7 Healthier Chocolate Desserts Anyone Can Make

If you love chocolate as much as we do, you’ve come to the right place.

Because while fitness magazines and diet books may tell you to avoid chocolate at all costs, we would never tell you that you should stay away from treats one hundred percent of the time. As you may have experienced yourself, this approach doesn’t work, and will likely just make you binge on as many chocolatey things as possible at a time when your willpower is low.

But you don’t have to say no to chocolate. There are so many ways to still satisfy your sweet tooth and stay on track with your fitness goals at the same time. You can simply make better choices and keep your portion sizes in check.

In this post, we’re sharing seven chocolate recipes that make your taste buds happy without ruining your fitness goals. And just like how some of our workouts require more skills than others, most of the recipes are doable also for beginners. So eat up!

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Are You Constantly Craving Sugar? Here’s Why

It’s safe to say that most people like sugar, at least to some extent. But sometimes sugar cravings can get so intense that you may feel they’re taking over your life. 

We would never tell you to completely stop consuming sugar, especially if you have a sweet tooth (we do!). Because we know that that would only make you want more of it. Avoiding sugar altogether just isn’t sustainable for most of us.

But we do think that sometimes we certainly eat too much sugar. With the so many treats available at any time, it’s never been easier to overeat the sweet stuff. However, there are things you can do to get a better hang of your sugar cravings and understand why they’re happening in the first place.

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Don’t Fear Fats! Your Best Dietary Fat Sources

Despite the low fat diet trend of the 90’s, including fat in your diet is extremely important to keep your body strong, healthy, and kicking serious ass.

To stay healthy, we should never try to leave fat completely out of our diets.

All three macronutrients, protein, carbohydrates and fat are important for us and should all be present in a well rounded diet. Depending on a person’s individual needs and goals, the ratios of those macronutrients may vary, but in general, it’s never a good idea to leave out or extremely limit any of them. And fat is no different.

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April Smoothie Challenge Week 4: Dessert Smoothies

We’re about to start Week 4 of the April Smoothie Challenge and round the challenge up with… dessert smoothies!

If you missed our first post where introduced our April Smoothie Challenge, check it out here. Then, go ahead and join our Facebook group where we’ll be sharing all our recipes and fun ideas to make tasty and healthy smoothies throughout the month of April.

We have a special theme for each week of the April Smoothie Challenge. The theme for the Week 1 was Perfect Recovery SmoothiesThe theme for the Week 2 of the April Smoothie Challenge was Veggie-Based Smoothies, and in Week 3 we made some delicious Breakfast Smoothies.

The theme for Week 4 of the April Smoothie Challenge is Dessert Smoothies.

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April Smoothie Challenge Week 3: Breakfast Smoothies

We’re ready to start the Week 3 of the April Smoothie Challenge! This time, we’ll make breakfast smoothies that should hold you over until lunchtime or your mid-morning snack. 

If you missed our first post where introduced our April Smoothie Challenge, check it out here. Then, go ahead and join our Facebook group where we’ll be sharing all our recipes and fun ideas to make tasty and healthy smoothies throughout the month of April.

We have a special theme for each week of the April Smoothie Challenge. The theme for the Week 1 was Perfect Recovery SmoothiesThe theme for the Week 2 of the April Smoothie Challenge was Veggie-Based Smoothies.

The theme for the Week 3 of the April Smoothie Challenge is Breakfast Smoothies.

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April Smoothie Challenge Week 1: Perfect Recovery Smoothies

Thanks for joining us for the April Smoothie Challenge! We’re excited to kick off Week 1 with you guys.

If you missed our first post where introduced our April Smoothie Challenge, check it out here. Then, go ahead and join our Facebook group where we’ll be sharing all our recipes and fun ideas to make tasty and healthy smoothies throughout the month of April.

We have a special theme for each week of the April Smoothie Challenge. The theme for Week 1 is Perfect Recovery Smoothies. 

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How to Make Healthy Living Easier

Too many people see working out and eating well as just some things they have to do in order to be healthy and fit.

It’s sad because living a healthy life and exercising can–and should be–much more than that. It really should be fun and enjoyable!

For someone fairly new to a healthier lifestyle, being active and eating better food on a regular basis may sound like a terrible punishment. When you’re first starting out, it may seem like there’s no way it could ever be something you actually enjoy.

And it’s actually not hard to see where people with this point of view are coming from. Here are a few misconceptions that make us think that healthy living is so difficult:

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Why It’s Important to Lead By Example

 

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

Have you heard this quote before?

We’ve gotten a lot of emails from you guys asking how to get your friend, partner, or a family member to adopt a healthier lifestyle. And we get it that it might be hard, because just telling them to start eating vegetables and move every day may not make any difference.

But there’s a better way.

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How To Deal With People Who Judge Your Healthy Diet

 

You probably know by now that no matter how hard you work out, you won’t be able get the most out of if you’re not eating a healthy diet.

So what can you do if your friends, family, and other people around you not only aren’t helping to support the way you eat, they’re actually judging you for it?

They may tell you to chill out, relax and not to be so “anxious” about your food all the time. It’s the weekend! Let’s have pizza! Take it easy! Have some cake!

And while there’s definitely a place and time for treats, non-stop donuts, ice cream, and wine simply don’t fit into the 80/20 plan.

It depends on your own personal goals, of course, but for most people it works best to stick to your healthy diet around 80 to 90 percent of the time.

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Getting Over Carbophobia with Healthy Carbs

 

Low-carb diets have been popular in the health and fitness world for quite some time.

And while there certainly are people who benefit from eating a relatively small amount of carbs, these macronutrients are crucial for people who work out hard.

In this article we talked about why we need carbs. If you’re an athlete (or train like one), you really shouldn’t overlook them. Carbs are critical both from the physical and mental standpoint.

Why Your Body Needs Carbs

There are several ways that carbs impact your athletic performance:

They give you energy for your workouts. Carbs are the first source that your body turns to when it needs energy. Carbs are stored in your muscles as glycogen, but if your glycogen stock is empty, your body can’t work properly. You may have heard of “carb loading,” especially among endurance athletes. “Carb loading” is exactly this: filling the glycogen storages with carbohydrates.

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