Personalize Your Plate is this year’s slogan for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, National Nutrition Month. Their campaign focuses on the fact that nutrition is not a one-size-fits-all approach, and that we all have different backgrounds, tastes, goals, and bodies, which is a GREAT thing! This year our March Wellness Challenge expands on their […]

26 February 2021
From Your Health Coach: How to Avoid Chronic Illness
As a health and wellness professional, I truly believe that the services we provide at Performance Health & Fitness are helping our members and our community to be able to have additional tools to help manage and prevent chronic illness and diseases. This doesn’t mean that by implementing a healthy lifestyle you don’t have to […]

01 February 2021
February Wellness Challenge – Self-Care
Self-Care by definition is a practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health. So guess what that means to me….whoever you are/wherever you are and whatever you choose to do on a daily basis to help take care of yourself for 10 minutes a day is awesome because it helps YOU and […]

31 January 2021
What to Eat Before and During Cardio Exercise
With our 6th Annual Performance Health & Fitness Dri-Tri Indoor Triathlon coming up, I thought it was an appropriate time to discuss the importance of fueling before and during cardiovascular exercise. What you eat, the amount of what you eat, and the timing can impact your exercise. What should I eat before exercise? Carbohydrates are your […]

25 January 2021
What is a Pre and Postpartum Athleticism Coach?
You just finished your 6-week Postpartum visit at the OBGYN and are released to resume normal activity. What is the first thing you do? Go on a run Take a high-intensity class at the gym Start doing planks Meet with a Pre and Postpartum Athleticism coach Nothing, go about life as normal If you picked D. […]

17 January 2021
Monte Priske Recipe Favorite: Meat-Less Black Bean Quinoa Tacos
Join Monte Priske as he shows us how to make Meat-less Black Bean Quinoa Tacos. Give it a try, and let us know how you like it! About Monte Priske: Monte has a B.S. in Therapeutic Recreation and is a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer. He is also a StrongFirst Certified Kettlebell Instructor (Level 1), StrongFirst Certified […]

12 January 2021
Homemade Pizza with Ashley Pearson
Pizza night is always a hit in my house! We always love trying new pizza toppings to switch things up. Homemade pizzas are a great way to customize the pizza toppings you want, and even make individual pizzas if everyone wants different toppings. Get the whole family involved for a fun pizza-making night. My kid’s […]

01 January 2021
[Consistency = Results] January Wellness Challenge – Commitment
New Year, New Attitude! I mean am I right?! We all had challenges with the 2020 pandemic of the Coronavirus but the vaccine is on the way and I hope that this year will be full of gatherings with loved ones, vacations, and a normal holiday season for everyone. We have a lot of things […]

30 December 2020
What You Need to Know About Plant-Based Proteins
As the interest in plant-based diets increases, I have been getting more and more questions about plant-based protein sources. Questions about the quality of plant-based proteins, how to get adequate protein eating plant-based, and what are good sources of plant-based proteins are among the most frequently asked. To answer these questions, I think it is […]

30 December 2020
How the InBody Body Composition Scan Can Help You Get Results
Here at Performance Health & Fitness, we have a new technology that has been helping our community to take a deeper look at what their health looks like by breaking their bodyweight into individual components. Why is this important? Stepping on a traditional bathroom scale tells you absolutely nothing about your health. The number on […]