Gut health, digestion, and all that good stuff. How’s it going for you? Are you digesting everything? Absorbing all the available nutrients? Not sure? Let’s talk about it. Gut health is vital for anyone trying to be fit and healthy. It’s even more important for an athlete
Continue reading →Would you like to get better posture with no work involved on your part? If you answered “yes,” I have news for you! You can buy instant improvements! I’ll even give you the simple instructions. With pictures! Rather than going to the chiropractor, doing yoga, strengthening your
Continue reading →If you’re an optimistic and curious person, there are seemingly endless options to improve your health (and thus, make you a better athlete). One that’s not often thought of, but certainly not as far of a stretch as purported miracle cures (raspberry ketones, anyone?), is aromatherapy. Could
Continue reading →Joining us today is biologist Dr. Matthew Papaconstantinou. Matthew received his PhD in Medicinal Chemistry and conducted postdoctoral research for 5 years in the field of blood biochemistry at Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, MO. Matthew is an avid windsurfer who lives in the
Continue reading →Today’s question is about calculating calorie needs, Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR,) and (gasp!) starvation mode… Hey Coach, I have been working to lose some weight and done some research in it but am a little confused on calculating my caloric needs. I checked several sites to determine
Continue reading →Remember the days when you had to track all your workouts and food intake on paper? And you had to research calorie counts and do all your calculations separately? Now, tracking your fitness has never been easier. You can do it all online. There are more helpful
Continue reading →Do research studies annoy anyone else as much as they annoy me? I hardly ever mention research studies here on CoachLevi.com, and it’s highly unlikely I would ever alter my training or nutrition based on a single new study, no matter how promising it sounds. Don’t get
Continue reading →Today’s question is about the possibility of using a mini trampoline (aka rebounder) for recovery purposes after hard workouts…
Continue reading →You probably saw my review of The Primal Blueprint. Now here are my results from testing out the Primal fat loss diet…
Continue reading →As an endurance athlete, you’re probably looking for every possible way to soothe your sore muscles and recover faster. Lots of cyclists take ibuprofen and debate hot vs cold showers, but there isn’t as much talk about the sea salt bath.
Continue reading →Looking for a cheaper alternative to expensive energy drinks like FRS? While I do like FRS Healthy Energy, it’s a bit on the expensive side, so let us look at the ingredients list and analyze them…
Continue reading →Artificial sweeteners are controversial and probably dangerous. I do not recommend aspartame, sucralose, saccharin, or any other artificial sweeteners.
Continue reading →Omega-3 fatty acids are such an important part of your diet, here is a quick comparison chart I made to compare various fish oil supplements, from your typical high-quality fish oil to the ultra pure, super expensive stuff…
Continue reading →If you are suffering from heel spurs or Plantar Fasciitis, here are a few remedies you can try to cure the problem or at least ease the pain…
Continue reading →Here we discuss the side effects of diet drinks and aspartame and a possible link to bladder infections, while deciding on a healthy diet…
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