Happy Hump Day! This evening I volunteered at the Humane Society and got to play with puppies like this cutie: Because I had a full day of work to do and knew I wanted to make it to volunteering, I squeezed in a workout at home today. I've been wanting to try a barre workout, and I keep seeing The Barre Method studios popping up around here, but I just haven't made it to a class yet. Today I tried a Ballet Boot Camp Challenge workout I found in Prevention magazine. The article claims the workout is so effective because: "It strengthens your deepest belly muscles, pulling in your waist like a corset, while lifting your butt, trimming your thighs, and toning your arms. It also whips into shape your perfect-posture muscles, so you'll strand straighter after a single session." Sounds ... [Read More]
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Peanut and Broccoli Pasta & A Pizza Combo for One
Today's Fitness Highlight A lot of the time for the cardio portion of my workout at the gym, I cycle on a spin bike. My gym just got new spinners that are more high tech than the old ones, telling you how far you've cycled, how many calories you've burned, etc. I took advantage of this new training tool and instead of biking for a specific amount of time today, I set a distance goal... and I spinned 15 miles with the resistance set at a decently high gear. Go me! Food In case you don't know, I'm crazy about fruit. My usual fruit staples include berries, bananas, apples, mangoes, and kiwis (and I suppose avocado is technically a fruit, and one that I eat often!), along with others that I will randomly buy in season. I'm also a veggie fan (It only makes sense, as I am a ... [Read More]
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins + An Easy Pasta Dish
Happy Friday! I'll get right down to the good eats of my day, because quite frankly, they rocked. The muffins I made this morning are tasty - so tasty that I planned one eating one and somehow wound up inhaling two! I love banana + chocolate chips. Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Makes a dozen muffins Ingredient List: 1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour 2 bananas, mashed 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 TBSP vegetable oil 1/2 cup almond milk, plus extra as needed 1 TSP vanilla extract 1/2 cup chocolate chips 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda Preheat oven to 375. Line muffin tin with muffin cups. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and brown sugar. In another bowl, ... [Read More]