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December, 2011

Alkaline Water and pH Balance

Added On: 12.14.11

We sell Alkaline Water in the refrigerator. It’s called Alka Power. You can generally find Alkaline waters at health food stores such as Whole Foods, Sprouts, Henry’s and Herbie’s in Whittier. Below is a good explanation of our pH scale and how it works. Very important stuff!

Acid is a substance that will burn away at certain surfaces.Alkaline is a substance that will be more slippery on surfaces.There is a scale, called the pH Scale, that is used to measure how acidic and how alkali a liquid is that ranges from 1 to 14. At 1 we have the highest level of acidity. As the number gets greater, the acidity level reduces until it reaches of level of 7which is neutral. As the pH range goes even higher above 7 the liquid becomes alkaline and starts to develop that real slippery type of feeling that is found in soaps and the like.

Now! Just because alkali level is more healthy in foods, it does not mean that all alkaline substances are good for you to drink or eat. Brocholli is about 8 or 9 alkaline level and is very good for you. Some soaps are about 10 alkaline level and are definitely not too good for you. Try washing your mouth out with soap and you will be able to deduct your own conclusion from this entertaining little experiment.

So what we are looking at are the natural and organic things in our diet that are a nice alkaline level. Brocholli, Carrots, Cauliflower, Squash, etc, etc. We all have heard that to eat our vegies is good for you, but why? Well because the vegies are high alkaline level, they have much less surface tention or resistance for our digestive system and the nutrients within the vegetables are so much more easy to absorbed.

Great! I hope now that you have a basic understanding of alkaline level and the importance of this in what we eat and drink. So let’s get back to alkaline water. Of course alkaline water is not pure water. Pure, distilled water has a pH of 7. If we are going to raise the alkalinity of water, we have to add something to it. ok?

Now, I am sure that you don’t want to add soap to your drinking water just to make it alkaline water right? So what can be added to water that will raise the alkaline level to make is taste like beautiful clean mountain or mineral water. There’s a tip. You guessed it. If you take some lovely clean mountain stream water that has fallen high and come through the upper rocky levels, you will find that it is high in mineral content and the alkaline level will also be nice and high. Our body also needs this source of minerals for our health.

You have heard of the essential minerals and trace elements. Man has spent the last 50,000 years drinking the natural mountain and sprind waters of the world. He never, until recent times, drank distilled water. So let’s get back to nature and drink water as it was intended for man to drink. Cool, clean and full of all the natural minerals and trace elements.

Morning Habits

Added On: 12.13.11

I stop by AmPm once in a while to purchase a cup of coffee in the mornings before I get here to the box. Since I get there at the same time every day, I usually run into the same individuals every morning. These individuals are starting their mornings off with the same items every day……… Fire Hot Cheetos, bagels, pastries, soda, Doritos and I occasionally see individuals purchasing beer at 7:30am in the morning. Do you guys think these are good habits? Do some of these habits resemble your morning? Do you need to develop new morning habits? If so, let’s talk!

Another great CrossFit Promo video!

Added On: 12.12.11

Thanks to everyone that came out to the Christmas party at BJ’s last Friday. We had a blast. Especially with the Pazookie game!!! lol
For those of you who could not make it, we missed you dearly.

Hot ladies lifting heavy things…….

Added On: 12.10.11

Christmas Party is tonight!

Added On: 12.09.11

Just a reminder that our Christmas party is tonight at:

BJ’s Brewery & Restaurant

City of Industry

6pm

The All Natural Electrolyte Replacement Drink

Added On: 12.08.11

We have 4 different flavors of Vita CoCo in the refrigerator for you!

What natural drink has no fat, low carbs and is chunk full of electrolytes including sodium, calcium, potassium, and magnesium, making it pretty much the perfect electrolyte replacement drink? Need another hint? You can now get as much of it as you like out of our new beverage refrigerator at Walnut CrossFit. Still need another hint? OK – it’s NOT Fish Oil… and it’s not Pellegrino, nor is it a Quick Wrap sandwich  Give up? Duh… it’s coconut water! Did a quick search for the benefits of coconut water online… here is one result.

We’re carrying VitaCoco right now. How do you all like them? Do you have another brand that is your favorite? What are some of the benefits you notice in drinking coconut water? Post to comments.

Drink more Water!

Added On: 12.07.11

Rosie making it to the top of the rope!

A very simple thing you can do to be healthier…DRINK MORE WATER! Many of us don’t even know how much water we NEED. Here’s a handy lil calculator to tell you how much water you need a day. :)

http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm

Jack Lalanne- A man ahead of his time

Added On: 12.06.11

Jack Lalanne passed away almost a year ago. He was a fitness legend……. the man who was America’s Trainer, who was the first to steer the masses toward a life of health and fitness, including the importance of regular exercise, proper nutrition, and consistency in daily healthy habits. His message today is as relevant as it was 60 years ago, and the example by which he lived his life right up until the end is one that any one of us would be wise to emulate. Jack Lalanne will be remembered as the first of a kind, and his legacy will live on in each of us who holds his/her health and fitness in the highest regard.

Enjoy the clip from one of Jack’s old TV shows… sugar was as much of a problem back the as it is now!

Sport & Play

Added On: 12.05.11

Tina....one tough little lady!

Sport. It’s the pinnacle of the Theoretical Hierarchy of Development pyramid, first proposed by Greg Glassman in the “What is Fitness?” article in the CrossFit Journal. The pyramid’s foundation is nutrition, followed by metabolic conditioning, gymnastics, weightlifting, and finally, sport. Playing and learning new sports is one of the key pieces to fitness as performance… and so I ask you, we are about 1 month from the start of 2012, what new sports have you already, or are you going to, put on your to do list?

Personally, I’ve began to love board sports… my new sport for 2012 is wakeboarding and snowboarding(I’ve already dabbled with these 2 sports in the past, but this year I am going to take it to another level). ……..Now what is the next step you need to take to make this happen?

We love strong females!

Added On: 12.04.11

Women can move very large amounts of weight with good form and technique and lots of commitment. Here is another example of a very strong female at various Olympic Weightlifting events.