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Life lessons learned from Mt. Kilimanjaro

Ritu Riyat, MPH — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:16:34 +0000

Happy New Year! I hope the start of this year is treating you well. I feel this is going to be an amazing, life changing, year. It’s already gotten off to an epic start… Last month I told you I was heading out for an African Adventure and to do something that scares me. For me, […]

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10 things I learned from David Moreno

Ritu Riyat, MPH — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:42:44 +0000

I had the opportunity to spend time and learn from expert international yoga teacher and cyclist David Moreno. David was teaching a workshop titled “Yoga for Cyclists”, my two loves taught together, sign me up! You might be wondering how the two even go together; yoga belongs on the mat and cycling on […]

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Ride On!

Ritu Riyat, MPH — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 07:55:50 +0000

6 months of training, endless hours in silence, and umpteenth lessons later… it’s here… the AIDS ride… 7 days, 545 miles, in an effort to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS. A disease that is now being categorized as “chronic” with the rate of new infections and related deaths stabilizing and slowly declining, still appx […]

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Tour de Cure- Stop Diabetes

Ritu Riyat, MPH — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:16:59 +0000

For those that know me, or follow me, know that I heart wine – red wine- yummy, complex, big, beautiful wine (no I’m not drinking while I write this). Point being, living in Northern California just a 50 miles from Wine Country is a wine drinkers dream, lucky for me I get to live this dream. […]

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POSE for a cause: Donation based yoga classes!

Ritu Riyat, MPH — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:58:11 +0000

Hi friends, as you may know I have committed myself to riding 545 miles from SF to LA to help the fight against AIDS, but I can’t do it alone. I need your support! Come join me in Pose for a cause and take your yoga practice to the next level. Whether you want to […]

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Goal Setting

Ritu Riyat, MPH — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 06:55:36 +0000

A few months ago I had written a post on Goal Setting after attending a seminar. The last 6 months I saw this philosophy in action. I have been talking about the bike ride a lot lately, as the experience slowly settles in. True story, if someone told me a year ago that I would […]

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Strong Girls

Ritu Riyat, MPH — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:05:26 +0000

CFU highlighted a common complaint in their post the other day that I want to repost and expand on here, because it is THAT important. Jenna is one strong gal! To all the ladies out there ask yourself if Jenna is stronger than you. You probably said yes. Now ask youself if Jenna is bigger than […]

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Nutritionize for NorCal Sectionals

Ritu Riyat, MPH — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:34:44 +0000

The NorCal Sectionals are just a day away and we are looking forward to seeing some fantastic performances. Folks have been training hard for weeks, and with just a day left one of the most important factors that will determine coming in first or last is NUTRITION! You have been eating well over the past […]

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Swimmer’s Nutrition Seminar – Key Takeaways

Ritu Riyat, MPH — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000

There's the group of star swimmers "throwin' up the U's" after our nutrition seminar last week. You can see a few of them holding our info packet which you can download here. They were a great group of athletes, who took the time to understand the foundation of max physical performance – nutrition! We altered […]

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Introducing Theo Paat

Ritu Riyat, MPH — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:40:43 +0000

Hi readers, I am excited to introduce a new contributor to the Nutritionize blog, Theo Paat from Crossfit Santa Clara. Theo is a fellow crossfitter and nutrition enthusiast and after experiencing the extreme benefits of Paleo, Zone, and Zoleo he ventured off to get certified. Let's give him a warm welcome. Here is his story… […]

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