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In search of a healthy ice cream. Shane Grantham Fitness blog

It’s a chore buying food in the grocery store because of the additives manufacturers put in. If the product has a label, I read it to learn what’s in it. At one point last year I thought I found an ice cream that had healthy ingredients. I ate it for a...

Is my sour cream raw?

I try and use unpasteurized dairy when I can including milk, butter and cheese. Besides these items, sour cream is another one I consume. I buy Daisy brand since it has fewer ingredients than other ones. One day I was looking at the label and thought maybe it was...

Made in the USA. Catalyst Fitness

I was tightening loose bolts on one of our pieces of exercise equipment last month and I noticed something on it. There was a manufacturer’s tag. It said Powerlift Conner Athletic Products. Jefferson, IA USA. It was nice to know this piece came from Iowa and...

What happened to the Heavy Bag?

One day I walked into the Turf room and found a surprise at the gym. The Martial Arts heavy-bag was off it’s stand and on the floor leaning on the wall. There was also a pair of MMA gloves laying next to it which probably came from the last user of the...

Goodbye plastic water jugs.

One of my challenges of exercising is staying hydrated. I don’t trust municipal water so I carry filtered water in my car. Someone from my previous gym gave my a half-gallon plastic jug and I found smaller one in my house. These were used for years to fill up...