Whether you’re a marathon runner or you’re swinging kettlebells here at Primal Fitness Pittsburgh, you probably have one thing on your mind before and after a workout: FOOD. Okay, is that just me? It seems as though every conversation mid-workout leads to pork belly… Proper nutrition will help build and repair muscle and give you the […]
The New Health Conversation
This Saturday, August 22nd at 11:00 am, we here at Primal Fitness Pittsburgh are hosting our first ever nutritional seminar in partnership with Cleanse Pittsburgh. We’re calling it “The New Health Conversation”. Our subjects of interest will include. . . 1. Everything you need to know about whole food nutrition. 2. Discussions on intermittent […]
Sueperfoods Worth the Hype
With all of those headlines on the web trying to spread some wealth about health, the term “superfood” has become something of a buzzword. In essence, it encompasses a food that is just so unbelievably good for you that it will negate all of the donuts you ate the day before. People will begin to tell you […]
Supplement Savvy: The Fantastic Four
What does your medicine cabinet look like right now? If you’ve ever made an attempt to clean up your diet or get serious at the gym, you’ve likely taken a trip down the ever-expanding vitamin aisle loading up on all those ABC’s you think you’re missing. Sure, every single one of those bottles makes a promise […]
IT’S BACK! Bells, Brawn and Brews! September 27th, 2015!
CALLING ALL BURGHERS! WE ARE DOING IT AGAIN! Ladies and Gentlemen of the Greater City of Pittsburgh (and all the rest of yinz reading this on the internet), MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Primal Fitness Pittsburgh has been given one of the greatest opportunities yet to host a truly remarkable event right here in our beautiful City. […]
The Incredible Edible Coconut
With the myths and stigma around saturated fat slowly being lifted from society, the coconut business is booming. If you take a gander around the grocery store aisles, you’ll notice new coconut-based products popping up on the shelves far beyond the baking aisle. To give you an idea of the general nutrition of a coconut, […]
Your Guide to a Healthy Holiday Weekend
The Fourth of July festivities are coming up quickly, folks! This means two things: fireworks and food. It’s just how we Americans know how to celebrate; fire and more fire. When you’re committed to a healthy diet and lifestyle, holidays and social gatherings are two of the main culprits in what can really derail those […]
This is a Public Service Announcement – A Discussion for the Men from Dan Byrnes, Level 1 Kettlebell Instructor
Diet. It is important. If you eat good, you live good. And good is good. If you eat bad, you live bad. In this context, “Bad” here goes well beyond the spectrum of eating a diet loaded with processed foods, sugar and excessive calories. I’m talking about something different, and perhaps just as serious though […]
The End of an Era: The Sad Salad
Let me clear things up for you if you’re not familiar with a sad salad. There are a few variations, the following two being the most common: 1. You come home from the grocery store with what you would consider to be ingredients for salad. You make the salad only to be wildly unimpressed. Your […]
Last Call for our Lean Eating Challenge!
Last year we launched something called our “Summer Slim Down Challenge” that was a HUGE HIT! While we saw some pretty dramatic results from that challenge, this year we are going for something a bit stronger this year 😉 Starting June 8th, Primal Fitness Pittsburgh will host a 3 week Lean Eating Challenge that is […]