This month our nutrition focus shifts to protein. According to WebMD, Protein is an important component of every cell in the body. Your body uses protein to build and repair tissues. You also use protein to make enzymes, hormones, and other body chemicals. Protein is an important building block of bones,
muscles, cartilage,skin and blood.
The average sedentary man needs 56 grams of protein each day, while the average sedentary women needs 46 grams of protein each day. Active individuals require additional protein.
The Challenge
If you do not eat much protein we recommend that you challenge yourself to get to 60 grams a day for men or 50 grams a day for women.
If you already meet these minimum guidelines challenge yourself to increase your protein to between 80 and 100 grams of protein each day.
For individuals who are training hard, want to get
leaner and are already taking in 80-100 grams of protein a day, shoot for between .5 and 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight.
To keep you motivated during the protein challenge check out our Monthly Challenge Facebook page. Let us know how you are doing with the Protein challenge and check out more articles on the benefits of protein. 
