HEALTH&WELLNESS BLOG

Why Come to The Ranch?

There are many reasons to come to The Ranch: To Lose Weight To Disconnect To Improve Eating Habits To Hang Out with Friends To Enjoy the Outdoors And Many More…   Alex Glasscock, Owner of The Ranch Malibu, and a … Continue reading

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7 Minute Workout Video

After writing about the 7 Minute Workout, I thought it might be fun to do a quick video of the workout to help with timing and suggestions. The exercises are 30 seconds of all of the exercises below followed by … Continue reading

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7 Minute Workout

We enjoy our circuit classes here at The Ranch and we aren’t the only ones. A recent article in the May-June issue of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal by Brett Klika and Chris Jordan discusses … Continue reading

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Circuit Class

You look at your clock and you find you only have a few minutes left to workout.  Do you: (a) Say, I’ll skip it. (b) I’ll do a long workout tomorrow. (c) Do a short workout. If you want your … Continue reading

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Eat What is Best for You

  At The Ranch, we don’t promote one particular diet. It may seem like we are promoting a vegan/vegetarian lifestyle, as that is what we serve for the week our guests are with us, but this is because we are … Continue reading

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TEDTalks

. I know a few of our guests have attended TED Conferences over the years and I’m sure many have watched some of the videos online. In case you have never heard of TED, it is a non-profit organization that … Continue reading

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Nutrient & Calorie Dense Foods

Every week at The Ranch our guests are surprised by how full they feel eating a 1200-1500 calorie diet. Typically when we think of what that might be, it’s not a lot on our plates. Yet, at The Ranch it … Continue reading

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Natural Products Expo West

Going to the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim was like winning the Golden Ticket to visit the Wonka Factory.  There were 2,428 companies representing a wide variety of food, supplement and body products. The shear number of booths was … Continue reading

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A One Pot, Quick Meal

I do enjoy cooking, but sometimes I’m feeling rather lazy. It may not help that I frequently am just making dinner for myself. Having a few dishes you can make quickly helps immensely. I try to have about 1/2 my … Continue reading

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Spring is Here!

Wednesday, March 20th was the first day of Spring and the trails are blooming! The hills are alive with color and I had to share some of the flowers you can see right now.   

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