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Just read this article - here's a small excerpt...  Carbohydrate Requirements for Exercise - from Nutrition Dimension. By Ellen Coleman, MA, MPH, RD, CSSD Think of carbohydrates as the body's gasoline supply - easily converted to motion in whatever amount is required. To satisfy the demand, as long as it lasts, there must be fuel in the tank. With low-carb diets currently being promoted for weight loss, food and beverage manufacturers are pushing the idea of fewer calories from carbohydrates as a good thing. The problem is, athletes- and even regular exercisers- can run out of gas. Adequate carbohydrate stores are critical for optimum athletic performance. Carbohydrate is stored in muscle and liver glycogen and in blood glucose. Consuming adequate carbohydrates on a daily basis is necessary to replenish muscle and liver glycogen between daily training sessions and competitive events. Athletes in high-power activities often want to lose weight, and so consume low-energy di...

Thank you to all for your support of Lava Fit this past year! It's been a very fun and eventful one - starting last October with a Run for Breast Cancer where nearly $800 was raised for the cause. We've had six 8-week running and conditioning sessions and also, together we raised over $700 at Lava Fit's Run for Japan in April 2011. There are only two more weeks in the current 8-Week Session... then I'm on 'maternity leave'. HOWEVER, I encourage you all to still meet Tuesdays and Thursdays for runs - the camaraderie of running with others is important. Your fellow runners know and understand what it took for you to get out there on that particular morning to run. So bring your friends and ask others to join! After baby girl arrives and I'm caught up, I will start doing private training . I'll create workouts catered to YOU using weights, stability ball, resistance bands and your own body. We can work around your schedule. I'm very excited to get b...

This is from a recent article published through ACE Certified News... The activities that parents engage in every day just to care for and play with their children count, but finding the time to commit to an exercise program helps a person feel better and achieve or maintain a healthy weight. Furthermore, in the current environment of rampant physical inactivity, ready access to highly processed and calorie-dense foods, and epidemic rates of childhood and adult obesity, the best thing parents can do to help set their children on the path to maximal health and well-being—which includes eating healthfully and engaging in physical activity on a regular basis—is to model healthy behaviors. In short, one promising way to help both adults and children to adopt healthier habits and a more active lifestyle is to convince the parent, as primary caretaker and role model, to make physical activity a family priority. Parents commonly cite fatigue and lack of time, childcare and soc...

It has been warm and still around here - but BEAUTIFUL! Ladies, great run on Tuesday. Remember to run with water on these windless, hot and sweaty days. I have created the HOLO HUI Eight Week Training Schedule for September and October and have emailed it to those already registered. If you weren't able to make it on Tuesday, Sept 6 but still want to register and work out with us, please email and let me know. This Friday will be Cardio, Conditioning, Flexibility (CCF) Class, meeting in the parking lot of Kailua Beach Park. An optional run at 8am, Instructor led conditioning at 8:30 and Instructor led stretching at 9. If you signed up for the entire 8-week session, this class is included. If you purchased a "Puka Card", this counts as a workout. Please join - bring a yoga mat/towel, resistance band (with handles) and water. Also, if you have any hand-held weights, feel free to bring them too! I considered changing CCF to Wednesday mornings (instead of Friday), ...

It's been a great, relaxing summer and now it's time to get back in a flow... a healthy routine. I'm more than ready for it. As many of you already know, I'm pregnant with baby number two - which has slowed me from running to a brisk walk - but I am still excited about the next eight week session. Even though I won't physically be running with you, I'm there to encourage and train... watch out though, I already purchased the Double Jogging Stroller! We'll begin the session Tuesday, September 6 at 8:30am from Kailua Beach Park, meet in the parking lot across from Buzz's. If this new time is an issue for anyone, please let me know, I want to accommodate as many women as possible. Runs will start from varying locations around Kailua on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30am . Conditioning and Flexibility will be Friday mornings from 8:30 til about 9:15am. This is essentially a boot camp. We'll use our own body weight, resistance bands and hand ...

Here comes a new EIGHT WEEK session of Women's Fitness! During the summer break, I've been learning/studying more about running, and how to run effortlessly and injury-free. I am excited to pass my knowledge onto you. Considering I'm due with Baby Two at the end of November, this session will probably be the last one for several months. So during September and October, our training will be scheduled and concentrated. Tuesday and Thursday we'll have a specific training run and Friday will be a half hour of conditioning with 10-15 minutes of necessary stretching. Click HERE for the registration form. You can scan/email it back to me or bring it the first day of class on September 6. LAVA YOUR LIFE!

We all had our summer break - now it's time to get back into a healthy routine. On Tuesday, September 6 we'll begin another 8-week session of women's fitness (running and conditioning). Tuesday and Thursday are running days, Friday is conditioning and flexibility.  We'll have a structured running schedule and use a periodized training program for conditioning to maximize fitness and performance. I'm very excited to see everyone again and hopefully meet some new faces as well!