Outside Health and Fitness

It seems like every time you turn around there's a new report about the dangers of some common ingredient in our foods. If you're like me you start checking and find that virtually everything in the cupboard contains something that's recently been on the news. What really makes me mad are those products that are packaged to look like they are healthy for you. Energy bars are a great example. Next time you're in the store pick up your favorite sports bar and compare it to a candy bar. Amazing isn't it? They are almost exactly the same! So in this sea of confusing ingredients and marketing trickery how are we supposed to make the right choices? If only there were some tool we could use to access which food choice is best. Well, as if you haven't already guessed,.....there is! Fooducate Fooducate is a free app available for both the iPhone and Android operating systems. The app is built upon an extensive database and system that uses scientific algorithms to grade ...

In this episode of the Outside Health and Fitness podcast we're talking about your metabolism and some foods you can eat if yours seems to be working against you. In the wayoutside segment we’ll look at a wacky sport that combines cardio, crashes, and cheese and I’ll wrap up the show with a new fitness challenge to keep you motivated this week. [spp-player] [adrotate banner="13"][adrotate banner="12"] [wptab name='Metabolism Foods'] Metabolism [caption id="attachment_4027" align="alignleft" width="150"] Image courtesy of marin / FreeDigitalPhotos.net[/caption] We’ve  all heard about and maybe even know some of those people who seem to be able to eat anything without gaining weight. Often times we’re told these people have a high or fast metabolism. The truth is very few people have a fast metabolism. Your metabolism or metabolic rate is the speed at which your body burns calories. More than the speed it’s the relationship b...