Showing posts with label Walking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Walking. Show all posts

Thursday, February 9, 2012

I don't need no stinkin' water!

Yes! You need water (and more) to keep
the HUMAN engine running.


Our HUMAN engines need more than just high octane fuel to keep up optimum performance.  It needs water and re-hydration to keep the engine cooled and running efficiently.  As I am training for yet, another 60 mile walk as well as my first 5K (as a runner) it is important to keep fluid levels at an optimum.  During heavy exercise it is SO important to maintain, not only your water levels but also the body chemistry needed for optimum performance.

  • Your body needs a way to minimize fluid loss during activity, or even daily doings when it is hot or extremely dry. (Winters up in the North would be an example of an extremely dry time. -You know who you are) :-)
  • Your body needs a way to maintain steady blood-glucose levels to sustain energy output and to increase stamina.
  • Your body needs increased endurance for better athletic performance.

I have found, use, and recommend a clinically proven way to hydrate better than water during heavy training. This product has MORE electrolytes and provides MORE energy than the leading hydration drink purchased from your local grocer to improve my athletic performance. (My hubby even asks for it when he is out working in the yard or on one of the vehicles.)  

In fact, this product is very similar to the drink our astronauts consume while in space and when returning from long stints in orbit to re-hydrate and maintain consciousness upon re-entry to our atmosphere. :-)

Contact us for more information!  Maybe even a sample.

I stand, walk, run, and parent behind my word, so does my vendor.



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The Healthy Grease Monkey is a project by Tess Brennan dedicated to writing useful blog posts for consumers who are smart about Nutrition & what they put in & surround their body with, passionate about protecting our environment, and are committed to supporing local entrepreneurs. Those who are about healthy weight loss & dynamic living. If you would like to find out what it is like to live a healthy life, we invite you to explore our product line or find out more about our services. Grease Monkey Marketing promotes sound nutrition, ways to improve your success and a little bit of humor.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Can you out run the Monkey?


Choose your race, any race!

Activity is a great way to relieve stress, thus outrunning the monkey of stress & leaving it far behind.  Choose your race/activity, set a goal, work toward it and in the words of Zig Zigler, "Keep on keeping on" until you get there!

This month we will discuss athletics and sports nutrition to stay healthy while training and participating...

Step 1:  Choose something.  (I choose distance walking - 60 miles at times - but I didn't start there.) :-)

Step 2:  How far will you take it? Is the activity just for fun or would you like to compete?

Our family loves motor sports of all kinds, (I'm a bit annoyed by drifting - why waste those tires like that?) but my husband's main focus is sportsman drag racing and the occasional car show. For this reason, we don't tune the car for a 500 mile race.  

Your Human Engine is the same! We need to tune our human engine for the sport we choose.  Training and practice is far different for a Marathon, a 5K, or a 60 mile walk!   (duhhh) :-)  

The one common denominator is that your engine needs fuel!  High quality food = high quality performance.

Have a GREAT week and stop by our FaceBook page and let us know what your activity for the new year will be... (boot camp, a marathon, join our 60-mile team, a triathlon, joining a volleyball league, etc.)

Thank you, Uncle Walt Haste for
another GREAT Photo!

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The Healthy Grease Monkey is a project by Tess Brennan dedicated to writing useful blog posts for consumers who are smart about Nutrition & what they put in & surround their body with, passionate about protecting our environment, and are committed to supporing local entrepreneurs. Those who are about healthy weight loss & dynamic living. If you would like to find out what it is like to live a healthy life, we invite you to explore our product line or find out more about our services. Grease Monkey Marketing promotes sound nutrition, ways to improve your success and a little bit of humor.

If you have topic ideas, feel free to request a story, after all, this site is just for you. You can find out more about our products by visiting our online storeand/or subscribe to an email newsletter by visiting our Smart Grease Monkey website and entering your email in the subscription area on the right pane of the web page or by adding us to your reader by subscribing to this blog.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Inch Loss vs Weight Loss

Best Friend, Julie & I (60 mile team mate) & her brother.
Four years ago I lost 50 pounds.  I was so excited to go from a size 14-16 down to an 8-10!

About 6 months ago I decided I would like to lose another 10 pounds, so I started the complete system once again.  The weight didn't drop as quickly this time.  I am walking 20+ miles a week as I train for my 60 mile walk, following the plan, paying attention to what I am eating, yet I wasn't dropping any weight.  Frustration was beginning to set in.

About 2 weeks ago, the weight began dropping again, very gradually... but the BIG thing was my clothes & my husband.  The pants I bought a year ago are too big and fall off without a belt. In fact, it took me 5 different pairs of jeans in my closet to find one that would not fall off. Woo HOO!!!

The other night, my hubby looked at me and said, "you're arms are skinny." Woo Hoo again!  He's noticing a difference too!  While I'm not losing tons of weight, I am pulling weight out of the trunk, the doors, the seats and all those other areas, to make my HUMAN Engine a lean mean, fat burning machine!!!

A few of the extra benefits of this plan have been:

Healthy Human Engine!
  • Better Health, fewer pharmaceuticals for me
  • Supporting Local Entrepreneurs
  • Looking GREAT in swimwear
  • Increased energy to work, work out, & still have energy to spend with our child at night
  • Cravings disappeared
  • I am a model of a healthy lifestyle for my family
  • I won $500 in the Cinch success of the month club! https://cinchclub.com/success.html
I feel blessed to be able to share this system with others.  


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The Healthy Grease Monkey is a project by Tess Brennan dedicated to writing useful blog posts for consumers about healthy weight loss & healthful living. Find out what it is really like to live a healthy life, by reading about our company. You’ll get the latest in healthy weight loss and health information, Grease Monkey Marketing promotes sound nutrition, ways to improve your success and a little bit of humor.


If you have topic ideas, feel free to request a story about the idea, after all, this site is just for you. You can subscribe to an email newsletter by visiting our Smart Grease Monkey website and entering your email in the subscription area on the right pane of the web page or by adding us to your reader by subscribing to this blog.