
Upgrade your Health - Nutrition and Fitness to Improve Heart Health
12/13/22 • 24 min
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Are you looking to improve heart health and lose weight? Look no further — Coach Crystal has the answers for you! In this episode, Eric Willson joins her to share his 17 years of expertise in cardiopulmonary rehab at a local hospital. Eric reveals that there are plenty of steps to take in order to keep your heart healthy, such as focusing on nutrition and exercise. Both of these have their own contributions when it comes to heart health.
We discuss:
- The Steps you need to take to keep your heart healthy
- How it's possible to make your heart stronger
- How nutrition and exercise both contribute to a healthy heart
- Why you should focus on breathing to assess how hard your heart is pumping during a workout
- Why Smoking should be avoided at all costs
- The severity of obesity on heart health
- How losing weight could reduce your blood pressure
- The effect that stress has on the heart
All episodes of The MetPro Method can be found anywhere you get podcasts or go to MetPro.co/podcast. Be sure to follow, rate, and review. You can learn more about MetPro at MetPro.co!
Are you looking to improve heart health and lose weight? Look no further — Coach Crystal has the answers for you! In this episode, Eric Willson joins her to share his 17 years of expertise in cardiopulmonary rehab at a local hospital. Eric reveals that there are plenty of steps to take in order to keep your heart healthy, such as focusing on nutrition and exercise. Both of these have their own contributions when it comes to heart health.
We discuss:
- The Steps you need to take to keep your heart healthy
- How it's possible to make your heart stronger
- How nutrition and exercise both contribute to a healthy heart
- Why you should focus on breathing to assess how hard your heart is pumping during a workout
- Why Smoking should be avoided at all costs
- The severity of obesity on heart health
- How losing weight could reduce your blood pressure
- The effect that stress has on the heart
All episodes of The MetPro Method can be found anywhere you get podcasts or go to MetPro.co/podcast. Be sure to follow, rate, and review. You can learn more about MetPro at MetPro.co!
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Finishing Strong - How to Close Out the Year and Stay on Track
Are you trying to maintain weight loss goals during this holiday season? It can be hard to stay motivated and stick to your plans while surrounded by all the special treats. Coaches Crystal, Ryan, and Megan are here to help you navigate through the challenge of sticking with weight loss plans during December and beyond.
With their guidance, you will have support on topics from nutrition expertise to meal plan ideas. We'll provide tips on how to make healthier choices when eating out or attending holiday parties, as well as strategies for success that are tailored specifically for you. In addition, we'll help set realistic expectations and boundaries that align with your weight loss goals so that you can still enjoy time with family and friends without feeling overwhelmed.
In this episode, we cover:
- Healthy Holiday meal suggestions for groups
- Nutritional tips for a packed schedule
- How to get through the office parties
- Staying consistent with your goals
- Setting realistic expectations for weight loss
- How to manage your stress (cortisol)
- How to close out the year feeling good
All episodes of The MetPro Method can be found anywhere you get podcasts or go to MetPro.co/podcast. Be sure to follow, rate, and review. You can learn more about MetPro at MetPro.co!
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Meal Planner Series: Cooking for The Whole Family
Coach Kim Ancira is here to help you manage your family's nutrition needs. In this must-listen episode, she shares her best planning, shopping, and prepping meal hacks to help you save time and feed your family healthy meals.
Kim teaches how to get organized by starting with family favorites and building around them. She explains how having an organized shopping list can save time, money, and stress—and gives all the pros and cons of ordering food online or in person. Many quick tips from a busy mom of five are shared, like prepping ahead to remove even one step from a meal (chopping veggies), cooking extra for leftover meals, and always having a backup for hectic days.
Kim's secrets will help you manage weight loss, nutrition, and metabolism goals in the midst of a busy schedule! Tune in today to unlock all her expert meal-planning tips and tricks.
We discuss:
- Planning and timing for meal prep
- How to make sure you have meals for hectic days
- How to build around your family's favorite meals
- How to create an organized shopping list
- Shopping options - pros and cons of ordering online or in person
- Food prep - removing even one step from a meal (chopping veggies) is a huge help and time saver
- Tips everyone can use: cook extra to have leftover meals
- Always have a backup meal that you can make quickly/easily in reserve in case the week doesn't go as planned
All episodes of The MetPro Method can be found anywhere you get podcasts or go to MetPro.co/podcast. Be sure to follow, rate, and review. You can learn more about MetPro at MetPro.co!
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