This video demonstrates 4 exercises with 2 pieces of equipment to help alleviate low back pain during pregnancy. Even if you’re not pregnant but are experiencing low back pain, you can implement these exercises. Well I’m a little late in posting this video! My husband and I just finished selling our old house, buying a […]

Kristen Ziesmer, Sports Dietitian - How to Alleviate Low Back Pain During Pregnancy

Nutrition Label – The Facts Most food manufactures have until July 26th 2018 to comply with the changes made by the FDA. These changes were made to reflect new scientific information, including the link between diet and chronic diseases such as obesity and heart disease. The new label will hopefully make it easier for consumers […]

Kristen Ziesmer, Sports Dietitian - Changes to the Nutrition Facts Label

Ready to get tactical with sports nutrition? This guest blog by Sean Vander Veer provides a meal plan for supporting the physical demands of military and first-responder careers. As a police officer, firefighter, or a member of active Military, the physical demands on your body can be tremendous. At any moment you can be placed […]

Kristen Ziesmer, Sports Dietitian - Tactical Sports Nutrition

Learn the Basics of Military Performance Training Guest Blogger Sean Vander Veer breaks down the focus behind military performance training. Military performance training is different from traditional strength, bodybuilding or speed and agility training. The program must focus on preparing the individual to become an athlete in an arena where results and finishing the task […]

Kristen Ziesmer, Sports Dietitian - Military Performance Training

Can a healthy diet include alcohol? That’s the question of the day! So you are aware of the obvious effects of alcohol on the body, it alters our judgment and makes us slower to reflexes. You may be wondering how much is too much and is it healthy to include a diet with alcohol. Read on to […]

Alcohol and Healthy diet

There are so many benefits of exercise during pregnancy, yet still many questions arise when trying to stay physically active during pregnancy. So lets talk about the benefits of exercise and lay down some guidelines to help you stay safe! Before starting a workout regimen, you need to change your mindset about what your goals are. It’s […]

Benefits of exercise during pregnancy

Next up in our Fit Mom To-Be series is how to workout during your pregnancy. Exercise seems to be overlooked as an important part of a healthy pregnancy. Many think “I can ‘t workout…it’ll harm the baby!” I’ve been told multiple times by multiple people, “you can’t lift weights while pregnant!” The truth is you […]

Kristen Ziesmer, Sports Dietitian - Working Out During Your Pregnancy

“Just consume more calories than you’re currently eating.” You’ve probably read or heard this before regarding eating for muscle growth or eating to gain weight as this general rule of thought isn’t wrong but it can lead to trouble for someone looking to pack on the pounds. Timing, amount (portion size), and type of food […]

Eating for Muscle Growth

You have taken your New Year’s resolution seriously, and now working harder than ever in the gym to keep those pounds off. But now it’s April and you might be losing motivation to make time for the gym, not seeing the same gains in your workout regimens, or feeling more fatigued during and between workouts.  […]

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Do you want to be a fit mom to-be? In this video, I share what I am doing to maintain a healthy diet throughout my pregnancy. Perhaps you’re expecting and want to be as healthy as possible during your pregnancy. Or maybe you hope to one day be pregnant and want to be healthy throughout […]

Kristen Ziesmer, Sports Dietitian - Fit Mom To Be - Eating for Two