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Exercises for Colon Health

Most exercises for colon health include a way to activate your lymph system. The lymph system is our body’s drainage and elimination system for toxins and overall health. It’s a natural way to detoxify, and a way to alleviate the stress on your colon to do all the work. Today’s busy lifestyles make eating right [...]

Summer 2012 Kettlebell Conditioning!

It’s time to get tough.     Kettlebells, the 200 year old Russian Strength Training secret, is coming to you!  Join Chrome Fit from June 4th – July 9th in a 6 week journey for beginner and intermediate kettlebell rookies and enthusiasts!   Dates 6/4  through 7/9 — 6:00-7:00pm on Mondays.   Class Content Learn [...]

Cuckoo for Coconut Oil

We always seem to be looking for the latest and the best anti-aging remedy, time-saving beauty product, perfect food, or amazing cure-all. Little did we know, coconut oil is all those things in one and it’s been around since nearly the beginning of time. Here are some applications for coconut oil that might amaze you! [...]

Join us May 12th for the Willow Glen 5k!

4 Demons smoked the trail at Guadalupe River Park last week… Join us next week for the Willow Glen 5K! Our first race – the Guadalupe River Park 5K Fun Run – was a raging success with PR’s First time Finishes and lots of smiles.  Be a part of the great energy and sweat next [...]

Baking with Nut, Bean and Seed Meals and Flours

What are the healthiest “flours” to bake with? Not white flour. Not whole wheat flour. And, not the prepackaged flours labeled “gluten-free” that house the likes of blood-spiking, fat-glomming tapioca, rice, corn and potato starches. But…a variety of home-ground or found-in-store nut, seed and bean meals and flours. These meals and flours keep blood sugar [...]

Speed Demons do the Guadalupe Park 5K Fun Run!

A huge  congratulations and high five to the “Speed Demons” who completed the Guadalupe River Park 5K Fun Run this past Saturday! The race — and especially the training! — was huge accomplishment for all as we saw injuries managed and healed through movement, conditioning workouts take effect and big smiles even through the sweat. [...]

Skill and Challenge Must Be High and Match to Enter Flow

During the completion of my undergraduate degree at San Jose State University, my professor and cherished mentor, Dr. Emily Wughalter, introduced Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and the concept of flow. From that point on, I was fascinated with flow from an athletic perspective. I have been in flow many times, but one particular time stands out… Donning [...]

How to Pack a Healthy Lunch or Day Cooler

Packing a healthy lunch cooler can feel like a hassle at times, but it will pay you back ten fold.  Having accessible, healthy food all day long will: Save time and money Keep your energy level and going strong right up to dinner time Help you get or stay lean and feel good Okay, you [...]

5 Healthy Foods to Stock in your Cupboards

Making a transition from a processed food plan to health-first eating plan? Open up your cupboards and give that Lazy Susan a good spin. How many of these foods are staring back at you or whirling by? 1. Coconut Oil Coconuts come from “The Tree of Life” and coconut oil has emerged as the healthiest [...]

Unsnagging Your Sweater with Self Myofascial Release

Do certain parts of your body ever feel “gummed up”? Have you ever gone to move and it feels like something is grabbing at you or adhering to a place that it shouldn’t be? It often occurs around an origin or insertion point, but can also occur near the belly of a muscle or along [...]