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How-to: Bear Crawls

RDA Team — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:04:34 +0000

Exercise: Bear Crawls Great for: warm up, coordination, core strength, shoulder strength. Do: Get on all fours, then just hover your knees above the ground. Crawl using opposite hand/foot. Keep your core braced and relatively still. Do: When going backwards, take smaller steps with your feet (so that your hands can keep up!) Don’t: Raise your butt up […]

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Ketogenic Diet: The Lowdown on High Fat

Lilith NoFair — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 20:00:38 +0000

If you keep on top of diet trends, then you’ve almost certainly heard of the Ketogenic Diet (or Keto). If you haven’t, trust me, you will. It’s a method of eating that’s gaining more popularity in the bodybuilding and strength community, and inevitably, it will start to trickle down to the general population. What is […]

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Ingredients You Should Be Using: Flax

Lilith NoFair — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 20:00:37 +0000

Know how I’m always going on about how you need more Omega-3s in your diet? Well, today’s ingredient is here to help! Especially if you’re vegan/vegetarian and can’t eat fish or fish oil. Flax is ready to help you hit your healthy fat targets! Today’s Ingredient: Flax What is it? Flax is a food and […]

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Ingredients You Should Be Using: Chickpeas

Lilith NoFair — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 20:00:00 +0000

Do you feel like you’re not getting enough protein or enough veggies in your diet? Well, here’s a solution – more chickpeas! Since they are a legume, chickpeas are considered both a vegetable and protein, giving you twice the bang for your buck! Today’s Ingredient: Chickpeas (or Garbanzo Beans) What are they? Chickpeas are also […]

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Ingredients You Should Be Using: Turmeric

Lilith NoFair — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 20:00:52 +0000

Yeah, yeah, I know we’ve talked about how great turmeric is before, but we’ve never talked about how to cook with it! So, let’s get the science out of the way, and talk about some delicious curries and spicy dishes! Today’s Ingredient: Turmeric What is it? Turmeric is primarily known as the spice in curry. […]

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Ingredients You Should Be Using: Kimchi

Lilith NoFair — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 20:00:30 +0000

When you’re eating healthy, it can be easy to eat the same things over and over again (heck, I even encourage it in Derby Fuel). Usually, we have our favourites – those dishes that are easy to make and that we know we’ll enjoy. Having a few solid staples is an important part of planning […]

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Grow Your Fitness (and some Veggies)!

Lilith NoFair — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 20:00:59 +0000

Ah, Springtime, when everything starts to grow! As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned to love gardening. It’s not just the magic of planting something and then, through hard work and a little love, having it turn into something else. It’s that I am cheap. And I like to have control over stuff. And gardening lets me indulge […]

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Comfort Food: CHEESE

Lilith NoFair — Sun, 14 May 2017 20:00:44 +0000

To round out our comfort food series, we had a request from RDA fan, Erin Hanusa to address the most awesome comfort food ever – CHEESE. Oh cheese, how would we ever make you healthier? Cheese, in and of itself, isn’t too bad for you. It’s that we tend not to eat cheese in moderation. We […]

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Comfort Food: Burger & Onion Rings

Lilith NoFair — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 20:01:40 +0000

Photo credit: Delfina Cocciardi Now we’re getting to my favourite kind of comfort food – BURGERS! I love burgers in a pretty serious way. But I also love my health, so it was important for me to find a way to skip the McD’s, and make something that my body thank me for. I know, I […]

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Comfort Food: Fettuccine Alfredo and Garlic Bread

Lilith NoFair — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 20:00:11 +0000

Grey, rainy Spring days always make me want to bundle up and spend the day in bed with some puppies. Also, they make me crave comfort food. I don’t know about you, but one of my most comforting of comfort foods is pasta of all different sorts. All kinds of sauces, all kinds of noodles, […]

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Comfort Foods: Fried Chicken, Coleslaw & Apple Pie

Lilith NoFair — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 20:00:21 +0000

As a derby athlete, you do your best to eat well and give your body the fuel it needs for the very best performance but, let’s be real, sometimes we crave those comfort foods! Now, if your comfort food is a baked chicken breast with broccoli on the side, great! Carry on! For most of […]

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Ask NoFair: No Meat Athlete – Where’s My Protein Coming From?

Lilith NoFair — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 21:00:34 +0000

We’re always cooking up new stuff at Derby in the Kitchen, so here’s something brand new! Reader questions answered right here on the blog! As you know, we love hearing from you and we do our very best to answer any questions you might have in the comments and on Facebook. But sometimes, there are […]

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