S3 Habit 5: Eat Healthy Fats Daily

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I suppose the words "Healthy" and "Fats" are not used together all that often, because we have been led to believe that FAT is a four letter word. But you can't fool me, I can count better than that! :) There are actually 4 primary types of fat. 3 healthy, 1 seriously unhealthy. I will remind you again of what our friend Ryan Andrews over at Precision Nutrition has to say about … [Read more...]

S3 Habit 4: What Is An “Other” Carbohydrate?

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Today we are going to tackle what is probably the most confusion and controversial part of ANY nutrition plan. You know what I am talking about. Carbohydrates. The word "carb" is ingrained into our minds, and usually when we think of it in the term of nutrition we think of all the "Low Carb" diets out there - Not so much fun. Carbohydrate is not a dirty word. Your body functions best … [Read more...]

You Download We Donate, and a New PPW Kitchen Seminar

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Breakfast was served at 9:00 last Saturday in Concord for 20 awesome Get Fit NH clients! What did the rest of you eat? I missed seeing you! :) For those of you who weren't able to make it I going to take care of you, hang on just a minute! Sizzlin' Summer Slimdown Week 2 Update. I've heard how so many of you succeeded with the challenge of eating 4-5 times each day - well done! But … [Read more...]

S3 2013 Habit 3: Eat Vegetable With Each Eating Opportunity

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Why Vegetables? “Eating higher levels of veggies and fruits are associated with a lower incidence of: Cardiovascular disease Colon, prostate, cervical, lung, ovarian, pancreatic, thyroid, and breast cancer High blood cholesterol High blood pressure Type 2 diabetes Obesity Stroke Osteoporosis and a lot more that aren’t on this list…” - Dr. John Berardi There is … [Read more...]

Fish Oil, EFA and Why You Are Getting Ripped Off

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The benefits of Essential Fatty Acids, specifically omega-3 fatty acids is well researched and documented. Clinical research suggests that Omega-3 fatty acids can help lower the risk of heart disease, cancer, MS, depression, chronic pain and more. You can read all about EFA's from our partners at Precision Nutrition here: All About Fish Oil Their summary recommendation is 3-6 grams of the … [Read more...]

S3 2013 – Let’s Get In The Habit

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We are gearing up for Sizzlin' Summer Slimdown 2013 and we are wicked excited about seeing all the great things you are going to do. If you have been training at Get Fit NH or a reader of our "stuff", you know that we are all about building nutrition habits that will enable us to achieve and maintain a lean, high performance body - for a lifetime. We base a large part of our work on Dr. John … [Read more...]

40 Days of Fitness. Did You Complete The Challenge?

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If so I want to congratulate you on a job well done; that is a lot of X-Body Mountain Climbers and Get Ups! A special thank-you to the (in) famous Richard Patterson of 4:15 fame, who is the official "Challenge-Meister" of Get Fit NH, for not only keeping us on our toes with some great challenge suggestions, but this time around he very generously contributed to the prize kitty. In talking … [Read more...]

Local Concord Area Fitness Professional Earns Prestigious Certification

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Concord, NH based physical preparation coach Dean Carlson becomes the first person in New Hampshire to achieve the Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification. Get Fit NH  is pleased to announce that co-owner and coach Dean Carlson has successfully completed the rigorous requirements for the successful completion of the industry’s premier nutrition designation. Dr. John Berardi, founder of … [Read more...]

Your Chocolate Cravings Fixed?

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Jenn, (one of those crazy people who train at 5 am Concord), sent me a fantastic recipe. She has shared this recipe with several at the 5 am crew but wanted to fill everyone in on her secret. Protein Pancakes 1/2 cup egg beaters (or 2 large eggs) 1 scoop UMP (I have used all flavors) 1/2 a mashed banana splash of vanilla Mash the banana in a bowl and add the eggbeaters. Stir in the UMP … [Read more...]

Nuggets to Digest

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I read every day. I find that in that reading there is sometimes more power packed into a few paragraphs than one hundred pages written on a subject. Here's some nuggets that apply to your training AND your nutrition. 1. Train to get better, not to get done. Get Fit NH states this in regards to training but the same thing applies to nutrition. Are you eating each meal as if the … [Read more...]