RIO Fitness Chicago® Exercise & Nutrition Blog

RIO Fitness Chicago® Tip:

How much caffeine do you have a day? Caffeine can have serious side effects (stress on your heart/liver/kidneys/central nervous system, it's addicting, and it draws calcium out of your bones). That's dangerous for women, because women are at a higher risk for osteoporosis (weakening of bones) than men. Get 1,000mg/day of calcium from foods (low-cal cheese/yogurt, skim milk, collard greens, spinach) to counteract the caffeine. Taking a calcium supplement daily is also another great idea to prevent bone density loss/injury.