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Recipes, exercises + other healthy living tips from Whitney + Byron
5 Reasons You're Not Seeing Progress in Gym
Kale, Radicchio and Pear Salad
This super tasty kale and radicchio salad with lemon miso dressing is our new favorite winter salad. It hits all the flavor bells: sweet, salty, sour, bitter...yeah, it's even got crunchy notes via almonds. Dig in!
Fit Vacations – Paris
THE GUIDE to staying fit and eating clean in Paris. Recommendations healthy adventures, great accommodation, bike tour, bike rental and hot spots.
10 TIPS TO FIGHT, OR EVEN BETTER FULLY AVOID, FLUS AND COLDS!
Guess who hasn't gotten sick in 3 years? ME! It ain't genetic. Took over 30 years to learn, but I'm sharing the Cliff's Notes! Here's my Top 10 Tips to Fight Flus and Colds. This is the protocol I follow the instant I feel congested, fatigued, feverish and/or have been exposed to sick people. Hope this helps you stay fit and healthy too!
FIT VACATION: BARCELONA
THE GUIDE to staying fit and eating clean in Barcelona. Recommendations for healthy restaurants, tapas, bike tour, bike rental, stand up paddle boarding, and hot spots.
iPhone Syndrome – A Worsening Postural Disorder
It's time to take a stand against iPhone syndrome! No more muscular imbalances, poor posture and painful tightness from too much time on "smartphone". Follow these tips and this stretching routine to alleviate pain, improve posture, return balance to your body and get results!
5 New Fitness Gadgets Worth Buying
Don't waste money on every new fitness gadget! We at Fitness and Fuel have selected a few items truly worth your hard earned $$$. Here's our top 5 favorite new fitness must haves!
Put Your Money Where Your Foot Is
Much of our workout is spent on our feet, so must place priority on finding the best shoe for your foot and activity to avoid injury and improve performance and results!
Do Squats NOT Leg Press
If you want to build or tone your quads and glutes, choose squats, over the leg press machine. Squats are far more complex lifts that deliver far superior results.
Holiday Drinking Damage Control: How to Enjoy the Holidays and NOT Wreck Your Hard Body
So drinking alcohol is not exactly healthy, BUT if you follow our tips, you can minimize damage to your physique and your liver. Learn how to party without the hangover and score some delicious drink recipes to share with friends.
Best Outdoor Workout Spots in LA
Always a great time enjoy beautiful LA weather! Workout outside! Here are Fitness & Fuel LA's favorite outdoor workout spots. Keep a lookout and you'll likely catch us playing, sorry, WORKING OUT (same thing!)
Total Body Combo Exercise Circuit for Max Calorie Burn Video
Short on time? Get a full body strength workout AND HIIT cardio with this lethal circuit of combo exercises. Amplify metabolism both during and after workout!
5 Tips to Stay Motivated Working Out
Get results! Stay motivated! Learn how to stick with it! Set realistic fitness goals, measure & track progress, workout with the right team and refresh old routines. You can do it. Here's how!
Olympic Lifts: Fundamentals, Benefits and Precautions
Olympic lifting has been thrown into sharp focus again thanks to the recent injuries to CrossFit athletes while performing these lifts. This article examines the fundamentals of Olympic lifting, it's benefits and when to add them into your workout program.
Lose the Helmet: Make the NFL and Football Safer
To minimize concussions & bank-breaking lawsuits the NFL has made new rules in 2013 making hits to the head and using the helmet as a weapon illegal. However, forcing tackles lower has resulted in a 64% increase in season-ending knee injuries (before the playoffs)! Can we learn more effective tackle techniques from Rugby, another violent sport with no helmet yet fewer concussions, to reduce severe injuries in Football overall.
What Is Crossfit? - Fitness Funny Video
Funny Fitness Video on Crossfit by BroScience. Learn dangers and limitations of fitness trend.
Top 10 home exercise pieces actually worth buying
STOP buying the fitness junk you see on late night TV commercials!!! Electric stimulation belts and other miracles promised on late night TV DO NOT WORK. These 10 items however will definitely help you get into better shape in the comfort of your own home.
Trainers' Top 10 Fat-Torching Tips
Maximize your fat burn with these top 10 tips from Hollywood trainers Byron Paidoussi and Whitney Cole of FITNESS and FUEL LA.
6 Healthy Trader Joe's Products You Should Try!
Grocery stores are full of temptations that can easily ruin your diet & waistline. Instead shop the small, navigable, well-priced Trader Joe's, our neighborhood store. Don't miss these 6 staples on our grocery list!
Fighting Childhood Obesity & Workouts for Kids
In the midst of an obesity epidemic, we must focus on our youth. Telling kids “its OK to be fat” is asinine and cruel. Shoving food at a child because you're too busy or lazy to play is child neglect. Being fat is unhealthy and avoidable, as are the health complications overweight children will face. Time to get healthy and active, America! Learn healthy workout ideas for your kids here!
