3 Tasty Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes Buffalo Chicken Bowls Ingredients • 2 cans black beans • 3 avocados, diced • A pint of cherry tomatoes, halved • 6 chicken breasts • 1 cup buffalo sauce • 1 tbsp. garlic, minced • 1 packet Greek yogurt dressing – dry seasoning • 1 1/3 cups plain Greek […]
How Mindfulness Can Improve Your Life by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD Being aware and present in your surroundings can really help you absorb all the energy from that moment. By practicing and focusing on these techniques, you can change your whole mindset, which sets in motion the events for the day. Walking Keep your […]
The Dangers of Sleep Deprivation by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD About 60 million Americans suffer from some type of chronic sleep-related disorder, which includes sleep apnea, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome and insomnia. Furthermore, about 40 percent of adults unintentionally fall asleep during the day. Here are some conditions that can result from sleep deprivation: […]
Cinco de Mayo Menu APPETIZER Homebaked Tortilla Chips and Guacamole Serves 2-4 Tortilla Chips (from Living Lean Cookbook) • Gluten-free tortillas cut into triangles • 1 tbsp. grapeseed oil • Dash of sea salt Guacamole • 3 avocados • 2 tomatoes • 2 cloves garlic • 1 lime • Sea salt Directions Tortilla Chips • […]
Cinco de Mayo Menu APPETIZER Homebaked Tortilla Chips and Guacamole Serves 2-4 Tortilla Chips (from Living Lean Cookbook) • Gluten-free tortillas cut into triangles • 1 tbsp. grapeseed oil • Dash of sea salt Guacamole • 3 avocados • 2 tomatoes • 2 cloves garlic • 1 lime • Sea salt Directions Tortilla Chips • […]
How to Build a Home Gym Lots of people find it cost effective to train at home. While the start-up cost might be a lot in the beginning, it could end up saving you money overall. Many companies have specially designed pieces of equipment to fit in your garage. You can always slowly increase equipment […]
Four Things Happy People Don’t Do by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD 1) Compare Themselves to Others It’s only you against you. You should always strive to be better than the person you were the day before. This is also important in the gym. Don’t compare yourself to anyone in there, you have no idea […]
The Mike Dolce Show – A Fitness Podcast Mike Dolce is a 3X World MMA Awards Trainer of the Year, NJ Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee and was named a Men’s Fitness Top 30 Fitness Game Changer. As the founder of The Dolce Diet & creator of UFC FIT, Mike Dolce is known the […]
Family Date Nights by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD Backyard Camp Out Pitch a tent or make a blanket/towel fort right outside. Turn off your phones and tablets and spend some time outdoors with your loved ones. This also makes it easy for bathroom breaks (in a clean, sanitary environment). Themed Family Photo Shoot You […]
3 Anytime Recipes Kids Love by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD Chicken, Veggie & Egg Muffins Ingredients • ½ cup of diced, cooked chicken • 1/2 cup of grated Swiss cheese or cheese of choice • 4 to 6 eggs • ¼ cup of veggies of choice • Salt and pepper to taste Directions • […]
Deadlifting gets a bad rap because many people associate this movement with injury. Like anything, if you perform the movement with the proper mechanics, and not beyond your ability level, you should drastically reduce your risk of injury. Most people tend to get hurt on this movement when lowering the weight. One way to avoid […]
Father’s Day “Manly” Menu Father’s Day is almost here. Sure you got Dad gifts, but what’s on the menu for the big day? Our hearty & healthy Dolce Diet Father’s Day menu’s got you covered! Appetizer Red and Green Bell Pepper Bites Low-fat and low-sodium! Serves 2-4 Ingredients: 1 medium green bell pepper 1 medium […]
by Brandon Guyer [dropcap style=”dropcap2″ color=”black”]T[/dropcap] he hectic lifestyles that many of us live make it nearly impossible to eat the way we would like to. It would be great to be able to eat a balanced and nutritious “diet” ALL THE TIME, but that just isn’t reality. Life throws us curveballs and we have […]
3 Tasty Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes Buffalo Chicken Bowls Ingredients • 2 cans black beans • 3 avocados, diced • A pint of cherry tomatoes, halved • 6 chicken breasts • 1 cup buffalo sauce • 1 tbsp. garlic, minced • 1 packet Greek yogurt dressing – dry seasoning • 1 1/3 cups plain Greek […]
DOLCE DIET LIFESTYLE: Top 4 Breakfast Mistakes by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD 1. Skipping Breakfast Your mindset is that if I skip breakfast, then I skip the additional calories in my day. Big mistake. By skipping breakfast, you deprive your metabolism of revving up and continuing to burn throughout the day. The longer you […]
1. Keep it Clean Stick to whole foods, and not food products. A whole food hasn’t been processed or manufactured. It comes from nature. Food products are combinations of foods and chemicals. Keep it as clean as you can. For example, an orange is a whole food. Orange juice is a food product. It has […]
DOLCE DIET LIFESTYLE: 5 Ways to Improve Sleep by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD Having trouble sleeping often has to do with our daily habits. Here is a list of things to do during the day to help improve your sleep cycle. 1) Sleep in a Dark Room Light doesn’t allow us to fall into […]
The ‘Big 8’ Food Allergies and Alternatives By Meg Pulkrabek MS, RD, LRD Food allergies affect as many as 15 million people in the United States, including 1 in every 13 children. That’s almost 5 percent of Americans, and this number is steadily increasing. A food allergy is a reaction your immune system has when […]
The Mike Dolce Show – A Fitness Podcast On this episode we’re joined by World’s Strongest Bodybuilder Stan Efferding, a serial entrepreneur who recently appeared on Shark Tank. He talks about earning a deal with Daymond John, training “The Mountain” from Game of Thrones and the world’s obesity epidemic. Mike Dolce is a 4X World […]
Founder of MindJitsu: Championship Mindset Training Systems, Frank Forza, joins Mike in studio. Frank is a world-class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt and 3-time IBJJF Masters World champion with more than 250 competition wins. He has given a TEDx Talk and worked full-time for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, The Salt Lake Tribune and Las Vegas […]
