Insulin and glucose basics

I found this video that gives a great visual explanation of how insulin and glucose work.

The topic of insulin resistance comes up often throughout In Defense of Food, so I was searching Google for more info about it. Diets high in processed foods may lead to someone developing insulin resistance.

*Note: The video was created by a pharmaceutical company that promotes the use of insulin. I am not promoting it. I only found the video helpful.

Read 'In Defense of Food'

Since it is Canada Day I have been doing a lot of relaxing, which today means finishing In Defense of Food.

Want to know why we have an obesity epidemic in North America? In Defense of Food is a good start.

Want to know why we have become so unhealthy and disease-ridden? Too much processed food, faulty information from the food industry, and the rise of nutritionism could be the cause.

In Defense of Food gives an excellent history lesson on how we have become detached from the food we consume in our day to day lives.

I have no idea if Oprah endorsed it, but I do.

Come on, that must mean something.

Training vids you may like

I recently received an email about checking out the site Pro Camp Sports.

I went to the site and no info was available until I entered my email. Usually, that is my cue to leave a site but I entered it to see what it was all about.

Once my email was confirmed I began receiving daily videos on a variety of training topics. More or less, each day was a bit about the Pro Camp approach to training.

There is some good info provided, but the videos are geared more towards trainers and coaches.

There is no actual workouts provided as the videos are more of a teaser, as the Pro Camp site is going to be a membership based site. I have no idea when the site is going to be up and running but it may be worth joining.

There you go. Why not check it out? If it is not for you then you can always unsubscribe from the mailing list.

Summer Workouts

Planning on hitting the road this summer for a vacation?

Been avoiding the gym because it is just too nice outside?

Here are five workouts that are perfect for this time of year.

No equipment is necessary (except a med ball for workout #4-5) and they can be modified to fit any fitness level.

Athlete365 video clean up

Just to let you know that I am currently cleaning up the Athlete365 YouTube channel and purging exercise clips that no longer reflect our training philosophy.

Plus, some of the vids were recorded a few years back and their quality is quite grainy.

I want to keep the channel lean and mean so the fluffy exercises had to go.

If you have questions please contact me.