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Healthier Alternatives To White Sugar

Healthier Alternatives To White Sugar

Once you start reading labels, you’ll notice almost everything contains sugar. There are healthier alternatives to white sugar when you want something sweet. You can choose the simplest, yet healthiest option, like eating fruit. Berries, apples, bananas, or a smoothie containing fruit can be a sweet treat that’s a healthy alternative to baked goods, candy […]


Food Staples For A Healthy Home

Food Staples For A Healthy Home

If you’re constantly stopping at the grocery in San Antonio, TX, to pick up odds and ends to make your meal, consider stocking up for a while. You’ll have a healthier home if you stock up on nutritious food staples. It can be comforting in these crazy times to have several weeks of healthy meal […]


Are Artificial Sweeteners Really That Bad?

Are Artificial Sweeteners Really That Bad?

People often use drinks with artificial sweeteners to reduce their calorie intake, but some studies show that using them may be bad for health. There are few long-term studies on their effects on humans. Most studies that show they don’t affect health are animal studies. Of the few studies, one indicates that artificial sweeteners may […]


How To Beat A Weight Loss Plateau

How To Beat A Weight Loss Plateau

At one time or another, everyone has hit a wall and not progressed toward a goal, even though they worked hard. It happens with fitness, especially if you’re trying to lose weight. You may have worked out like crazy and stayed loyal to a healthy diet, but you still hit a weight loss plateau or […]


How Fitness Helps With Mental Health

How Fitness Helps With Mental Health

Many people in San Antonio, TX, are discovering that they feel better the more they get into shape. Some experience an immediate improvement in their mood right after a workout. For other people, the fitter they get, the more their mood improves consistently. Fitness can boost mental health for many reasons. One reason is the […]


Why Are Grains Unhealthy?

Why Are Grains Unhealthy?

It doesn’t matter where you get your nutritional information, grains are always part of a healthy diet. What makes grains unhealthy is how they’re processed. There are compelling reasons that grains without proper processing can cause a world of woe for your digestive system. If the grains are highly processed, they’re nothing more than empty […]


Top Yoga Poses For Stress Relief

Top Yoga Poses For Stress Relief

Anyone who comes to Iron Fit in San Antonio, TX, knows how good they feel after a heart-pounding session of HIIT—high intensity interval training—or traditional strength training. That’s due to the stress relief that exercise provides. Many don’t realize that yoga poses can also provide the same benefits but in a more serene way. Let […]


Resistance Bands Vs Free Weights

Resistance Bands Vs Free Weights

There are times you can’t make it to the gym or you just feel the need to workout to destress. That’s when you need an at-home workout. You can use bodyweight exercises but if you want equipment, resistance bands or free weights can be purchased. Which is the best to buy? Is there a difference […]


Build Muscle Fast

Build Muscle Fast

At Iron Fit Strength and HIIT, we help you build muscle fast. We provide strength training, HIIT strength training alternatives, and nutrition counseling so you have the nutrients to build muscle and have a speedier recovery. Nutritional counseling also helps show off your muscles. If they’re buried under a layer of fat, how can anyone […]