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| **4) Nutrition** | | **4) Nutrition** |
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| At the Monkey Bar Gym, working out is only half of | | At the Monkey Bar Gym, working out is only half of |
| the fitness equation. We also provide nutritional | | the fitness equation. We also provide nutritional |
| guidelines, food shopping and preparation classes | | guidelines, food shopping and preparation classes |
| , and inspiration. Here’s our nutritional philosop | | , and inspiration. Here’s our nutritional philosop |
| hy, in 10 simple suggestions. | | hy, in 10 simple suggestions. |
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| t | + Eat 4-5 small meals, one every 2-3 hours that yo | t | |
| u are awake.
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| > This keeps the energy at constant levels and act | | |
| ually helps speed
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| > up your metabolism due to the fact that your bod | | |
| y does not think
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| > that it is starving.
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| > Food is better absorbed and you feel better and | | |
| have better energy.
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| > Have you ever had a really clean meal like salad | | |
| with grilled tofu?
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| > And then after you finished you felt really good | | |
| , light and clean?
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| > That is the goal for every meal! This type of me | | |
| al burns off the
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| > body fat like CRAZY!
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| > The opposite type of meal is a fat depositor: fo | | |
| r example a plate
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| >of pasta and bread makes you feel slow, full, slu | | |
| ggish and sleepy.
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| > Not good!!
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| + Eat fist size vegetables with palm size protein | | |
| in 2-3 meals a day
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| + Eat fist size carbohydrates (natural and unproc | | |
| essed) with palm size protein in 2 meals/day.
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| + Eat 5 servings of fruits &/or vegetables daily
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| + Eat slowly and to satisfaction only, no more!
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| + Shape your hand with spread fingers. This is yo | | |
| ur serving size.This is an excellent way to not ov | | |
| ereat!!!
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| + Drink a minimum of 10 to 12 glasses of cold wate | | |
| r each day
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| + Eat like a Bushman
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| + Eat and drink as naturally as possible. Eating | | |
| natural foods that are not man-made is the way to | | |
| go.
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| > Processed foods are generally higher on the glyc | | |
| emic index, meaning
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| > they break down quicker, turn into sugars and ge | | |
| t stored as fat.
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| + Eat organic foods as often as possible, it’s he | | |
| althier for you and the planet!!
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| + Eat your last meal at least 2-3 hours before goi | | |
| ng to bed.
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