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1 Outstanding Little-Known Tiny Habit Can Change Your Life

January 8, 2021 by Jaimi Jansen Leave a Comment

Tiny Habits

When it comes to developing habits and creating change, Tiny is Mighty and this 1 Tiny Habit Can Change Your Life. Practicing tiny habits and behaviors is essential to improving health and maintaining happiness throughout one’s life. Small habits can begin with flossing once a day, completing one push up, drinking a full glass of […]

Filed Under: Nutrition, Healing, Motivations, Personal Training, Tips & Training, Weight Loss, Wellness, Workplace Wellness Tagged With: balance, benefits, body, community, exercise, Fitness, healing, Health, local, massage, metabolism, muscle, nutrition, personal training, santa cruz, sleep, therapy, training, water, weight, wellness, Workout

All About Glycogen

September 18, 2018 by Jaimi Jansen

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Glycogen is an important energy store for the body. Skeletal muscle and liver, both of which are essential to normal body function, store this important substance. Liver glycogen, for example, plays a role in regulating blood sugar levels and homeostasis. On the other hand, muscle glycogen helps in the contraction of skeletal muscle and thereby […]

Filed Under: Nutrition, Wellness Tagged With: carbohydrate, carbs, Diet, energy, exercise, function, glycogen, insulin, loss, sensitivity, sugar, weight

Exercise and the Heart

August 9, 2018 by Jaimi Jansen

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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one killer in the United States. What is worse is that despite the many guidelines and risk factors released by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the World Health Organization (WHO), Americans continue to engage in high-risk activities for CVDs. Such high risks activities include sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy diets, […]

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Lifting Weights Isn’t Just to Bulk Up

January 23, 2018 by Jaimi Jansen 2 Comments

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A common misconception surrounding weight lifting is that lifting weights makes you bulky and large; however, this is not always the case.   It is true lifting weights can help you achieve greater muscle mass and define your physique. However, weight training can also strengthen muscles, improve balance and metabolism, preserve bone mineral density, and […]

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What to Know About Gestational Diabetes

November 29, 2017 by Santa Cruz CORE Leave a Comment

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    The growing rates of obesity in the United States and around the world have increased the incidences of diabetes during gestation. Women who are overweight or obese at the beginning of pregnancy are at a greater risk for the development of diabetes during pregnancy. However, women with a healthy BMI (body mass index) […]

Filed Under: Nutrition Tagged With: baby, Diet, gestational diabetes, Health, pregnancy, pregnant, weight, women

Tracking Progress Without a Scale

April 19, 2017 by Santa Cruz CORE Leave a Comment

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5 different ways to track progress without the scale! by Jaimi Jansen So you’ve been working out daily and staying on track with your diet, yet that number on the scale hasn’t moved.   For most people their gut instinct is to throw in the towel; however, eating well and working out is about so much […]

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Fad Diets of the 90s

March 21, 2017 by Santa Cruz CORE

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Before you decide to diet read this! By Jaimi Jansen Our knowledge of nutrition and recommended dietary changes is always changing and evolving. What we believed to be safe and healthy weight-loss options in the 1990’s, we now know are not the best ways to see long-lasting results. We now better understand the complexity of […]

Filed Under: Nutrition, Weight Loss Tagged With: 90's, diets, fad, healthy, loss, nutrition, weight

Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing

October 14, 2015 by Santa Cruz CORE Leave a Comment

Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing - Santa Cruz Core

  Today I had the opportunity to do Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing! It’s is very exciting because I’ve been on a fitness journey to dial in my body. Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing is THE MOST accurate form of body fat testing out there. Why is body fat testing so important? Well, being healthy isn’t just […]

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How to gain Lean Body Mass

July 15, 2015 by Santa Cruz CORE Leave a Comment

How to gain Lean Body Mass - Santa Cruz Core

Article Written By: Ashlea Hartz, N.C., RYT Beau Jansen, Pro-Elite Trainer Farrah Kemp This article talks about The Four Areas of Focus When Gaining Lean Body Mass For some of us, gaining weight is something that makes us frown. But for those who are looking for peak performance it might be just what the trainer […]

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