Avocados are one of the best ways to add good fats into your diet. This easy recipe from Cook Eat Paleo, is made with two of my favorite foods!
Quick & Healthy Recipe of the Week December 28
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Bow Pose (Dhanurasana)
Stretches the entire front side of the body and stimulates the organs in the abdomen. Also, strengthens the back muscles.
Therapeutic Applications:
*Constipation
*Respiratory ailments
*Mild backache
*Fatigue
*Anxiety
*Menstrual discomfort
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practicing yoga with Emilia Bunich.
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Functional Plyo Exercise: Skater
Skater: leaping from side to side, right to left, landing with knee bent, swing arms from side to side, right to left
* Try this exercise for 20 seconds to 1 minute, and repeat
**High intensity, anaerobic activity, builds lower body strength, works on balance
*** To make it harder, use light dumbbells in each hand or ankle weights
Photo by Cathy Craft
Featured Dutch DeCarvalho and 6 others.
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QUICK & HEALTHY RECIPE OF THE WEEK: DECEMBER 21
Try this delicious granola recipe from Cook Eat Paleo!
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Squats Are A Great Total Body Exercise
Start standing with feet hip distance apart, bend knees, keep a long spine (shoulder blades move towards spine), navel to spine (glutes should be engaged), weight is in the heals, move back to starting position, 2 sets of 10 reps
* You can make this exercise harder by adding weight in each hand or by increasing reps
Photo by Cathy Craft
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exercising withEmily Montesino and 22 others.
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One Easy Way to Be More Present and Self-Aware in 2015
New Years is around the corner, and many of us make resolutions for the new year. This article that I wrote could help you get started with those resolutions for 2015! One Easy Way to Be More Present and Self-Aware in 2015
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Need To Make Your Plank More Challenging?
Lauren Bates is demonstrating a single leg plank
*Start on all fours, Hands underneath shoulders, knees underneath hips, lift knees off of the floor, navel to spine, long spine, lift and hold one leg up
**Try holding the leg up for 10 seconds, on each side, and then slowly increase the amount of time — exercising with Lauren Bates.
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QUICK AND HEALTHY RECIPE OF THE WEEK: DECEMBER 14
Pilates Back Exercise:
Pilates back strengthening exercise you can do at home:
Start face-down, arms extended above the head, lift right arm, head and neck, and left leg off of the floor, both hip bones should remain touching the floor, draw you navel towards the spine, repeat with opposite arm and leg.
*Try 2 sets of 5 reps on each side — with Laura Murawski and 2 others
Photo by Cathy Craft
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Stretching
Stretching: Need I say more…The student’s are stretching their hamstrings (inner thigh)
*Start on your back, face up
*Use a towel, yoga strap, or hand to hold onto the ball of the foot
* Either fully extend leg to the side or keep the leg bent if you have tight hamstrings
*Opposite arm is resting to the side into the floor
*Leg that is on the floor is still active, find length in the leg
*Engage abdominals, drawing the navel to spine
Photo by Cathy Craft
— practicing yoga with Jocelyn Reed, Lauren Bates, Will M. Dillard-Jackson
