Food!

Food, something I love dearly. But, how does one moderate their behaviors as the weather gets warmer?

First thing - drink more, you may not realize you're thirsty. Once you feel thirsty, you're already dehydrated. Drink more than you think you should and you'll be fine. The key is to avoid thirst in the first place.

If you don't like drinking water, enjoy whole fruit. You'll get water in additional to essential vitamins without the extra calories (sugar) from juices. Oh and be sure to get your vegetables. The summer is rife with fabulous produce, it tastes great and it's great for you.

Grilling. I love grilled food. The smoky flavor from the grill, fresh herbs and a touch of olive oil make for a fabulous low(er) fat meal. That's the good news. The bad news is when you're grilling, you don't want to blacken your food, to clarify a light char (those grill lines are part of the appeal of grilling) is fine, but, you don't want to be eating blacked food from the grill. That black, charcoaly stuff can be hazardous to your health in the future. By the way, grilling is an excellent way to get the husband to cook, all he has to do is apply heat and there is no recipe for him to complain he can't follow.

Salads are boring (to many), so, we're skipping that thought altogether.

Compassion or a lack of

This last week, I've had the pleasurable opportunity to put prospective trainers through their paces in the pool (dang, that's alot of P's in one sentence).

Now the only thing I'm wondering, was I being mean when one participant said they had a cramp and I replied with "Suck it up."

The only reason I ask this is, merely, as trainers, is it our duty to participate fully with our clients even when we're feeling under the weather, or have some strange ache or pain? I'm inclined to think so, however, the same rules don't apply to our clients. We should always find ways to treat them with compassion, a steel lined silk glove (when needed) and fairness.