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Optimal Protein Sources

Protein is an essential macronutrient that plays a crucial role in building and repairing tissues, making enzymes and hormones, and supporting overall health. With a wide variety of protein sources available from both animal and plant-based foods, it’s important to understand which options are the most optimal for meeting your daily protein needs while promoting…

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GRIP Life December 2021

GRIP Life December 2021 We are thankful for all of our clients and wish you a wonderful holiday season. We have some important staff changes occurring this week, see below. Also the Holiday gym schedule, an informative video on a new metabolic health company and the importance of blood sugar regulation. Watch the video for…

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What Is GRIP Center?

GRIP, the Grand Rapids Institute for Performance, is the premier personal training center in Grand Rapids. We focus on the health of each individual and embrace each individual as the unique person they are with unique solutions to fit them. GRIP can help you maximize your potential through our innovative and customized programs. Checkout all…

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What is Fascial Stretch Therapy?

When most people work or stretch their body they think of muscles and joints, but the what’s surrounding those organs is just as important. Fascia stretch therapy, or FST, is a table based assistive stretch that targets the most prevalent tissue in the body. What exactly does it do and what are the benefits, we…

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My Favorite Summer Recipes

I love this time of year for going to our local farmers market. My favorite is at Fuller and Fulton here in Grand Rapids. Late July and August are some of the best times to get an amazing variety of veggies while they are fresh. Eating local not only supports our local farmers, making sure…

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How To Balance Your Blood Sugar Over The Holidays

January 2020 is our GRIP Sugar Detox and being prepared is very important. The closer we are to no added sugar in our diet, the easier the month will be. So with that in mind, backtracking to November and December will set ourselves up for success. There are 600,000 food items in the average grocery…

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How To Save Money On Your Weekly Meat Purchase

Alright, team, I wanted to write a few quick words on some ways you can save on your weekly meat purchases. If you’re someone that uses ground meat for most of your recipes, this will be doubly useful for you. It is basically a “duh, we know that” post, but someone may find it useful.…

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Aging Is Inevitable

Aging is an inevitable process, but it’s consequences can be slowed down or even prevented. We have been reviewing longevity biomarkers at GRIP the last few weeks. Things like grip strength, waist circumference, low insulin levels, autophagy, and facial appearance just to name a few. In the end it comes down to eating foods that will…

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Grocery Shopping – Part 1

We often get questions about where to find certain items or what items we purchase when grocery shopping. I thought it would be fun to highlight some shopping trips at various stores around town. Meijer is the store I shop at the most so I’m starting there.  Remember not all stores carry the exact same thing.…

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