Chris Freytag
 

Nutrition & Exercise

Sweet Treats in the Heat with Chris Freytag!

Love your brain!

We all know how important nutrition is for bone development and growth, muscle maintenance and brain function, but did you know that although the brain accounts for less than 2% of a person's weight, it consumes 20% of the body's energy?

Starting off your day with one of my smoothies or a bowl of whole grain cereal with fresh fruit or juice can help to kick start your brain into Hi-power mode, which will aid with motivation all day and most importantly, fuel your body in those 10 minute work out sessions!

Check out my smoothies recipes and fitness blender to help start your day out right!

Reference: Drubach, Daniel. The Brain Explained. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 2000.

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Are you a cardio addict or a strength training aficionado?  Do you faithfully stick to one and get the other one in “when you can”? By now you know the benefits of both and you know a healthy, calorie-burning body needs both.  But here’s more fuel for the fire.  People who do both aerobic and resistance training eat less than those who do one or the other, reports the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. For 16 weeks, subjects did cardio, lifted weights, or...