The game plan was to have fun and win barring any mechanicals.
Andrew knew what he was to do and I knew what I was to do and that was that. I can say there was a ton of FUN had, there was the WIN 🎉 and there was a MECHANICAL. A pedal broke so Andrew was riding around with one of my pedals and I with one of his off his cross bike. Lol. Thanks Maria for delivering the cross bike so I could put the pedal on my bike! Andrew I'm so proud of what you did out there yesterday and I'm so happy to have been a part of it and loved it all. You're a machine and can put yourself in the hurt locker like nobody I've ever seen! Heat is not typically my forte but I knew that going in, hydrated well and paced myself. I took it easy on the climbs knowing the plan was that I do 4 or 5 laps and I enjoyed every hot and sweaty minute of it. AND last but not least my TREK TOP FUEL 9.8 SL was un-freakin-real to ride. I had to take a moment before my 3rd lap to message Jeremy of the Trek Bicycle Store Barrie to tell him this: "Hot damn Jer that effin' bike ROCKS! First time I've gotten to really ride her. 😍🚴" I'm so in love. That bike is an insane amount of fun to ride! A huge congrats to all you racers out there yesterday. It was a HOT one. And to all you solo riders...I don't even know what to say to you lot. Whether you're female or male, you're beasts! ✔️ To all the newer mountain bikers out there that I saw, a huge kudos to you on your race. I hope you had an amazing experience! A big thanks to Don Gain for the Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery Antigravity post-race. The perfect recovery drink right?! 😜 That beer never tasted so GOOD! 📷 Heather Dunlop Trek Bicycle / Bontrager / Trek Bicycle Store Barrie
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This is a great breakfast for your everyday and also for endurance athletes heading out for training or competition. Eating prior to training or competition maximizes your athletic potential by “topping off” muscle and liver glycogen stores. If your event is in the morning, you will be topping off liver glycogen that was burned throughout the night as you were sleeping. Enjoy this hearty, healthy and delicious goodness! Paige's Oats
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In a medium saucepan, bring the water and sea salt to a boil. Add oats and cinnamon and cook stirring frequently until thickens. Remove from heat, serve into bowls and add your desired toppings. My favourite combined toppings are maple syrup to sweeten, goji berries, tablespoon of almond butter and plain yogurt or almond milk, hemp hearts, pumpkin seeds, chia and strawberries. Talk about a nutrient dense heavy hitter with that combo! If you have any oats leftover that you are not eating, put them in a sealed container and into the fridge to eat for tomorrow’s breakfast or to use in a recovery smoothie. DOWNLOAD PDF RECIPE: Paige's Oats Cycling in colder climates can be tricky. Some of the questions that run through my head are ... Should I wear 3 layers or 4 or will 2 be enough? Booties or no booties? These gloves or my thinner gloves? ... and the list goes on and on ... What we tend to forget is how to protect our skin. For the longest time I did nothing. I would have a think layer of dead skin mostly on my lower cheeks and chin. If this is you or you want to know how to protect your skin, you can find out exactly what I use, what NOT to use (super important!) and where I apply it, all in this video. Oh and I want you to be the first to know that the next round of my signature program, Rock Your Ride, Body & Mind is starting on Monday, April 10th. For more details ---> http://www.puravidaperformance.com/rock-your-ride-body--mind.html Enjoy your weekend! P.S. Early Bird Registration for Rock Your Ride, Body & Mind is open until Wednesday, March 29th. You can check out all the details here.
