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Travel Snacks: Sync Fitness Travel Mix


Let’s be honest, traveling is the perfect, easiest way to talk yourself out of healthy eating. Airport food is not the greatest and when we’re heading out of town for business or pleasure, it’s easy to just throw in the towel, promising, “I’ll just start fresh with healthy eating when I get home.” TRAVEL DOES NOT HAVE TO DERAIL YOUR DIET! The few pounds you gain over a few days of travel can take weeks to take back off. If you travel frequently these pounds REALLY ADD UP!! So here are some suggestions on what to take with you to the airport. Yes, all these items are legal to take through security!

Additionally, I’ve had a few of my 6 Week Total Body Transformation participants ask me for help with their commuting diet. People who are on the road for work, driving between appointments all day, really struggle to make healthy food choices. So, use the suggestions below to pack a little cooler or soft sided cooler bag in the morning.

Check out the video above to see how I make my “Travel Mix”. This stuff has lasted me through trips to Asia, South America, the Caribbean and all over the US. I make a big bag and munch on it my entire trip. This way I never have to resort to french fries. Let me tell you, EVERYWHERE I have traveled internationally has french fries as one of their staples. I think other countries think Americans live on them. It’s a little disheartening.

SNACKS THAT WILL LAST YOUR ENTIRE TRIP:
Sync Travel Mix
Snack Bars (Zing Bars, LaraBars, Pure Organic Bars)
Nuts (almonds, peanuts, cashews, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, pepitas)
Dries Fruits (apricots, prunes, dates, cranberries, raisins, cherries)
Protein Powder (Especially ones you can mix with water. Pack a shaker cup too!)

SNACKS FOR FIRST DAY OF TRAVEL:
Sandwiches (place a leaf of lettuce between soggy materials and bread)
String Cheese
Yogurt
Hard Boiled Eggs
Veggies (carrots, celery, cherry tomatoes, snap peas)
Fruits (apples, oranges, cherries, grapes)

Do you have favorite travel snacks?? Leave your comments below!

Seattle’s 6 Week Total Body Transformation

Here it is folks – what you have all been asking for . . . I told you a few weeks ago that I’m working on a new project. Today I get to (finally!) unveil it to you. This summer, for the first time ever, Sync Fitness will be launching a 6 Week Total Body Transformation Program in Seattle. The 6 Week TBT will run from Saturday July 10th – Saturday, August 21st. I have spent a lot of time designing this program for people who are REALLY serious about REAL results. If you are serious about losing weight, fat and inches this summer, this program is for you. The best part is that, because this is the first run of my 6 Week Total Body Transformation in Seattle, I’m offering it for dirt cheap. So, no excuses, sign up today to change your life and your quality of life forever. Read the rest of this entry…

Please don’t laugh at me!


So, a few weeks ago I started waking up with a achy back and right hip. Check out this video to see what was likely the cause of my pain. BUT, please don’t laugh. I have the biggest feet of any female I know – my running shoes are a size 11. So, I can barely fit them in the camera lens. Ok, my secret is out.

You’ll see in the video how my shoes have completely broken down based on my stride. Your shoes may wear quite differently. So look closely at the bottom of your shoes for sign of wear. Inspect both shoes closely, as one shoe may wear a lot more than the other (as in my case).

If you are in Seattle and find you’re in need of new shoes, let me recommend Super JocknJill by Greenlake. They are really helpful in determining what shoe is best for you. Not all running shoes are good for every foot. PLEASE get the ones that are best for you. Any good running shoe store will watch you walk/run in shoes and be able to tell you the most appropriate shoe for you. Don’t buy shoes from a place that cannot do this! With as many steps as you take on your average run, your shoes are an essential investment. They can make or break you, literally. Happy running friends!

My Favorite Quinoa Recipe!

I eat quinoa almost everyday. I mean, why wouldn’t I?? This “supergrain” is among the healthiest of all grains and among the easiest to make. Quinoa is LOADED with protein (10 grams in a 1/2 cup) and fiber (6 grams in a 1/2 cup), making is very filling. I learned about quinoa about a year ago when I went to my amazing nutritionist, Mary Purdy of Nourishing Balance, after learning I needed to eliminate dairy, eggs, say and gluten from my diet. This is the quinoa recipe Mary gave me at our first appointment and I’m still eating this pretty much every day for lunch! Read the rest of this entry…

Early Bird Special: Sync Fitness Boot Camp is heading to Gasworks Park!


