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BY THE BOOK:TASTE OFTOTALITY“We love to cook!” say Scott and Michelle Williams with Totality Living Well. “We actually fell in love while cooking together. We hada passion for nutrition and clean eating, and we saw a need for a cookbook a er working with many of our clients. They had nutrition plans but needed ideasfor healthy meal options. Our team chose from our previously tried-and-true recipes from our monthly healthy cooking segment on WBIR, and also created new recipes to share. Then we thought: this is something that could bene t more than just our clients. We wanted to go beyond recipes to include healthy cooking tips and eating principles. The new cookbook is due onthe shelves in January – just in time for your New Year’s resolutions!”WELLNESS SPOTLIGHT“The biggest thing to help people stay on course with their workout plan is to emphasize that small steps taken consistently aremuch more e ective than big workouts done sporadically,” advises Jasen Bradley, CPT,Russel Scales with Fitness and Weight Management adds that “Although health trends come and go, what it takes to get healthy and maintain a healthy lifestyle is the same: resistance training, aerobic exercise, nutrition, and – maybe most importantly – a health-conscious mindset.” Resistance training builds muscle mass, increases metabolismand strength, burns more calories, and makes you less prone to fatigue and injury. Aerobic exercise - or cardio - is necessary for heart health and should be customized according to each person’s speci c goals. Nutrition is one of the most important components of healthy living and has su ered from many diet fads, when in fact, it should be a lot simpler: eat natural foods in moderate portions.FUEL RIGHT: NUTRITION“Come January rst, people think that they have to go on a diet, but I always say that diet is die with a t at the end,” cautions Beard,who provides diabetes prevention classesat the YMCA. He advises that a diet basedon deprivation can actually jeopardize your health. You have to control what and how much you eat, as well as how many calories you burn. “Make small changes in order to get big rewards. Absolutely you can have chocolate cake, but you need to adjust what else you eat that day.” One way to ensure a good diet is through portion control and home-preparation. “The idea of meal prepping and pre-packaging into meal-size containers is very popular and very practical.”92JANUARY FEBRUARY 2017Michelle WilliamsTotaly Living WellManager, and NASM Certi ed Personal Trainer at Fitness Together. “Having a speci c goal and timeline in mind, something measurable like preparing for a 5K or a Spartan race, will provide a visible and tangible nish line, with the added bene ts of peer support and fun social interaction.”