above seasonal temperatures and BE ACTIVE. Do what you can, where you are, with what you have. HAPPY FRIDAY :)

What is commitment?

What is it REALLY, to commit to any program?! The obstacles are EVERYWHERE - if we watch TV, the commercials scream, EAT and BE fat! 90% of our peers don't have a consistent healthy lifestyle for ours to synergize with. Our business lifestyle obligates us to wine + dine. When it would be so cool if it required people to meet at a workout facility for a meeting ! But seriously, its everywhere around us, pushing us to be fat, making it that much more challenging. So, how do the ones that do it, do it?! There is such a huge psychological factor that it almost makes the physical adaptation look easy! All the "close to tears and vomiting" workouts, pfft! That's fun n' games compared to the consistent effort it takes to be 100% successful. Now its all relative, some of us don't need a lot of consistency and effort to maintain FITNESS levels, but I mean HEALTH, which ALWAYS requires consistency in lifestyle. The reality is, as much as one who is religious would never compromise a belief in his religion and perform an act outside of those guidelines, is the same commitment one has to make to his lifestyle in this sense. Our bodies are very responsive to what we put them through. I've made and heard all kinds of excuses to temporarily enjoy an endulgement, or miss a workout, there is ALWAYS a "good" reason to distract or derail us from the path we need to take. The idea is that the frame of MIND that we were when when we made the decision to make a change in our life has to STICK. Maybe wear a string on our wrist or a ring on the opposite finger to give you that reminder. We have to be able to tap into that mind frame NOT JUST to make the decision to START a program but to be reminded EVERY MINUTE how important it is for us to achieve our goal, and if its not in fact THAT important, then so be it, but accept the outcome and responsibility - sounds harsh but its true :)

Give it 100%!

The almost drunk-like exhilaration of eating is gone, but the "PIG"-like feeling is long-term. Forget the yo-yo dieting, its even worse. Just DECIDE WHEN you are ready to go 100% consistant and fully focused and then eat clean, but until then forget the 4-5 days per week, half-hearted effort.