By Kayleigh Caito Let’s start with a simple quiz question. True or false: Carbs are bad. If you said false, then you are correct! But do you know why? Carbohydrates are found in many different foods. They are in your vegetables, fruits, grains (rice, wheat, barley), dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt), baked goods (breads, bagels, cakes, cookies), and sweets (chocolate,…
By Bekah Dilworth If you are semi-familiar with CrossFit, you’ve probably heard people name-dropping Hero WODs like DT, Nutts and Hidago. Arguably the most famous of these WODs, originally titled Body Armor, is now known as Murph (For more info, click here). So why do WE do Hero WODs? For me personally, it’s a unique way to remember and…
By Kayleigh Caito Fats can sometimes have bad reputation. “Eating fat causes us to get fat, right?” The answer is: not if you eat fats in moderation. Fats, believe it or not, are very important for the body! Fat is a long-term source of energy for the body, and it aids in absorbing certain fat-soluble vitamins (Vitamin A, Vitamin…
By Kayleigh Caito Fad diets are very popular diets that promote quick weight loss. They can be very restrictive in caloric intake or even restrict whole food groups (ie. carbohydrates). When people initially begin a fad diet they will see very rapid weight loss. That may sound like a good thing… but is it? The short answer is no,…
By Kayleigh Caito Take a minute to think about some of your favorite comfort foods: biscuits and gravy, mac and cheese, beef and noodles, chicken and dumplings, cheesy potatoes, apple pie, brownies… are you hungry yet? We all have our favorite comfort meal (mine is mashed potatoes with Grandma’s homemade noodles), but these meals can be packed with calories,…
By Kayleigh Caito The 2018 Crossfit Open is over. Congrats! You made it! It was a rough 5 weeks of workouts. How did you do? Better than you expected? Not so well because of difficult movements thanks to Dave Castro? Either way, now it’s time to start preparing for next year. This week we are focusing on the basics,…
By Kayleigh Caito We hear this saying all the time: “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” Perhaps your mother or grandmother told you this while growing up. Well… they were not wrong! Breakfast is indeed a very important meal of the day. But, why? Let’s start by breaking down the word. Break-fast, literally means breaking the…
