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Take A Fit Vacation In Jamaica At The Couples Swept Away Resort!
Posted by admin in Fitness & Exercises, Health & Nutrition, Misc., Wellness on July 17th, 2009
About a week ago I was heading to the gorgeous island of Jamaica to teach fitness classes for a week at the all-inclusive Couples Swept Away Resort. Judging from the photo gallery from the resorts website, the resort looked beautiful, but it was even more amazing in person.
If you’re a fitness enthusiast who works out even on vacation, but dread going to the resort’s fitness facility that usually involves a couple of treadmills and weight machines in a white walled room, The Couples Swept Away fitness facility will blow your mind!
I never been to a resort that had a whole fitness facility on site – and when I say whole fitness facility I mean, they have a HUGE studio where fitness classes are held twice daily. There are cardio groove classes, spin classes, body pumping classes, yoga, pilates and of course reggae abs classes.
There’s also a weight machine room that is open (no windows or doors), a lap pool where aquacize classes are held or you could do just laps, tennis courts, squash courts and a pool table.
There’s also a guest tennis instructor each week that teaches tennis lessons. So whether you want to play on your own or learn how-to play, the choice is yours.
The fitness facility also has a health bar which has declicious fresh fruit smoothies, granola bar snacks, and fresh fruit infused water (and I don’t mean bottled!). They also serve coffee, water and other health drinks.
Near the health bar is a lounge area where the sports channel is constantly on, so for those men…or women, who want to keep up to date on their sports, can. There are also locker rooms with saunas and steam rooms for both men and women.
I’m telling you, if you and a loved one are looking for the perfect getaway, but must workout – this is the place! Even if you don’t workout, the resort is all-inclusive and is just amazing.
The couple staying next to our room told us they extended their stay because they loved it so much.
To learn more about the Couples Swept Away Resort visit www.couples.com.
Also, become a fan of their fitness club on Facebook, Couples Swept Away Fitness Club.
Get Free Health & Fitness Advice From Celebrity Trainer David Kirsch!
Posted by admin in Fitness & Exercises, Health & Nutrition, Interviews, Wellness on June 18th, 2009
With the economy down the toilet, gym memberships are being dropped like bad habits. So celebrity trainer David Kirsch, who’s trained celebs such as Heidi Klum, Anne Hathaway, Kerry Washington and athletes to name a few, has a Summer Shape Up program on MSN.com for FREE!
You better hurry though, this free program is only running until July 8th. It includes a whole bunch of diet & exercise tools and resources with a weekly blog from David himself. You can also ask David any question you want, in “Ask David A Question.”
What’s also great about this program is, it’s geared toward all fitness levels. So if you’ve never exercised before, if you’re pregnant, if you’re a fitness enthusiast – the program provides many different levels and advice/tips that will get you to your fitness goal – and if you are ever are unsure of what you should do or what you are doing, again just ask David. When else are you going to be able to take advantage of a celebrity trainer!
David doesn’t only keep busy training celebrities for their A-list bodies, but he is a part of the Madison Square Garden Club in New York City. He also will be releasing a book next week called, “The Butt Book.” It’s a manual just under 100 pgs. of everything you want to know in order to get the perfect butt! While training Carolina Kournikova, she coined him the phrase “Master of the Ass.” So what better way to learn how to get the perfect butt, than from the master himself! The book will be released on David’s site, www.davidkirschwellness.com.
MSN.com will be excerpting part of this book on their site next week, so stay tuned!
To learn more about David, visit his website www.davidkirschwellness.com.
You can also check out some of his exercise videos on www.youtube.com, like the 7 Day Prescription.
Herbal Cure-All For Herpes?
While the herpes simplex virus (HSV), also known as herpes, is better known for being a sexually contracted disease, it can also show up in the form of cold sores and fever blisters. Regardless, all of ‘em are nasty buggers – and it turns out that herbs could be the cure!
A review by herbalists and medical doctors published in Alternative and Complementary Therapies shows we have reason to believe that herbs might be a step in the right direction for ailing the HSV virus.
The analysis revealed that creams containing mint (particularly lemon balm), sage, and Chinese rhubarb are a cheaper and safer option to pharmaceutical drugs for treating cold sores.
The authors said that extracts of mint, basil, peppermint, heal all (Prunella vulgaris), rosemary, sage, and thyme could also fight cold sores, while tannin- rich herbs and tea tree oil might help in preventing transmission.
The effects of herbal preparations on the more serious form of the HSV virus, genital herpes, are not as well documented. While ointments containing propolis, a mixture of compounds harvested by bees from the resin of willow trees, have yielded potentially positive reults in treating genital herpes, researchers say they still need together more evidence.
Recipe: Southwestern Burger
I love burgers! Unfortunately I could eat one almost everyday…so bad I know – but if you’re like me and need to get your burger fix, try this healthy recipe the Southwestern Burger from Self magazine.
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS Vegetable oil cooking spray 1 pound ground sirloin 1/2 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and grated 1 egg white 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce 1/2 cup fresh corn kernels 1 cup diced tomato 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 4 whole-wheat burger buns
PREPARATION Coat grill with cooking spray; heat on high. Mix sirloin, bell pepper, egg white, 1/2 tsp of the salt and hot sauce in a bowl. Form into four 4-inch patties. Set aside. Cook corn with 1 tbsp water in microwave 30 seconds; mix with tomato, cilantro, juice and remaining 1/2 tsp salt in another bowl. Grill burgers 12 minutes, turning halfway through, until no longer red in the center. Place on buns and top with salsa. Serve with Grilled Tricolor Peppers.
THE SKINNY 444 calories per burger, 19 g fat (7.1 g saturated), 37.5 g carbs, 4.6 g fiber, 31 g protein
What Do Michelle Obama and Elmo Have In Common?
Healthy eating habits! First Lady Michelle Obama, visited the set of Sesame Street to talk about healthy eating with Elmo for a Public Service Announcement (PSA). The PSA is a part of Sesame Street’s “Healthy Habits For Life” iniative. The two talked about eating right, exercising regularly and why it is important for parents to be a healthy and positive role model for children. Mrs. Obama was completely “thrilled” and said at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations:
“I think it’s probably the best thing I’ve done so far in the White House. But we were there talking about nutrition and healthy eating, and it’s just been a thrill.”
Hmmm, is that so?
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