* Video from 2009 Boot Camp*

ARE YOU READY TO GET SWEATY?

Join Sync Fitness Boot Camp at Gasworks Park to BLAST FAT, BURN CALORIES, and BUILD LEAN MUSCLE. This is Seattle’s BEST Boot Camp. Serving Seattle since 2003, Sync Fitness has learned what people love and what people hate (and what they love to hate!) We are here to help you make the most of your workouts and push you harder than you can push yourself. You’ll be pleasantly surprised by how much you enjoy the experience. Read the rest of this entry…

June/July Women’s Strength Training Class in Magnolia

My next series of Women’s Strength Training Classes start up next week.  Here’s all the info:

WHAT:  Women’s Strength Training Class
Get your rear in gear – SUMMER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!  This is your last chance to LOSE FAT and BUILD LEAN MUSCLE MASS as Seattle heads into shorts and tank top weather!  This class is a strength training class set up in a circuit format.  Each class is designed to use all muscles from your triceps to your buns to your back to your core.  Participants work at their own pace and own strength level at each station.  All levels of fitness are welcome. Read the rest of this entry…

Trader Joe’s Treasures


Come into my kitchen to see what I stock up on when I hit up Trader Joe’s.  This is the best place in town to get affordable organic foods.  It is so important to eat organic as much as you can.  Eating high quality food is an invaluable part of your health.  But eating organic can be really expensive, depending on where you live and where you shop.  We are lucky to have multiple Trader Joe’s locations in Seattle.  As a personal trainer in Seattle, I always start my weekly shopping at TJ’s, knowing that’s where I’ll get the best deals on organic foods.  That said, there are some items I can’t get at TJ’s, so from there I make lists of the other stores I need to hit.  Yes, grocery shopping is a multi-store event in our house, as I’m cheap and I’m picky!  So you can find me in four different stores to complete one week’s worth of shopping.  Check out this video to see where my shopping begins…

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Workout: Treadmill Style

Do you want to burn calories like crazy??

You may have heard the new craze in cardio – HIIT. It stands for High Intensity Interval Training and everyone is talking about it. The idea behind HIIT is that you can do a shorter cardio workout with brief high intensity intervals and burn more calories that in a longer, steady state cardio session. With HIIT workouts, the after burn is crazy. After burn is the calories you burn following your workout while your body is still recovering from the workout. With steady state cardio, your heart rate and oxygen consumption returns to normal range more quickly than with HIIT, therefore minimizing the after burn effect. With HIIT, your heart rate and metabolism remain elevated/stimulated for a longer period of time (24-48 hours in some cases!!) This is because the high intensity bouts make you really push the limits of your anaerobic threshold – that feeling when you’re DYING for a little oxygen. After a HIIT session you consume significantly more oxygen to return your body to it’s pre-exercise physiological state. This is called EPOC (Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption.) EPOC is where it’s at!!! If you can increase your EPOC (your oxygen consumption post workout) it’s like you’re still working out when you’re not! Read the rest of this entry…

Sync Fitness AbTastic Core Workout

Check out this ab workout from Boot Camp on Tuesday. Good times workin’ on the 6 pack! Do this core workout on your own every other day to bring on your own 6 pack!

Sync Fitness Trains The Barracudas (Seattle Women’s Lacrosse)

I had the privilege of training one of Seattle’s women’s lacrosse teams, The Barracudas. This was their first team workout of the 2010 season. I gotta tell you – they kicked some BOOTAY! They brought a ton of energy and enthusiasm and kept their whimpering to a minimum (I think they were just being shy around me, haha!)

Sync Fitness has worked with a few Seattle sports teams now and it is always a pleasure to be in that environment. There’s nothing like the love of your team to make you grunt, groan and give 110% to your workouts. Let us know if you know a team that needs some conditioning – we’re happy to bring on the pain, I mean, fun!

 

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