Water sucks, Gatorade is better

You. Must. Remember. To. Hydrate.

I have had clients pass out on me before (well, not on me, that’d be a different kind of post all together) from heat exhaustion or lack of food intake. Please, don’t pass out. That would be all sorts of bad news.

Two tips for this post:

1) Drink water.

For women, it’s recommended to drink around 3 liters of water a day. I hear people bitching all the time about ‘œwater weight.’ Lades, you have hormones that flux your weight each month. Deal with it. If you’re not used to it now, then you’ll have to work on that. Men, it’s recommended that you drink five to six liters per day. So get yourselves a jug of water or a water bottle (Don’t but the 16oz throw away water bottles at the gym, they’re bad for the environment and cost you however much each time you go. Seriously, accessorize! Get a cute water bottle and refill it however many times to equal your suggested intake, did I really just say ‘œaccessorize’? ugh)

You can go for Gatorade and vitamin water but just remember how much sugar is actually in those drinks. Sometimes they do more harm than anything else.

2) Eat healthy.

Now I’m going to throw some stereotypes at you, these aren’t total judgments on the greater American population as I see it, but it’s just from the work that I’ve done in the past. Women want to lose weight, men want to gain weight. Its just hormones taking effect there.

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Everybody remember this from elementary school? Good.

To Lose Weight: Obviously eat fruits and vegetables like they’re going out of style. Stay away from carbs/sugars/fat as best you can and do a lot of cardio. You’ll get there. Have a cereal bar for breakfast instead of a bagel, a salad with lean meant for lunch and a well balance meal for dinner. It’s also important to have some kind of low-cal protein shake (not like ‘œmaaa, where’s my protein’ but something lean with a recovery stimulant in it) in there as a snack. I personally suggest MuscleMilk, Myoplex or good old fashioned 1% milk.

To Gain Weight: Have healthy balanced meals and maybe think about adding a weight gainer shake or a supplement to your routine. Protein shakes are a great additive; just make sure you’re not overdoing it on the fake kind, that’ll make your stomach hurt all sorts of different ways. Supplements can be found at your local GNC, APEX, or Vitamin Shoppe are great resources for information and accessibility. By the dubs, don’t always trust the teenager working behind the counter, they work for minimum wage and are told to push certain supplements over others just because of their cost. Do your research first.

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My Food Diary – This is a really great web-based program (accessable so long as you have a wifi) to keep track of your food intake, and automatically count calories. You can also track your workouts and join the online community to get that extra boost for your self confidence.

Peace

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