Barefoot Girevik

Can you tell I'm a Packer fan?  Right now I am relaxing after a long day of teaching and learning with a cup of my special Autumn Spice Coffee.  (while listening to the Packers kick some Saints butt) Until now, this was my own special recipe that I didn't share with anyone.  Everyone has to have a few secrets. I decided that this is just way too good to keep secret.  I tend to think of coffee the way some people think of Red wine.  I like to add interesting combinations of flavours before brewing to see what I come up with.  Just experiment, there will be some disasters, there always is but then there will be that one that is just awesome.  On a cold, fall afternoon, there is really nothing better than a good spiced cup of coffee.  Recipe is below, try it out, come up with your own combinations of flavours, play with it. Autumn Spice Coffee  Ingredients: Good quality coffee beans (I like Kicking Horse, Grizzly Claw) Cinnamon - about 1/2 tsp Nutmeg - about 1

As football season is now well underway, I thought I should share some thoughts on proper nutrition for our athletes.  Nutrition for an athlete is all about optimizing your performance. Food is fuel, period.  This is not to say that your fuel shouldn't taste good. It just means that some thought and a little work need to go into it. The first item on the menu?  WATER.  I can not stress this enough.  Our bodies are made up of approximately 60% water.  Water helps transport oxygen in your blood, it cushions your joints, helps with metabolism and aids in brain function (just to name a few things).  If you let your body get to a dehydrated state and your brain cells do not have enough water to function properly, they will have to work much harder and you will end up with a headache.  Your body needs oxygen to fuel the reactions to produce energy for your muscles. If your body doesn't have enough water to aid in the transport of oxygen through your blood to your working muscle ce

It's that time of year, the kids are back in school, everyone is back to their routine.  It is also one of the busy times of year for health and fitness facilities and professionals, right up there with the New Years Resolutions crowd of January.  With the kids back in school parents have more time to get back to their training.  People who are planning to go somewhere warm in the winter are looking to shed the extra lbs gained over the summer from BBQ parties and beers on the patio so they can proudly sport their speedo on the beach.  (and ultimately enjoy more food and beer, on the beach this time instead, what a vicious cycle)  This means more clients for me and more time spent in the gym. There is however something else this time of year.  August means the start of the minor football season.  That means long nights at the field and before long those nights start to get cold.  Despite the colder weather and all the extra time on the field, I absolutely love it. Even with a