Should Your Kids Know How To Cook??

I ran across this video about Jamie Oliver a few weeks ago and then I saw his premier of Food Revolution on TV last week.

I think this video and what Jamie's trying to do really opens parent's eyes to what types of food the school system is feeding their kids. It also shows the importance of teaching your kids how to eat healthy and cook food.

I think one of the biggest reasons our nation has become so overweight and obese is because of the lack of knowledge about how to cook and that's just being passed down to the younger generation and has led to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity.

Before the 1970's, most families still valued cooking meals at home and sitting down together at the kitchen table. After the 70's, this became less of an occurance and it's rare today for families to sit down and have meals together. Nobody wants to spend the time to prepare the food as a family. Instead, families are eating more prepackaged, processed and fast food that comes in a can or box. So as a consequence, people don't know how to cook and it's really becoming a problem.

And the food that kids are getting in the school system for breakfast and lunch is all "fake" packaged food washed down with a nice carton of sugar loaded milk. And I'm not bashing the schools because they are working hard and doing what they are told by the government. But it always seems to be about the cheapest and the fastest way to do things. We need to have higher standards.

So do you think we should be concerned by this here in Lincoln?  

Check out this video!

So what do you think about this topic, not having kids myself I'm curious what your thoughts are?

Lincoln Bootcamp Fun Fat Burning Finisher

The 5:45am Lincoln boot camp crew doing our mat push relay finisher to top off an intense workout. The boot campers try to push the mat for as many rounds as possible during a two minute period.

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One of the Most Inspirational Videos I've Ever Seen!!

It's easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life and get lost in the daily routine. With fitness, it's easy to get caught up with losing weight and battling the scale.

But sometimes you just need to take a step back, take a deep breath and realize the important things in life otherwise it will just pass you by. I once got some advice that you need to "slow down to speed up". Life comes at you fast and with fitness, there's more and more information out there about the latest diet craze or revolutionary ab machine. So when it comes to reaching your goals, when you're having trouble planning your meals or your workouts and when you're getting really stressed out about things, that's when you need to take a step back, calm down and get re-focused on the things that are most important....and that speeds up your results.

So for example, with nutrition, think about the biggest things you can do to get the biggest results and don't worry so much about every little thing.

Some big bang for your buck things would be eating breakfast every single day, small frequent clean meals every 3-4 hrs, lean protein at every meal to boost metabolism, half your body weight in ounces of water each day, green veggies at every meal, and cutting out processed carbs, pop and alcohol.

I know you're busy and are going through life a mile a minute but sometimes you just need to relax and enjoy the ride! :) I know I'm guilty of this as well and it's something I'm trying to work on.

So lets slow things down and please take a moment out of your busy day to watch this AMAZING video that inspires me every single time I watch it. It's a reminder to me to appreciate the journey of life and that what you believe you can achieve! It's also an amazing story about the power of love and the human spirit!



Please leave your comments below letting me know your thoughts and how this story inspired and touched your life like it did mine!

Get after it!
Mike

My Beach Body Pump Workout

With the winter coming to a close and the smell of spring finally in the air, it's time we get busy with this great beach body workout so we can have some fun in the sun!

So grab your weights, towel and water bottle and lace up your shoes so you can get ready to workout with me during this full beach body pump workout hosted by my friend BJ Gaddour and Workout Muse in the first ever LIVE "Crank It With BJ" event that I did on Saturday!

This workout was a killer and you can see and hear me along with BJ suffer throughout this 30-15 six exercise circuit. Just a quick warning, this is a raw and uncensored video, so you may want some ear muffs around the 4th circuit in a couple spots! ;)

The main workout takes about 35-40 minutes and then I finish with some stretching. I also show you a little foam rolling routine I do after my workouts that really help to relieve sore and tight muscles and keep your body healthy and speed up recovery.

Killer Beach Body PUMP Workout:

Beach Body Full Workout from Mike Bevard on Vimeo.

Here's the workout for you to follow along with courtesy of Workout Muse:

Circuit#1- Bodyweight
(Repeat this circuit for entire workout if you don't have equipment)
1- Speed/Jump Squat
2- T-Push-up
3- Prisoner Split Squat (L)
4- Prisoner Split Squat (R)
5- Hip Extension (L)
6- Hip Extension (R)

Circuit#2- Kettlebell
(Substitute dumbbells if you don't have a kettlebell)
1- Swings
2- 1-Arm Squat to Press (L)
3- 1-Arm Squat to Press (R)
4- Bent-Over Rows
5- SLDL (L)
6- SLDL (R)

Circuit#3- Band
(Substitute dumbbells if you don't have bands)
1- Squat to Overhead Press
2- High Pull
3- Push-up
4- Bent-Over Rows
5- Squat to Chest Presses
6- Bicep Curls

Circuit#4- TRX
1- Suspended Squat Jumps
2- Suspended Rows
3- Suspended Push-ups or regular pushups
4- Suspended Biceps Curls or DB curls
5- Suspended Triceps Extensions or DB Skull Crushers
6- Suspended Single Leg Squat

Circuit#5- Arms and Abs Blaster
1- 1-Arm DB Curl to Press (L)
2- 1-Arm DB Curl to Press (R)
3- KB X-Body Mountain Climber
4-6: Repeat 1-3

FINISHER- Run in Place for the final 90-seconds of active recovery to make that body change!!

If you made it through the workout, post your comments below and let me know what you thought!

Get After it!!
Mike