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Our Favorite Kitchen Must Haves

By admin / November 30, 2017 / Comments Off on Our Favorite Kitchen Must Haves

  Here are some of Hit It!® Fitness’ favorite kitchen must-haves to save time and money so that you can spend longer in the gym and have healthy ready-to-eat foods for when you get home!   Spiralizer Vegetable Slicer Do you ever get tired of those extra carbs and unnecessary guilt that comes with eating spaghetti?  This…

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No Bake Pumpkin Protein Bites

By admin / November 24, 2017 / Comments Off on No Bake Pumpkin Protein Bites

  Like some of us you still might be in a pumpkin craze! Here’s an easy and healthy way to satisfy your sweet tooth and also get some protein after working out. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats 1 1/2 servings of vanilla protein powder (mine was 3 scoops) 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice…

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Thanksgiving Turkey

By admin / November 21, 2017 / Comments Off on Thanksgiving Turkey

  Thanksgiving is this Thursday and the talk of fried turkey is circulating. Clients are worried they’ll blow their diet with their host/hostess’ menu plan..Here’s the scoop… A 5.9 ounce serving of FRIED turkey is 383 calories / 21 grams of fat A 5.0 ounce serving of ROASTED turkey is 322 calories / 16 grams…

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Choosing the Right Oil

By admin / November 16, 2017 / Comments Off on Choosing the Right Oil

Hit It!® Fitness trainers get asked all the time, which oil is best for your health and which is best to use when cooking. There is no simple answer to this question, but with some help from ACE (American Council on Exercise) and their recent blog post, we hope that we can guide you in to making…

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Pumpkin Oatmeal

By admin / November 14, 2017 / Comments Off on Pumpkin Oatmeal

The trainers at Hit It!® Fitness preach eating clean and eating often! Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and sadly many of our clients like to sleep as late as possible before heading off to work which makes preparing breakfast nearly impossible. SO… for all you pumpkin lovers out there, try this quick…

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Healthy Holiday Tips

By admin / November 9, 2017 / Comments Off on Healthy Holiday Tips

Hit It!® Fitness Trainers in Roselle and Oak Park, IL know we won’t be seeing any food journals on Thanksgiving. It’s okay to indulge a little, but most people gain 1 or more pounds over these next 2 months. The Holiday season shouldn’t sabotage your weight, so here are some healthy tips to keep in…

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Pumpkin Chili

By admin / November 7, 2017 / Comments Off on Pumpkin Chili

It’s November and pumpkin season is in effect! Did you know that Pumpkin has some major health benefits for heart and vision health and can also help get waistlines in check?..and we aren’t talking Pumpkin pie or Pumpkin Beer! You can roast your own pumpkin or go the lazy route like we did when making…

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5 Simple Habits to Help You Live Longer

By admin / November 2, 2017 / Comments Off on 5 Simple Habits to Help You Live Longer

Hit It!® Fitness staff doesn’t have access to the fountain of youth, but there are simple things we can do on a daily basis to increase our longevity. Recently ACE (American Counsel on Exercise) published a great article on their Fitnovatives Blog about “5 Habits That Will Help Increase Your Longevity.” How many are you ACTUALLY practicing daily? 1) Eat Clean Giving…

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