Jes Reynolds...Your Fitness Coach

Tips for Creating Balanced Meals

JesR — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:04:53 +0000

Eating balanced meals is an important part of reaching your fat loss goals. The right combination of lean protein and complex carbohydrates eaten regularly during the day (every 4 hours) will result in sustained energy levels throughout the day and an improved metabolic rate. In addition to eating the right combination of foods, you should [...]

Salads Are Super Sweet – By Chelsea Kroll

JesR — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:43:48 +0000

This ones for you Stacia!…Ps This will probably be my only post this summer, and I didn’t even write it! Enjoy! Salad 101 Living a healthy lifestyle requires many daily choices, particularly when it comes to meals. Whether eating out or cooking at home, salads seem like the logical “healthy” choice. After all, salads are [...]

Learn the Benefits of Strength Training

JesR — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:03:56 +0000

(Repost from a loooong time ago but thought you would enjoy) If any of you know me personally, you know I love to tell people what to do, and the two things I enjoy telling people to do most are stretching & strength training (when it comes to fitness anyway). Today, I’ll list 17 benefits [...]

Core Strength Training for the Athlete

JesR — Tue, 31 May 2011 02:10:24 +0000

Core strength training is a popular term with a few very different definitions. Athletes and coaches tend to look at core exercises as a method of improving athletic performance, while general fitness enthusiasts and body building oriented people tend to use core strength training as a means to develop the look of six pack abs. [...]

How To Get Fitness Results – Step 3

JesR — Sun, 22 May 2011 18:48:36 +0000

In my previous posts, I addressed the first two of three crucial components to health, fitness, or athletic success: mental preparation and nutrition planning. In this post I want to focus on the third component, which is exercise. In order to achieve fitness goals, especially those related to athletic performance, you should incorporate a both [...]