Health Tips

Common Questions

by in Fitness, Health Tips, Sailing September 15, 2005

SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee ACE Certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc Commonly Asked Questions As I sit here thinking about what to write I am surrounded by the news of Hurricane Katrina. I can’t help but wonder how many addresses this will not make it to simply because they do not exist anymore. So many […]

Mentally Fit

by in Fitness, Health Tips, Sailing February 16, 2005

SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee ACE Certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc MENTALLY FIT   Are you mentally fit?  You may be thinking “What is she talking about?” or “What do I need to be Mentally Fit for?”  When it comes to any athletic event or even just day-to-day living mental fitness is just as important […]

Cold Weather Sailing

by in Health Tips, Sailing December 15, 2004

SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee    ACE certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc Keeping warm and warmed up! When we think about sailing most of us envision crystal blue waters and balmy breezes. Unfortunately we aren’t always so lucky especially now that winter is upon us. Many of the venues may be warm on shore, but once […]

Yoga

by in Fitness, Health Tips, Sailing January 16, 2004

Is Yoga for You? Recently I have had some questions about Yoga and how it may help or hinder your sailing ability. In my opinion it is a great option or addition to any exercise program. Yoga can help increase your core strength, increase flexibility and balance and tone your body. This is not to […]

Nutrition on the Road

by in Health Tips, Sailing January 8, 2004

SAILING FITBy: Meka TaulbeeACE Certified Personal TrainerSAILFIT Inc As many of you may know Kurt and I have spent a lot of time on the road traveling to and from regattas. Along with that, it’s pretty well known that we pay pretty close attention to what we eat. At some point during the year most […]

Eat Fit

by in Health Tips, Nutrition December 15, 2003

SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee    ACE certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc Eat Fit! Live Fit! With so many fad diets and programs out there these days I constantly have people ask me which one they should follow. My answer is always the same. NONE! Never diet, just change your lifestyle. In my personal opinion diets […]

The Power Of H2O

by in Health Tips, Nutrition, Sailing September 15, 2003

SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee    ACE certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc The Power Of H2O  During the years I have been to some regattas in some extremely hot locations. Places like Croatia, Corpus Christi and Spain just to name a few. During this summer I have seen heat exhaustion and dehydration too many times and […]

Vitamins

by in Fitness, Health Tips, Sailing July 15, 2002

SAILING FIT By: Meka A Aiken ACE Certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc When it comes to vitamins and minerals there are so many different products on the shelves how do you know what to choose? Most vitamins you can get from simply eating a healthy diet. In Simple terms Vitamins are organic compounds. They are […]