by Joan Kent | Apr 17, 2018 | Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
Let”™s use this post on labeling loopholes to cover three of them. The first is glycerin. Glycerin (or glycerol) is an alcohol. It”™s not like ethanol, so it won”™t give you a buzz, but it is an alcohol. So what? Maybe you haven”™t heard of it or haven”™t paid much...
by Joan Kent | Mar 15, 2018 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Instructor Training
Clients ask me about lactose all the time. A brief survey of facts about lactose had to begin with milk. Many books and articles exist on the health problems associated with milk. They include breast, prostate and ovarian cancers; allergic reactions in infants; and...
by John | Feb 12, 2018 | Health and Wellness, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Latest News, Master Instructor Blog, Strength Training
Talk about opening "Pandora's Box" - this is bound to get a few conversations going... Cameron Chinatti from Stages Indoor Cycling alerted me to this. ACE (American Council on Exercise) published a scientific study that looked at the effectiveness of pedaling...
by Joan Kent | Dec 6, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
By Joan Kent One significant reason for sugar cravings is withdrawal. Withdrawal can promote cravings under various circumstances. If someone has recently stopped drinking alcohol, cravings for sugar can be strong and frequent. This involves the brain chemicals...
by Joan Kent | Nov 6, 2017 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
“I don”™t understand. She trains well.” The program manager made that comment when a participant in our weight loss program didn”™t get results. I was both an athletic coach and the lead nutritionist. His comment exasperated me. Of course she trained well. She was an...
by Joan Kent | Oct 16, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
By Joan Kent My last few posts have dealt with aspects of sugar addiction, including sugar”™s effect on health. It”™s important — you want to be healthy, right? Still, I”™ve avoided one topic because it”™s almost guaranteed to alienate people — fructose. The sugar...