R.I.P.P.E.D. Blog

Battle The Bulge

If your workouts aren’t managing to melt off that extra bulge around the middle, you may want to take a second look at what’s on your plate.

Our bodies are  finely tuned machines when it comes to disposing of toxins and waste through the skin (sweat it out!), liver, kidneys and lungs. Studies show that chemical toxins in our food – especially pesticides, preservatives, artifical color and flavors – can overload our metabolic systems and cause a sort of ‘break down.’ Excess waste is often stored in the liver (causing mid-section belly bulge – aha!) While it’s a great idea to implement a detox cleanse every once in a while, why wait until it’s too late? More »

2 Days and Counting Before the First R.I.P.P.E.D. Training

Celebrating the season lovers of that orange jack o’ fun: the PUMPKIN

Not only because it’s one of  Terry’s favorite things, this versatile vegetable goes the distance way beyond pie.   Pumpkin is chock full of good stuff, loaded with vitamin A and antioxidants like alpha and beta-carotenes.  It’s also a good source of vitamins C, K, and E, and lots of minerals, including magnesium, potassium, and iron. Half a cup of canned pumpkin has 6.5 grams of effective carbohydrate and 3.5 grams of fiber.

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Terry’s Fitness Tip: How to Harness the “Horse” Stance

Terry explains how to harness the horse stance to protect yourself from knee injury and to optimize your endurance training. Safety in fitness and proper form are what Shorter emphasizes in the R.I.P.P.E.D. fitness format.

Click on the link and check it out: Terry’s Fitness Tip of the Week

Rock the CLEANER vote

R.I.P.P.E.D. and Eat Cleaner shared a passion for safer eating, and why the time is ripe to EAT CLEANER. 

Eat Cleaner presented their story to their peers, the media and experts in the business world.  More »