Posts Tagged ‘nutrition’

The Human Body is Capable of Amazing Transformations

Many of you have seen Jay around the FIT Academy at one time or another, and if you haven’t you have definitely seen his work as he is also my graphic designer.
I have known Jay since we were in middle school and have been training him for years now.  He is a sponge…always trying to learn and [...]

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Oh No, FIT is Destined for Failure!

Hey you.  Yeah, you.  I have a secret for you.  Come here real quick.
I have a confession to make that nobody else knows.  Are you ready for this?
I think Planet Fitness has one of the most amazing business plans of all time.  Really.
Why, you ask?  It’s pretty simple really.
Their goal is to appeal to people who really [...]

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Eric’s New Years Resolution Project

I’m a little overtired and a lot brain-dead, but here you go:
RESOURCES:
Prograde Supplements
Facebook Food Picture Project: tag me in your posts
Upcoming Hannaford Demonstrations
New Year, New Eating Habits
January FIT Member Contest
Kickboxing begins Saturday at 8am as well as Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15 pm
Assessments will be the week of the 10th.  Please try to come to [...]

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Quinoa Salad with Dried Apricots & Baby Spinach

We will begin sending you healthy recipes on a regular basis; this one was submitted by Katy Magoon R.D. Katy will be helping us much more than healthy recipes in the New Year, so stay tuned for some  really beneficial programs that we will be collaborating on.
Quinoa Salad with Dried Apricots & Baby Spinach
4 servings [...]

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FIT Holiday Schedule and January Changes

Happy holidays everyone!
We will hold all sessions as scheduled Monday-Thursday the weeks of Christmas and New Years.  The following changes will be in effect for Friday and Saturday of both weeks:
Friday, December 24th: 6:00am and 9:15 am only
Saturday, December 25th: Closed
Friday, December 31st: 6:00am and 9:15 am only
Saturday, January 1st: Closed

We also have some new additions after New Years!
We [...]

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Introducing Katy

Dear Fun Intelligent Training Members,
My name is Katy Magoon and I’m a registered dietitian in the state of New Hampshire. I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science-Nutrition from Keene State College and completed my Dietetic Internship through the University of New Hampshire.
I am currently employed by Elliot Hospital in Manchester, New Hampshire and Hannaford [...]

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A Healthy Shift in Perspective.

Like I said in my last blog, entitled FOOD IS FUEL, I have recently had a change in the way I think about eating.  I have been trying to shape my diet for my training.  I am working towards seeing food as fuel, not just something that should be as enjoyable (and consumed in as much of [...]

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Some Commonalities in Food Logs

It is absolutely amazing how helpful logging your food intake is.  People dread it, but once they learn to do it consistently the progress is immense.
We get so many questions about this topic that I decided to take the e-mail response from the following log and copy it here word for word.  This is the [...]

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The Truth Hurts (and then you eat protein)

So, judging by my last blog, you may have thought that I pretty much sailed through my first Bootcamp workout.  After all, I connected my exercise descriptions with benign, friendly little connecting words like “and then I did _______”.  I wish that I could say that I did as well as I made it sound [...]

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Persistence Pays

We have so many members that come in and work very hard that it gets difficult to recognize all of the amazing accomplishments.
We have one person in particular that we just had to congratuate.
6 months and she has come 3 days per week without exception.  If she has a scheduling conflict with her normal class [...]

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