Aug27

Genai Kerr: Olympic Recap

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Categories: anaerobic exercise, Competition, Daphne's California Greek

With the rush and excitement of the Olympics over, I can now reflect on the entire experience from a much calmer perspective.  It was, and always is, an honor to watch these incredible athletes compete. But I wonder if people really know what goes into making an elite athlete an Olympian, and what makes an Olympian a gold, silver or bronze medal winner. As we watched in these Games, the difference between the gold and silver can be as little as 1/100 of a second, or a goal in the final seconds.

 I can personally attest to the fact that mental preparation plays a much bigger part in performance than the physical preparation. Elite athletes can all only train so many hours of the day before their bodies need to recover. Once you get to the Olympic level everyone is physically dominant in their sport. The true champions emerge by being mentally prepared to excel.

And as new Brand Ambassador for Daphne’s, I also watched how the athletes fueled themselves in London. The Olympics might be the sports world's biggest stage, but it’s quite possibly the world’s biggest buffet. Athletes had an expansive choice of foods from around the world -- Italian, Mexican, Greek, Lebanese, Thai, American, Indonesian, and more. But these athletes know that to recover both mentally and physically from the day’s challenges, they must eat to compete, nourishing their bodies with the most efficient fuel possible.

So future Olympians, fuel your body and your mind. Prepare yourself for success.

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Mar30

EAT WELL. LIVE WELL. PIN WELL.

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Categories: anaerobic exercise, Art, Artist of the Month, California Greek Culture, chicken wraps, climbing walls, Coconut Milk, Daphne's California Greek, EAT WELL, Exercise, Healthy Living, healthy living, liquid gold, Live Well, pinterest, pinteresting, pinterests, yoga classes, yoga poses, yoga postures, YogaBabes

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Feb16

TRX Suspension Training

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Categories: aerobic, aerobic training, anaerobic, anaerobic exercise, California Greek Culture, Daphne's California Greek, Exercise, Fitness, fitness, fitness, fitness club, healthy living, Healthy Living, Live Well, trx, TRX, TRX exercise

Originally designed for the Navy SEALS as a quick and convenient way to build strength anywhere, this trending new exercise has made its way into routines across the nation. The TRX system uses gravity and the weight of your body to provide resistance and engage muscles through a variety of TRX specific exercises catered to match any fitness level.
If you’re in the San Francisco area, check out the TRX Training Center for group classes or purchase your own TRX System and take your workout anywhere!

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Jan12

WINTERIZE YOUR WORKOUT

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Categories: aerobic, aerobic training, anaerobic, anaerobic exercise, Daphne's California Greek, Exercise, Fitness, fitness, fitness club, healthy living, Healthy Living, Live Well, snowboarding, winter sports

Winter is officially here which means it's time to get outdoors and head to the mountains!
It's pretty rare to find an all day workout that feels nothing like exercise, but snowboarding is one such activity that provides incredible aerobic and anaerobic training from the fresh morning powder to the last burning run.

AEROBIC
Aerobic exercise increases your heart and respiratory rates which help your body burn calories that have been stored as fat. The constant movement in snowboarding (carving, plowing through powder, strapping in, strapping out, and even the occasional spills) increases endurance of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, and depending on terrain difficulty, the average boarder can burn anywhere from 250 to 630 calories per hour! 

ANAEROBIC
Anaerobic exercise focuses on the strengthening and developing of muscles. They are strenuous but don't typically raise your heart and respiratory rate.
Snowboarding is a fantastic anaerobic workout hitting nearly all of the muscles in your body from the abs, hamstrings and calves all the way down to the feet and ankles.

Final consensus? Skip the gym. Hit the slopes.

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