New Sweepstakes: Wireless Heart Rate Monitor Watch
April 30, 2012 Posted by 1 Comment
We love engaging with our readers on the blog and our Facebook page. We’re also thankful for your support of Garrett and the AthleticFoodie concept. That’s one of many reasons we run contests. This time you could win a really cool Garmin Wireless Heart Rate Monitor Watch. It has all the function you might expect from a cool sports watch. In addition, it monitors your heart rate. This is a [...]
AthleticFoodie & Garrett for clinics, sponsorships…more!
April 27, 2012 Posted by Leave a Comment
AthleticFoodie proudly offers motivational health and fitness seminars, swim and nutrition clinics, cooking classes, editorial opportunities and appearances with Garrett. Garrett is an inspiring speaker who can motivate both children and adults alike. His “can do” attitude will make you a believer in his message of living a healthier life through better nutrition. You’ll laugh and be moved by his story. If you’re reading this blog and follow Garrett, then [...]
Lime, cucumbers, protein: Tasty smoothie recipe
April 25, 2012 Posted by 4 Comments
Every morning I religiously get up at 4:30 am and trudge down to the basement to do an hour of exercising, mostly from P90X videos, sometimes from Insanity videos. First a warm up, stretch, exercise, cool down, stretch, trudge back upstairs sweaty and whipped. I pass my husband in the dark as he is headed down the basement stairs to start his routine. Turn the lights on in the kitchen [...]
RD shares breakfast tips: Gluten free before 10am
April 23, 2012 Posted by 1 Comment
When people are first put on a gluten free diet, the initial sense of loss usually comes with bread or bread products, cereals, and many of our other favorite breakfast items. If you have to follow a gluten free diet, you may be at a loss initially on what to eat for breakfast. Luckily, there are many options and healthy gluten free alternatives to start your day off right! Having [...]
RD shares how to fuel for a Triathlon/Ironman
April 20, 2012 Posted by 2 Comments
Having spent the last 6 months of your life training for your Ironman you have also spent countless hours eating and drinking during workouts, and countless more hours fueling for recovery. Let’s face it—eating is just as much a part of IM (Ironman) training as is swimming, biking and running. But, there is one time that the ultra-distance triathlete has difficulty eating—race morning. The morning of an Ironman is probably [...]
Chef Created Breakfast Recipes
April 18, 2012 Posted by Leave a Comment
Everyone is always looking for recipes, especially those that are healthy. As a chef, I’ve spent years creating recipes and love making simple, healthy, and delicious options anyone can make at home. In the past I battled being overweight and out of shape. Once I began watching my diet, and making healthier choices, I lost almost 70lbs. Now my main focus as a chef is creating healthy fare that also [...]
Morning Motivation: Dream of what could be!
April 16, 2012 Posted by 1 Comment
Mornings are tough. Let’s face it, no matter who you are, even if you’re a morning person, it can be difficult to get up early and get moving. Early on in life I wasn’t so much of a morning person. I remember waking up for morning workouts in Wisconsin and dreading the frigid temperatures outside, and in the pool. For me, morning workouts are the worst part about swimming. There’s [...]
A Hydration Challenge
April 13, 2012 Posted by Leave a Comment
With rising temperatures upon us, hydration becomes an important task that many people, including myself, don’t do the best job about. At the end of this blog I will post a simple challenge that you can try “before 10 am” for at least the rest of April (and hopefully beyond!). For active people and athletes alike, dehydration causes decreased performance. It doesn’t just affect our physical performance alone, but also [...]
Breakfast = Break the Fast
April 11, 2012 Posted by 4 Comments
“The most important meal of the day.” You’ve heard it before, and I often feel like a broken record when I explain to my clients how important that first meal of the day is for their bodies. Yes, I’m speaking of breakfast! Most people have heard that breakfast is important, but I like to explain a little about what is going on in the body and why it is important [...]
Fitness, health, recipes, focus: classic early-morning posts
April 9, 2012 Posted by Leave a Comment
It’s been several years since we began populating the AthleticFoodie blog with focused content. There have been some really good posts. In keeping with this month’s “Before 10 a.m.” theme, here are a few classics related to that theme that you may want to read… great tips on cooking, nutrition, exercise and more for athletes and everyone. August, 2010: “How did I start to get into shape?” from Garrett’s mom. [...]