Black Owned Fitness Club in New York | Jamaica Fit Trip

If you are like me in this stage of the pandemic, you might have put on a few pounds and want to shed them quickly before summer gets into full swing. There is an awesome 4 -week weight loss program in New York that can help you blast away those unwanted pounds. The best part, its home fitness exercises. This pandemic has changed a lot of the ways that we do things and how we can engage in activities that we took for granted. Fitness does not have to go out the window and at the same time, we can support an African American fitness club in New York . Fitness is also a major way we can show up for ourselves. It is self-care, stress relief, physically and mentally strengthening and empowering. At first, I was resistant to home fitness. I kept telling myself if I could do it at home, I would not be in the gym, that I did not have the discipline needed to do it at home. I have every at home fitness DVD program you can think of, so why would this be any different? There was something abou...

I didn’t just start a ketogenic diet. I went to the doctor first. I had questions about what a high fat diet would do to me. I wanted to know if I would clog my arteries or give myself a heart attack. For those of you who don’t know, a ketogenic, or keto diet is high in fat, moderate in protein and very low in carbohydrates and those carbohydrates come from leafy green vegetables. My doctor explained several important components of a ketogenic diet as well as the short-term and long-term health benefits and the potential for me to have success on the diet where other plans had not worked for me. What I love about this doctor is that he takes an internal approach. He specializes in functional medicine, so before any recommendations, he wanted to know what was going on for my body internally and ordered blood work.   I found out I was in the pre-diabetes stage, had high levels of inflammation and thyroid issues. I had acne, soreness, and I felt very tired overall. I didn’t feel good....