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The Top 10 Survival Items For Fitness Success

by Steve Auxier on 07/08/2011

Baseball games, soccer games, family vacations, and weddings are major obstacles holding you back from looking good in your swim suit this summer! Well no worries I have the top 10 survival items for your fitness success!! The top 10 items listed below need no refrigeration or preparation, but still allow fitness success in a pinch!

1. Protein Powder: Provides the protein to keep you on track. Take every 2-3 hours
2. Old Fashioned Oats: Good complex carbohydrates. Works great when mixed with your favorite protein in a shake cup.
3. Apples: An easy to carry slow digesting fruit that provides healthy carbohydrates.
4. Nuts: A quick and simple way to get healthy fats. Try walnuts or raw almonds
5. Shaker Cup: Fast and easy to get your protein.
6. High Protein Cereal: Provides good protein and complex carbohydrates. Try Kashi Go Lean or Ezekial.
7. Natural Beef or Turkey Jerky: Excellent source of low calorie protein. Choose the low sodium.
8. Protein Bars: Makes for easy snack on the go. Look for low sugar/high protein.
9. Water: Goal is 66oz day.
10. Multi Vitamin: Since it will be nearly impossible to get proper micronutrients while eating the avove a good multivitamin is a simple way to ensure you are getting the proper miconutrients.

To avoid the common excuse “Fast food was the only option” try these top 10 survivial items and you will be setting yourself up for fitness success!!!!

Thank you to Bryant Travis for his insight for this article

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