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Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy

Specialty: Exercise Physiology
Broad Brook, Connecticut
Cassandra Forsythe, MS is a PhD Fellow at the University of Connecticut completing her work in... Full Bio
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Inspiring Pregnancy Exercise Video by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise A friend of mine, Matt Pack, sent me the video above of his wife, Grace, going through her last "energy" workout right before the delivery of her baby. She had an ea ... Read on »
Wonderous Womanhood by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Not every woman is going to agree with the following post, and guys might not get it at all. As a woman, there are those days that you think we were dealt the bad hand in the ... Read on »
Slow Harvest Protein Oatmeal Recipe by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I'll be honest and admit that it's been awhile since I've eaten oatmeal in the morning. Usually, I have eggs, egg whites and Ezekiel bread because it takes less time to prepar ... Read on »
New low-carb book for you to read by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I'm pleased to share with you a new book by an experienced veteran of the low-carb nutrition world: Jimmy Moore. Jimmy has published one book already on low-carb dieting and ... Read on »
Manitoba Harvest November 2009 Newsletter by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise It's that time of the month again! (not that time ladies and gents...LOL) It's time to have a quick read of Manitoba Harvest's monthly newsletter! In this issue, find out how ... Read on »
Assess and Correct - Fix yourself before you break by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise As many of my readers know, I have one really bad back. Not a bad back as in, "Back, you've been bad.... go to your room!", but as in, "Wowza, my back hates me. ... Read on »
The Business of Being Born by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise This weekend, my husband and I watched the movie, "The Business of Being Born", a documentary of birth by Ricki Lake and filmmaker Abby Epstein. Even more so than b ... Read on »
Kettlebell Boot Camp Videos.. while pregnant! by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Two videos for you all from one of the Kettlebell boot camp classes I teach. This one was from this past Tuesday. Here, you can also see the pregnancy belly at work. Who says ... Read on »
Todays the day to get "The Female Body Breakthrough"!! by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Today's the day to get your copy of The Female Body Breakthrough, the new strength-training book for women! When you buy today, you get all these FREE GIFTS!!a poster with The ... Read on »
Tomorrow is the day to get "The Female Body Breakthrough" by Rachel Cosgrove by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise If you haven't heard the buzz already, my good friend Rachel Cosgrove has finally released her long-awaited strength-training book for women, " The Female Body Breakthrou ... Read on »
Video of Saturday Women's Boot Camp by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Hey Everyone! Here's two videos for you to see what we do at Saturday morning women's boot camp at Lightning Fitness in South Windsor, CT. In the first circuit, the ladies d ... Read on »
One way to make exercise more appealing? by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I love this. One of my colleagues posted this video awhile ago, but then again today my husband sent it to me too - he told me to blog about it (and that never happens...) It ... Read on »
She's not crazy, she's pregnant.... by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Pregnancy can be a very stressful time in a woman's life. Not only is her body about to go through an amazing transformation (Hello, Stretch Marks), but her mind is racing wit ... Read on »
Halloween Saturday Morning Women's Boot Camp workout by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Happy Halloween everyone! To start out our Halloween, myself and the ladies of Lightning Fitness had an EXCELLENT morning boot camp class. Everyone was sweating buckets, inclu ... Read on »
Manitoba Harvest October 2009 Newsletter - Check it out! by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I'm a huge fan of hemp food products and one of my most favorite hemp companies is Manitoba Harvest. This company is based out of Winterpeg (I mean Winnipeg... only the Canadi ... Read on »
Low blood vitamin D and birth by c-section by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Tonight I'm prepping for the class I teach at UConn on Wednesday nights and the topic of the evening is vitamin D. Since the text I'm teaching out of is a bit outdated with re ... Read on »
Looking for a new website by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise As mentioned earlier, I'm looking for a revamp to my current website, www.cassandraforsythe.com I'd like a new look, a cleaner layout and a few new components. If anyone out ... Read on »
Women's Boot Camp Saturday Workout by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise This weekend in the North East was absolutely fabulous. The hubby, baby (in tummy) and I headed up to Kennebunk Maine to visit the Cressey's and hang out with our good friends ... Read on »
Pregnancy, RD and Excess Omega-3 fatty Acids by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise My apologies to anyone checking my blog and wondering what the heck is going on. It's been a crazy few weeks. So, for now, a quick update and then a cool research study to dis ... Read on »
Do Your Genes Determine Which Diet Means Weight-Loss Success? by Cassandra F. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Recently, Katherine Hobson of U.S. News & World Report interviewed me for her article, titled,: Do Your Genes Determine Which Diet Means Weight-Loss Success? This article ... Read on »