Mean Green Juice Recipe by Joe Cross By: Joe Cross For 60 days, I drank nothing but fresh fruit and vegetable juice on my Reboot (I documented the experience in my film Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead). During that time I relied on this simple, yet satisfying juice. It is a great juice for boosting your immune system and keeping your whole body clean, healthy, and happy. This recipe is featured in my recipe book 101 Juice Recipes and mobile app. It contains plenty of other favorites too. Ingredients: 2 cucumbers8 celery stalks4 apples16 leaves kale with stalks1 lemon2 in (5 cm) piece of ginger Directions: Wash all produce well.Peel the lemon and core apple.Add all ingredients through juicer and enjoy! Servings: Makes 2 servings of 16-20 oz (500-600 ml) Nutrition per serving: Calories125 Fat0.5 g Sodium64 mg Carbohydrates27 g Fiber1 g Sugars15 g Protein 3 g Yields and nutritional information are estimated and will vary depending on produce size and equipment used. Joe Cross More posts from Joe Cross
Why Juice Fast? Today, my husband and I started a 3 day juice fast. A lot of people think when you embark on a juice fast or some temporary diet you are trying to lose weight. This is NOT the case for me or my husband. After starting the wonderful habit of juicing a year ago now – we’ve noticed the amazing benefits it can have in just drinking a glass 6-7 times a week. My body weight has amazingly stabilized for the longest period in history and I can easily fit into everything in my closet. Juice Fasting is about ULTIMATE HEALTH! I’ve read countless books and studies about what the results of a juice fast can offer. I am used to eating at least 4 times a day – sometimes more – my digestive organs are constantly working all day long – devoting my body’s energy to digestion several times a day. Another reason I am doing this fast is I want to learn more about my eating habits and how I use food for emotional reasons. So here we go! Day 0 – Check out my grocery shopping yesterday: The grocery cart… P.S.
Are You Making These Common Juicing Mistakes? + Recipe I love green juice so much that I would marry it if I wasn’t already married. When I see families, especially children, drinking green juice, my heart melts on the floor, but when I see people drinking juice in a less than stellar way and making common mistakes, I get crazy concerned and want to help. That’s why I want to go over common juicing mistakes I have personally witnessed, so hopefully I can put my crazy concerned look to rest. It’s important to remember – we are all learning in this big bad world of processed foods, and juicing is better than not juicing at all, even if you make these mistakes. Not Drinking Green Juice On An Empty Stomach – Recently a blogger friend of mine tried juicing for the first time, and when she finished her first juice she proclaimed to me that it gave her heart burn. Immediately, I asked her if she drank her juice on an empty stomach, and she said “No, I had it after breakfast.” Lemon Lime Green Juice Please choose all organic ingredients if possible
Weight Loss Workout Plan: Full 4-12 Week Exercise Program To transform your body, to get fit, to be healthy and to feel great you gotta exercise. Just like the air you breathe, your body needs physical exercise. And it needs exercise in a way that is so far-reaching that scientists are only just starting to unravel some of the amazing effects exercise has on our bodies. Did you know, that exercise can actually reprogram your DNA? And while you may think that by not doing exercise you’re not doing any harm, lack of exercise itself can alter your DNA – but unfavourably! Putting aside all the complicated, scientific reasons to exercise, exercise offers benefits that dieting just can’t. This workout plan is between 4 and 12 weeks long, depending on how much weight you want to lose. This weight loss workout plan consists of both cardiovascular exercise and resistance training. This workout plan has a lot of variety and gets progressively harder. The other part of this plan is resistance exercise. If in doubt, start at a lower level. Remember:
Total Body Dumbbell Workout Plan | Home Weight Loss Workout Going to the gym to use the latest state-of-the-art equipment is pretty awesome. But if you want an intense do-anywhere, do-anytime kind of exercise routine, look no further than a whole body dumbbell workout that leaves no major muscle group untouched. This workout plan targets and works every major muscle group to get you toned up. That means we include exercises to firm your arms, define your shoulders, sculpt your legs, lift your butt and tone your abs. Grab yourself a set of dumbbells. You can do this total body workout plan up to 3 times a week on non-consecutive days. Warm-up with light cardio for 5 – 10 minutes and cool-down with 5 – 10 minutes of stretching. Sets & Reps Do 2 – 3 sets of each exercise and aim for 10 – 15 repetitions (reps). Tip! So, don’t sacrifice good exercise form in order to do more reps. Here’s how to perform each exercise! Muscles worked: Quadriceps, hamstrings, gluteus maximus AKA: Legs and Butt How to perform: AKA: Chest and Arms AKA: Back and Arms AKA: Arms Save
Weight Training & Weight Loss Weight training is an important adjunct to diet and cardio to facilitate weight loss. For every additional pound of muscle you gain, your body burns around 50 extra calories every day of the week. Of course this works the other way. When you lose muscle, you also burn less calories. Research has shown that regular resistance training can increase your Basal Metabolic Rate by up to 15%. So for someone burning 2000 calories per day, that’s a possible 300 extra calories burned every day. Below is an extract from a recent study on diet and exercise: “Diet intervention studies suggest spontaneous losses in body weight following low-fat diets, and current data on a reduction of the carbohydrate-to-protein ratio of the diet show promising outcomes. Sports Medicine. 36(3):239-262, 2006.Stiegler, Petra; Cunliffe, Adam – The Role of Diet and Exercise for the Maintenance of Fat-Free Mass and Resting Metabolic Rate During Weight Loss. 1. This is like saying that wine can turn into water. 2.
