Detoxes are incredibly popular – especially in the fall and spring. Equinox time, as our seasonal transitions, are an excellent time to detoxify the body. There is a natural shift in energy during these times – we all sense it! Fall comes and we begin to conserve our energy a bit, focus on the tasks [...]
Emotional Eating
September 9, 2011 By 6 Comments
Food is a huge part of our society and for good reason — it is the life force that keeps us going on day after day. Because of this, it has become the center of focus of so many aspects of our lives. We have three meals a day, plus snacks. Celebrations, get-togethers, even business [...]
Back-to-Basics Nutrition Plan
February 7, 2011 By 29 Comments
by Melissa Bowman Li, Featured Athlete | As a busy mom of 3 boys, a tri-athlete and a business owner of a demanding nutrition and strength training company, PhysioLife Studios, one of the questions my clients always ask me is, “How do you do it all? How do you have time to eat a balanced, clean diet and stay at a healthy weight with all that goes on in your life?” What I tell them is…
Ask Aimee: Holistic Nutrition
September 25, 2010 By
by Aimee Gallo, Featured Athlete | I ardently believe that an emotionally and nutritionally delicious life is the best platform in which to express ourselves, be it in our sport, our art, or our relationships. So, I’m offering a special opportunity for Athleta readers to ask questions about their own path to optimal vibrancy through nutrition and self-care…
Sports Nutrition on the Road
September 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Caught in an unfamiliar city for a race and trying to fuel healthfully? Follow featured athlete Aimee Gallo on a grocery store video tour in a small natural foods market in Eugene, Oregon…
Taking an Honest Look
September 9, 2010 By 7 Comments
by Mary DeLaney, Featured Athlete | Sometimes we just have to take two steps back and take a good, honest look at ourselves, whether it is an inner investigation or a good look in the mirror. So, yes, I am an Athleta athlete. I consider it an honor to be able to communicate with the Athleta community…
Dina’s Food Journal: Allergy Elimination Diet
June 18, 2010 By 15 Comments
by Dina Mishev, Featured Athlete | The last time I came to you I was eating cookie dough. Quite a bit of it. With chocolate chips and peanut butter M&Ms in it. What am I eating this time around? Brown rice. With a few pieces of mango, ¼ cup of blueberries, and ¼ of an apple. I know. Crazy, crazy stuff…
Holistic Sports Nutrition for Endurance Junkies
June 14, 2010 By 10 Comments
by Aimee Gallo, Featured Athlete | Endurance Sports Season is here! If you are in warmer climes you may have already completed an event or two, but many athletes are now training for fall races and just beginning to get into situations where fueling during the workout becomes essential to performance…
Dina’s Food Journal: The Home Stretch
May 14, 2010 By 4 Comments
by Dina Mishev, Featured Athlete | Perhaps today isn’t the best day for me to write my first post about working with nutritionist and fellow 2010 Featured Athlete Aimee Gallo. I made myself chocolate chip cookies for breakfast. And have continued eating them through lunch as I’ve blown off an 80-mile bike ride…
Workout Recovery Nutrition
March 24, 2010 By 34 Comments
by Aimee Gallo, Featured Athlete | Piggybacking off of Mary’s fabulous Fueling Your Goals article, I want to delve deeper into each aspect of fueling… Let’s begin with the end, as everything we do is about how well we recover. Our athletic gains from training come from recovery…
