Today's post is entitled "Call My Name When I Finish"...which is short for "How To Finish a Race and Have the Announcer Say Your Name (proper pronunciation not included)". For those of you who don't know I work as a race announcer primarily for the RunDisney races and Track Shack running series here in Orlando. It always brings me great joy [...]
Slow cooker apple pie oatmeal is a make ahead breakfast that is filling and full of long-lasting energy from oatmeal and digestion boosting fiber. Plus apples and cinnamon taste amazing together! In this recipe I use the slow cooker to get the benefits of steel cut oats. Steel cut oats are technically not that much different from rolled oats nutritionally, [...]
Scenic Fitness Retreats in Carmel, California Join me and Olympian and running coach Jeff Galloway in BEAUTIFUL Carmel-by-the-sea California in the fall of 2017 for scenic fitness retreats for runners and walkers. If you follow me on social media you saw the gorgrous photos of our last trip in April. If you have not visited Carmel it is an [...]
You're running for endless hours preparing for a 26.2 mile journey. You step on the scale to see the result of all that calorie burning cardio only to find that you've gained weight. Say what? Marathon training can actually cause weight gain and friends...I'm here to figure out why and stop it. Can marathon training cause weight gain? [...]
Easy Weeknight ground turkey alfredo recipe with Farm to Family by Butterball Reach your resolutions this New Year by vowing to cook more at home. Today I'm sharing a quick weeknight recipe I created for the Farm to Family by Butterball ground turkey products. It's packed with lean protein and veggies for a great weeknight [...]
Disclosure: I was compensated for the TV segment below. All thoughts and opinion are my own. It's no secret that football season is a BIG deal in my house. Thursday - Sunday nights during the fall you can find football on somewhere in my home. Sure it's great to enjoy all the action, but if you mindlessly enjoy #AllTheSnacks you [...]
According to a Mintel study, snacking may be the new American pastime with 94% of Americans snacking daily. Recently I visited NBC Studios in New York City to chat with NY Live about snacking smart especially when you're at work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLfdP5nBjTU Snacking is a big trend with millennials and the good news is 33% of snackers say they are snacking [...]
https://youtu.be/choJB0QkXm0 Summertime means cookouts and dining al fresco, but are you tired of the same old burger and chips? I visited the nationally syndicated Daytime show to share ideas and tips from some great brands that I partnered with. Let’s start with your entrée and let’s think pork. Every cookout deserves the flavor boost and nutritional benefits that pork [...]
This 5-4-3-2-1 is a high intensity workout that can be done at home with just a stopwatch and dumbbells. It's challenging but moves fast to keep your mind and your muscles guessing. 5-4-3-2-1 challenging at home workout and fitness routine I use a stopwatch app on my phone and blast the dance cardio [...]
A great way to keep your family focused on healthy eating is to cook and prepare more meals at home. You control the portion, the quality of ingredients, and the sodium. This year I teamed up with the National Pork Board to create several quick weeknight recipes that were full of trending food flavors with lean pork as the main [...]