Full Body Workout - Weight Loss Bootcamp This workout is part of the weight loss boot camp. Of course, you don’t have to do the boot camp to benefit from this total body workout. If you are completing the weight loss bootcamp, perform this workout once a week, if you’re not, then 2 to 3 times a week on non-consecutive days. This workout is set up as a 20-minute circuit. Do each exercise for 40 seconds, with about 20 seconds’ rest in between. Repeat the circuit twice to maximise your weight-loss. (see here for exercise instructions – Exercise Video) EXERCISE MOVEMENT: (Exercise Video) Start by standing in front of a stability ball (back facing ball) and putting your left foot on top of the ball.Contract your abdominal muscles (drawing your belly button in towards your spine), bend your right knee and lunge. TIP: Keep your right knee soft (do not lock your standing knee). TIP: Keep your movements small and controlled. TIP: If your elbows hurt, decrease the weight or the amount of repetitions.
Arm & Shoulder Workout - Weight Loss Bootcamp The great news about workouts that target the arms and shoulders is that you’ll see results very quickly. Because your shoulders and upper back tend to have less body fat compared to other areas of the body, you’ll get the toned, defined look you’re working for much more easily. The arm & shoulder workout below targets all the major muscles of your arms and shoulders, which will work to create firmness & definition, and will increase strength & improve posture. This workout is part of the weight loss boot camp. For dumbbell exercises, use five- to 10-pound weights. (see here for exercise instructions – Exercise Video) (see here for exercise instructions – Exercise Video) EXERCISE MOVEMENT: (Exercise Video) Start in the plank position (i.e. a push-up position with arms extended and only your hands and toes touching the floor. TIP: As your arms are straight during the exercise, this move is quite challenging, and you’ll probably want to use lighter weights.
Abs/ Core Workout - Weight Loss Boot Camp Cardio (see exercise plan) is going to strip fat from your belly and this core workout is going to make sure that by the time you lose that belly, your waist wont just be smaller, but your abs super toned with awesome definition. An added bonus of a strong core is the greater back strength and improved posture will also make you look leaner. These eight moves target your entire core from all angles with a variety of exercises that challenge your stability, balance, and rotational strength for strong, sculpted abs. If you are a beginner start with two sets of 10 – 15 repetitions, otherwise, aim to do 2 – 3 sets of 20 repetitions. Quality is more important than quantity. If you struggle, do fewer repetitions. Lie with your tummy on a stability ball and steady yourself by pushing your feet against a wall (or other secure object).Put your arms straight by your sides with your palms facing upwards. TIP: Don’t over curve (hyperextend) your back. EXERCISE MOVEMENT: (Exercise Video)
Intermediate Weight Loss Workout Plan: Full 4-12 Week Exercise Program - Part 2 The aim of this plan is to lose weight, get in shape and improve health. After all, weight loss, without health, matters little. In fact, almost all things without health, matter little. So the goal is not just to lose weight, but to do it healthily. This workout plan is just a guide. This weight loss workout plan is 12 weeks long, but depending on how much weight you want to lose, you may want a shorter plan. How hard should you exercise? The best way to monitor exercise intensity (how hard you’re exercising) is by wearing a heart rate monitor. Advanced Weight Loss Workout Plan: Full 4-12 Week Exercise Program - Part 2 The aim of this plan is to lose weight, get in shape and improve health. After all, weight loss, without health, matters little. In fact, almost all things without health, matter little. This workout plan is just a guide. This weight loss workout plan is 12 weeks long, but depending on how much weight you want to lose, you may want a shorter plan. How hard should you exercise? The best way to monitor exercise intensity (how hard you’re exercising) is by wearing a heart rate monitor.
The 5 Factor Diet | How To Do The 5 Factor Diet The 5 Factor Diet, by Harley Pasternak, is a diet plan that encompasses both nutrition and exercise. The 5 Factor Diet hails from Hollywood, where the author has been helping celebrities lose weight and get in shape. Thus, the 5 Factor Diet is endorsed by a plethora of celebrities and sports personalities such as Halle Berry, Eva Mendes, Jessica Simpson, Alicia Keys, John Mayr and Benjamin Bratt. The 5 Factor Diet promises: You’ll never feel hungry or deprivedYou’ll enjoy a “cheat” day every weekYou don’t have to buy supplementsYou wont spend hours in the kitchenCan use the 5 Factor Diet everywhere you go As the name suggest the 5 Factor Diet is based around the number 5. Lean protein (e.g. chicken, fish, low-fat dairy)Complex carbohydrates (e.g. fruits and vegetables)Fiber (e.g. whole grains)Healthy fats (e.g. olive oil)Water or other sugar-free drinks The recipes should contain no more than five ingredients, take no longer than five minutes of preparation and five minutes of cooking.
Beginners Running Program | Running Plan for Weight Loss Regardless of your fitness level, you can easily start from zero to running 20 minutes continuously in 10 weeks. The running program below, adapted from the New York Road Runners Club, does exactly that and is an example of an ten-week run/walk strategy, aimed at beginners in good health. You can do it. You’ll know how often to run, by listening to your body. Depending on how often you are running, try to allow for a day of recovery between runs. Warm up before you start with a 5 – 10 minute fast walk and cool down with 5 – 10 minutes of slow walking. If you run flat out, you will be too exhausted to repeat the intervals and will probably vow to never run again. This program should suit most non-active beginners. Once you hit 20 minutes nonstop running, move on to the advanced beginners program. Remember to clear any exercise program with your doctor before starting, especially if you have any medical condition.