exercise benefits

Today’s contribution is from Good Measure Meals’ registered dietitian, Joy Goetz, MS, RD, LD, CHES  “What am I going to eat?”  Have you heard this before? Maybe you’ve been on the receiving end of similar questions from your kids or significant other. Whether you’re cooking for one or twenty-one, there are some super simple meal planning tools…

Today’s contribution is from Good Measure Meals’ registered dietitian, Jamie Hamblin, MS, RD, LD.  The journey toward our goals is paved with great intentions. No processed foods, exercise every day, sleep 8 hrs each night. But before long, life happens. Great intentions give way to the busyness of life, and very soon we find that we’ve strayed from our…

Today’s contribution is from Good Measure Meals’ registered dietitian, Rachel Baer, RD, LD. Originally published in Wingfoot magazine.  The journey toward our goals is paved with great intentions.  No processed foods, exercise every day, sleep 8 hrs each night.  But before long, life happens.  Great intentions give way to the busyness of life, and very soon we…

Today’s contribution is from Amy Bush, Personal Trainer   When you think of working out, you typically think weight loss and muscle gain. Did you know the most important factor in muscle gain is actually when you’re not working out at all?  During workouts, muscle fibers are being broken down in order to rebuild as stronger, larger muscles. During rest,…

Today’s contribution is by Good Measure Meals’ registered dietitian, Kayla Anderson MPH, RD  With all the information floating around about nutrition, it’s hard to keep track of what’s true and what simply hasn’t been proven. Here are 5 nutrition myths to be weary of: Eating eggs raises your cholesterol.FALSE: The cholesterol found in foods has little to…

Today’s contribution is by Nick DiCarlo ACMS Certified Exercise Physiologist   Stretching is an area that commonly gets neglected by many exercisers. This is unfortunate as stretching is an important component to muscular health; we should both strengthen and stretch all major muscles groups in our bodies, so we can have strong and full range of…

Today’s blog was contributed by Good Measure Meals’ registered dietitian, Sarah Shanahan MS, RD, LD. Originally published in Wingfoot You just finished your best 10K to date and you are making your way through the finish line and the abundance of fuel and hydration options. Since you ran really hard, you grab a bagel, banana, and a…

What color is your urine? I’m asking this rather odd question because urine is a good indicator of current hydration status. I could also phrase the question, ‘are you hydrated’ but that’s not as fun. More on urine soon, get excited. Staying hydrated is essential to healthy living and especially healthy fitness. Our brain, kidneys, skin, and…

Today’s contribution is from Good Measure Meals’ registered dietitian, Joy Goetz MS, RDN, LD, CHES  It’s FitTrip time! For the next few months, you will be working hard on health and fitness, and now is the perfect time to decide what you want to achieve during this time. What do you want to achieve during FitTrip? Maybe you…

Today’s contribution is from Good Measure Meals’ registered dietitian, Jess Avasthi MS, RD, LD We have all grown up being told to eat the peas off our plates, and if you’re a parent, you understand the dinner time battles concerning peas on the plate. Most of us understand that it is important to eat fruits and…