6 Strategies for Sticking With a Fitness Program

Try this personal trainer’s six strategies for following an exercise program.

NFL & Olympic Nutritionist: How Food Affects Athletic Performance

Dan Benardot, PhD, NFL nutritionist and Olympic team nutritionist talks about how losing weight is the wrong metric. How can we change existing paradigms in sports?

Olympic Team Nutritionist Talks About Energy Balance and Diet

When working with an Olympic team, I saw that athletes didn’t eat or drink anything during their 5-hour practices. But, energy balance is critical to performance.

8 Ways to Be a Better Fitness Walker

Learn about fitness walking from Karen Asp, a plant-powered athlete with six Nordic walking world records. You don’t need fancy equipment and you can do it anywhere.

Interview with Professional Hockey Player & Cornell Grad Colin Greening

Greening currently plays in the Toronto Maple Leafs Organization. He thinks athletes need to understand what affects their bodies, including food.

Sit Less, Move More: Six Ways to Sneak More Movement into Your Day

Are you stuck sitting for hours at a time? Want some ideas to help you get up and move more? Feel free to add other ideas in the comments.

Former NFL Football Player Goes Plant-Based

It wasn’t until after my career as a professional football player, that I truly began to understand the impact of diet on health, performance, and life.

How to Build Muscle & Be Your Plant-Based Personal Best

Body building champion and plant-based athlete Robert Cheeke challenges us to get back to the basics of nutrition and discover your best self.

Former NBA Player John Salley Creates a Better Life

John Salley, basketball veteran, talk-show host, entrepreneur, health & wellness activist discusses athleticism, plant-based raw food and vegan wine.

Is this the Lean Body You Want for Summer and Life?

A former Ms. Natural Olympia bodybuilding champion, avid tennis player and performance coach motivates us to increase energy, maximize health and have a lean body.

Reasons You Should Include Exercise in Your Diet Plan

CNS Medical Director, marathon runner and physician on why you can’t outrun a bad diet.

Steph Davis, Professional Climber Will Blow Your Mind

Steph Davis, a wingsuit flier, sky diver, base jumper, and professional climber describes how eating plant-based ‘fuel’ keeps her lighter and more efficient.

No Whey, Man. I’ll Pass on the Protein Powder

For the past fifteen years, I have been closely involved with the bodybuilding industry. I have an intimate understanding of how the industry operates. In a nutshell, it is sustained by the supplement companies that sponsor the athletes who represent them. This in turn inspires fans who admire the athletes to purchase the products they represent, thus creating a cycle that drives record sales and profits, all the while potentially harming the health of many involved in the industry later on down the line.

Getting a jump on the plant-based journey: Two ways exercise speeds successful transition

Our collective consciousness understands that exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle.

Ready to Run a Marathon Powered by Plants?

They say pain is nothing but weakness leaving the body. I wholeheartedly agree and believe that every weak atom in my frame must have been jettisoned during a 26.2 mile journey through Richmond, Virginia on November 10, 2012 – one day after my 39th birthday.

Exercise and Cardiovascular Health

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in the U.S. Heart disease and cancer combined, account for almost 50% of all deaths each year and affects nearly 14 million Americans.

T. Colin Campbell Interview on the Rich Roll Podcast

T. Colin Campbell, PhD was interviewed for the Rich Roll Podcast. Rich Roll is a plant-based athlete and advocate. Dr. Campbell and Rich sat down for just over an hour to discuss nutrition, critics, and the health benefits of a plant-based lifestyle.

A Lean Muscular Body: A Mere By-Product

Those who limit healthy carbohydrates for a prolonged period have been shown to demonstrate mental lethargy and increased general fatigue as the first symptoms.

The Alkaline Advantage How pH Promotes Optimal Health and Performance

It amazes me how little attention the value of balanced pH has garnered from the mainstream medical world. Positive acid/alkaline balance is one of the most important factors in athletic performance.

Whole Foods for Optimum Health

As a professional endurance athlete I have had to learn to deal with high levels of stress.

Strength = Endurance

Building strength to improve running efficiency.

Jon Hinds, Owner and Founder of the Monkey Bar Gym

Jon Hinds speaks about his transition from the typical athlete’s diet of protein shakes to a totally plant-based diet, and his recent success in breaking his own lifetime records after stopping all protein powder supplementation.