The Importance of Protein There are dozens of reasons to make sure you get enough protein in your diet. Protein plays an essential role in every cell in your body. Protein is an important building block for muscles, bones, cartilage, skin, and blood. Hair and nails are made up of mostly protein. Protein is necessary … Continued
Dining out and keeping commitments to your healthy lifestyle aren’t always compatible. You work so hard at home to follow healthy eating guidelines, but it can seem impossible to stay on track when at a restaurant. When eating at most restaurants, you can forget about knowing what is going into your food and it’s … Continued
At BootCampSF in San Francisco, we understand it is no secret that the holiday season makes keeping fitness goals a challenge. Extra pounds are happy to accompany you to that holiday party followed by another… and then another. But what if you want to avoid overeating and keep the extra weight at bay? Be … Continued
To lose weight, eat fewer calories than you burn. It sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? Yet, measuring your food intake in the modern environment is anything but simple. So what if you have trouble with calorie counting? No worries — at BootCampSF in San Francisco, we believe there are plenty of other methods … Continued
As we all know, the benefits of regular exercise are bountiful. Exercise boosts your overall health and reduces the risk of developing diseases like type 2 diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Exercising can have immediate and long-term health benefits — Especially the types of varied routines we do at BootCampSF. And in addition to … Continued
If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, shouldn’t you be treating it as such? At BootCampSF, we encourage boot campers to make their own breakfasts versus reaching for a high-sugar cereal. Here are a few of our favorite recipes that are simple and add variety to your healthy diets. … Continued
For some of us, eating healthy always seems just a bit out of reach. This can be frustrating and lead you to feeling discouraged. But you should never be too hard on yourself — especially in this age of fast food that screams out to us especially loudly when we are overworked and exhausted. … Continued
Salads are great any time of year, but at BootCampSF we believe the spring season and salads definitely compliment each other. So we have rounded up five of our favorite mouth watering, beautiful salad recipes that also are safe for your waistline. Asian Citrus Chicken Salad This healthy and hearty salad is a BootCampSF favorite … Continued
We’re writing one more blog dedicated to parents and their children! How many times have we been told breakfast is the most important meal of the day? Yet, it can be difficult to find nutritious, low sugar options for breakfast that children enjoy. We’ve pulled together some ideas for you to try in order to … Continued
Having your child diagnosed as lactose intolerant can be tough. Especially since dairy is such a valuable part of a balanced diet. We get most of our calcium and vitamin D from dairy products — which are essential to bone growth. Milk is also packed with other nutrients such as protein and potassium making it … Continued