It goes something like this… “I was taught that I was to eat everything on my plate before I could leave the table and now I don’t know how much to eat of what.” Sound familiar? Thought so. This was my story and the story of so many of my clients. It’s not our parents’ fault at all either I might add. They had our best interests at heart and were teaching us what they were taught or knew to be true for them. This belief was one of the reasons I became a calorie counter. When you are pushed to eat beyond being full then you lose the feeling of knowing when you are full. I strongly discourage calorie counting by the way. It’s a stressful game and let’s face it, will you really want to count calories for the rest of your life? I didn’t think so. This leads me to my cardinal rule when it comes to diets. If you cannot commit to something for the rest of your life then it’s not sustainable. Eating well is a lifestyle NOT a diet. Having said that, I’ve worked with many clients who have lost a lot of weight through specific diets. The diet worked, they lost a lot of weight but they realize it’s not sustainable so they come to me for support and to learn to eat again. Here are some tips that I put into place for my own self when it comes to OVEREATING that I know will help you as well. (1) Never let yourself get to the point that you’re ravenous and only eat until you’re 80% full. We all know what happens when we go to the grocery store when we’re hungry or starving. We buy things we wouldn’t normally and usually crack them open before we even get home. It’s the same when we’re at home. When we wait until we are starving two things happens: (a) we go for something that’s quick which is usually not the best choice; and (b) we eat more of it than we normally would as we’re starving. This is where the eating only until you’re 80% full comes in. This provided such relief for me as it allowed me to start making a connection and base my fullness on a feeling. (2) Being fully present when eating. When you’re fully present you give yourself the opportunity to tune into how you’re feeling, what the food tastes like and when you’re starting to become full. It gives your stomach time to catch up with your feeling full signals. That means no eating on the run and no TV or smartphone while eating. You must eliminate distractions. (3) Slow down and chew your food. I would chew my food a gazillion times and set my fork down between bites. I still do this. I remember in one of my first classes at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition we were asked to bring food. We were asked to take a bite and see how many times we could chew it before swallowing. It was shocking. I think I only got to four! Try it and see for yourself. (4) Use smaller bowls and plates. You give yourself less food and you end up eating less. It’s a great trick to get a handle of portions. (5) Add tons of vegetables as fillers. Eat more veggies than the pasta or brown rice or quinoa as an example. Actually a great example of this is my Almond Lime Sauce with Quinoa and Steamed Vegetables. My plate will be predominantly vegetables with some quinoa or brown rice (about 1/2 cup) and 2-3 tbsps of the sauce. Yummo. (6) Check serving sizes. If you buy something that can be eaten from a bag or box then check the serving sizes to get an idea of what that looks like. As you may or may not know, I don’t believe in deprivation so if you buy a bag of chips or a bag of nuts or bag of prunes or dried fruit, you want to see how many serving sizes they say are in it and then you know roughly how to gauge it and portion it out. (7) Never keep your trigger foods in the house. When I first started out on my weight loss journey I had no self-control for the longest time. A bag of chips didn’t stand a chance in my cupboards. They’d call my name and I would get up and down from the coach 10 times until the bag was gone. Sound familiar? That meant I had to keep the triggers out of the house on a regular basis. This one honestly took a lot of time for me. (8) Calorie guidelines for meals and snacks. As all of my clients know, I don’t like them to get caught up in the numbers. You have to learn to feel when you’re full and learn to stop when you are. Having said that, when I calorie counted, I would do 100-200 calories for snacks and then 300-500 calories for meals. You MUST know that this is different for everyone and it depends on your size/weight/age/activity level etc. There is no one size fits all when it comes to nutrition or else we’d all be doing the same thing. If your training goes up naturally you will eat more. (9) Always eat your salad first. I'd always eat my salad first to fill up on that plus it's easier to digest than other foods. All foods take different times to digest. Easiest to digest goes first. Never understood eating salad last at a meal after I went to nutrition school. (10) Drink tea after dinner to curb the sweet tooth. I would drink a lot of tea to curb wanting a sweet treat after dinner. I was raised with dessert after lunch and dinner and I find tea about a half hour after eating helps with that. Now you have 10 ways to help you from overeating. Try it? Let me know how it goes. P.S. If you’re ready to kick-start your nutrition; I have a few spots open for my Nutrition KickStart. If you want to get killer clarity like my clients have, let’s chat! Imagine getting crystal clear on how to eat, what to eat and when to eat. Woop!
Have you ever been out enjoying your ride and suddenly you see a dog out of the corner of your eye coming for you? I have multiple times. My first reaction is to sprint. Yep. I'm all like GET ME OUT OF HERE! I have to say that with every interaction I've had with dogs, they have all been harmless. The thing is you never know. In this video, I explain the steps to take when you encounter a dog. This video is especially important when it comes to group riding and knowing what to do when a dog is coming towards your group. Have an amazing week! P.S. Registration is open for all of my road cycling, mountain bike and hybrid bike clinics. You can check them all out HERE. Spots are filling FAST.
