Everything is BIGGER in Texas… But Not Better
Unfortunately true in this case. According to the recent Men’s Health Magazine (May 2010) 5 of the 10 fattest cities are in Texas: #1 Corpus Christi, #3 El Paso, #4 Dallas, #7 San Antonio and #9 Houston. The study complied information in each city based on the percentage of overweight people, the percentage of people [...]
Be Careful What You Drink!
Be careful what you drink, it may have more calories than you think!
by Work It Trainer, Shane Whitehead
If you are trying to lose weight and are looking for an easy way to cut excess calories you may want to look at what you are drinking. Most people tend to forget or just don’t realize [...]
Scavenger Hunt Pics
Thank you to everyone who showed for the Second Annual Work It Urban Scavenger Hunt! Hunters searched through downtown Austin for about two hours completing tasks, answering questions and gathering items.
Congratulations to Robert Bentley and Paul Arellanes for finishing this year’s Hunt first!
Work It Shop Is Live
We have been asked a lot about clothing and other product options to build Work It spirit and community. We are finally live with a site to shop for Work It apparel and other items with either the Work It Training logo or our new Warriors logo. Please visit the site and let us know [...]
Second Annual Work It: Urban Scavenger Hunt
What: An Urban Scavenger Hunt. You will be answering questions and completing tasks with a buddy (two people per team) in downtown Austin.
When: Saturday, April 24 at 8:45am. Please plan to arrive a little early to prepare, the Hunt will start at 9am sharp.
Where: Meeting at the Mopac Pedestrian Bridge south of the river. [...]
Work It Welcomes New Trainer! – Shane Whitehead
Work It is excited to welcome Shane Whitehead to the team! Shane is originally from Pennsylvania and moved to Austin in early 2010. Shane graduated with a degree in Kinesiology from James Madison University where he worked as an intern with athletes in the sports and conditioning program. Shane was also named Sports and Conditioning [...]
OrangeCup All Natural Frozen Yogurt
I was in the Domain today and saw that a new place, OrangeCup, opened. OrangeCup is an all natural frozen yogurt shop that is new to Austin, the first Austin location being in the Domain. I was expecting the typical frozen yogurt shop but the yogurt actually tasted like yogurt instead of soft serve ice [...]
How Healthy are Your Fruits and Veggies?
Have you heard of the ANDI Index or the Aggregate Nutrient Density Index? It is a scale or index which rates foods based on an evaluation of their micronutrients including vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and antioxidant capacity. The scale ranges from 1 to 1000, 1000 being the highest score possible.
The ANDI Index was created [...]
Green Athletic Gear – Under Armour’s Recycled Line
Interested in doing a little more for the environment? I was roaming through Dick’s Sporting Goods yesterday and ran across Under Armour’s new line of recycled athletic wear. How do they do it? They take plastic bottles, wash them, shred them, melt them and then make tiny cubes. They then heat the tiny cubes to [...]
Calories in Frozen “Healthy” Dinners and Restaurants
New research shows that many “healthy” frozen meals marketed to help you count your calories may not be as helpful as you think. Frozen meals tested in a recent study revealed that they actually have about 8% more calories, on average, than they claim on packaging. In addition, many restaurants who list their calories actually [...]
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