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::: losing weight (from over 200lbs to 135lbs!) ::: feeling empowered ::: building my confidence ::: feeling a sense of immense FREEDOM with the wind in my hair ::: time for ME doing something that I loved and was FUN ::: introducing me to a community of people that 'got' ME ::: like-minded people that were supportive of my goals and dreams ::: going back to school for nutrition ::: somewhere that I could push myself ::: seeing new places and countries on my two wheels ::: my form of meditation And that's just off the top of my head. When I started cycling, I got the fun and happy in my life back. It's the reason I'm so deeply passionate about helping others especially women to experience any part of this. If this sounds like something you'd love for your life, I invite you join my free community of people transforming their lives through cycling and nutrition. See you on the inside! JOIN HERE ---> https://www.facebook.com/groups/puravidamastery/ AND if you'd like to read more about my journey, you can check that out here. I'd also love to know, how has cycling changed or shaped your life? Leave a comment below. Thanks again so much for stopping by my booth, Pura Vida Performance at the Toronto International Bike Show. It was so amazing to meet and chat with you last weekend. Below are a few pictures from the show along with what you had the chance to WIN! Without further adieux, here are the WINNERS! 60 Minute Rock Your Ride, Body & Mind Consultations Honey Barba Estefania Jessica Eckstein Thais Tambosi Natasha Petrosky GRAND PRIZE WINNER!Isabelle Duteau If you're into cycling and you love to eat then I invite you join my FREE community of people transforming their lives through cycling and nutrition. See you on the inside! P.S. Remember to join my amazing new Facebook Group which is an incredible community of like-minded people who are interested in learning more about cycling and nutrition.
Today we're talking bike computers. Woohoo. A question came up last night on our first Welcome/Coaching Call for Rock Your Ride, Body & Mind so I thought...let's make a video! Find out in this video the #1 feature you want to make sure your bike computer has to ensure efficiency. Have an amazing week. P.S. Registration is open for all of my road cycling, mountain bike and hybrid bike clinics.
You can check them all out HERE. I have had this something like this on my list of things to make for a long time and it knocked my wee socks off. The cashews were the surprise ingredient for me and add an extra bit of creaminess, calories and healthy fat to balance the dish. Enjoy! SPICY CASHEW ROASTED CAULIFLOWERInstructions: Preheat oven to 350°F/177°C. In a high-speed blender, add all the ingredients, except cauliflower. Place the cauliflower florets in a large bowl and pour in the marinade; mix well to ensure all the pieces are coated. On a lined baking sheet or glass dish, place coated cauliflower florets and roast until tender (45-60 minutes depending on the size of the cauliflower). DOWNLOAD PDF RECIPE: Spicy Cashew Roasted Cauliflower If you want to live a fit and healthy lifestyle, I invite you join my FREE community of people transforming their lives through cycling and nutrition. See you on the inside! P.S. Remember to join my amazing new Facebook Group which is an incredible community of like-minded people who are interested in learning more about cycling and nutrition.
This is my new go to when I don't have a lot of time. I keep veggies chopped and in the fridge that can either be used for this recipe or to add to salads. It's all in the preparation. I also choose small sweet potatoes so I don't overeat. Enjoy! Tahini Sweet PotatoAdd all ingredients to a highspeed blender and blend until smooth. Store unused portions (if any) in fridge. Sweet Potatoes: Scrubbed and pricked and roasted whole for about 45 minutes at 400 degrees. Toppings: Red pepper – diced Zucchini – diced Broccoli Corn Cannellini beans - drained and rinsed (or black beans or pinto beans) Green onion - chopped Avocado - cubed Hemp seeds Pumpkin seeds **You can put any vegetables and super foods on this** Slice roasted sweet potatoes down the middle and gently squeeze ends to open. Top with a desired amount of toppings and drizzle with tahini sauce. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD PDF RECIPE: Tahini Sweet Potato Inspired by Sue at Kind Living Yoga If you want to live a fit and healthy lifestyle, I invite you join my FREE community of people transforming their lives through cycling and nutrition. See you on the inside! P.S. Remember to join my amazing new Facebook Group which is an incredible community of like-minded people who are interested in learning more about cycling and nutrition.
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