Monday, February 6, 2012

Free BeWise Healthy Lifestyle Class: Strength Training & Its Benefits

Do you want to incorporate strength training into your exercise routine to become stronger and toner? Come to our health classes this week and learn how: Strength Training & Its Benefits! We'll teach about strength training and then do exercises with resistance bands and exercise balls. Bring them to the class if you have them already. Or else we'll give you one! Bring anyone you like and meet other women!


Location:
Holladay Lions Recreation Center
1661 East Murray-Holladay Road (4800 S)
Holladay, UT 84124

When:
-Tuesday, February 7th at 9 am—English
                                        10am—Spanish
-Wednesday, January 25th at 6 pm—English
                                              7pm—Spanish


What other strength training exercises do you do at home? What benefits have you seen from doing these type of exercises? Please share!

Monday, January 23, 2012

Free BeWise Healthy Lifestyle Class: Finding Your Healthy Weight


Do you want to lose weight in a healthy way and discover what your healthy weight is? Well, join us for our second free BeWise Healthy Lifestyle class of the year: Finding Your Healthy Weight. You'll find the answers to these questions and learn many more tips about getting started with healthy weight loss and maintenance. Our class will include activities like measuring waist circumference and using a body composition machine to know your body fat percentage and recommendations! You'll also meet other women in the BeWise program. Invite your family and friends!

Location:
-Redwood Recreation Center
3060 South Lester (3100 S Redwood Rd)
West Valley City, UT 84119

Mark your calendar!

-Monday, January 23rd at 9 am—English
                                    & 10am—Spanish

-Wednesday, January 25th at 6 pm—English
                                         & 7pm—Spanish

What is your healthy weight loss advice? Share your experiences!

Friday, January 6, 2012

Free BeWise Healthy Lifestyle Class: Exercise & Its Benefits

Do you like exercising with other women, progressing with your health goals, and meeting other women in the BeWise program? Well, join us for our first free BeWise Healthy Lifestyle class of the year: Exercise & Its Benefits. You will learn about exercise benefits for a few minutes and then work out as a group without equipment! Make sure to wear exercise clothes and invite family and friends too!

Location:
          -Redwood Recreation Center
          3060 South Lester (3100 S Redwood Rd)
          West Valley City, UT 84119

Mark your calendar!
          -Tuesday, January 10th at 9 am—English
                                              & 10am—Spanish
          -Thursday, January 12th at 6 pm—English
                                              & 7pm—Spanish

How do you exercise without equipment? Share your ideas!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Burn While You Clean



Did you know that doing house and yard work can help you burn calories and lose weight? Just to give you an idea of how much you can burn, here is a list of how many calories a 150 lb person would burn doing these activities for 30 minutes. If you weigh more than 150 lbs then you would burn more calories and less calories if you weigh under 150 lbs. Now, there's a reason to put a smile on your face while cleaning! So no "winter weather" or "it's cold outside" excuses, you can still stay physically active inside your home scrubbing and waxing.

Weeding = 150 calories
Gardening (moderate) = 135 calories
Washing the car by hand = 112 calories
Ironing = 75 calories
Mopping = 128 calories
Scrubbing the floor = 210 calories
Window cleaning = 112 calories

What other indoor physical activities do you do or ideas do  you have? Tell us about them!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Barriers to Physical Activity

Do you ever feel like there are are barriers the size of mountains that prevent you from being physically active? Are there too many hurdles to jump over? Do you feel like you have a: lack of time, lack of support from social influences, lack of energy, lack of willpower, fear of injury, lack of skill, and lack of resources?

Find out what your greatest barriers are by taking this short a simple quiz...Take Quiz!

Once you know what your greatest barriers are you will have a greater ability to try and address those individual barriers.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Eat More...Chicken? Low Fat Chicken Recipes

Oven Fried Chicken
Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:
  • 1 1/4 pounds chicken breasts, cut into four pieces
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 cups crushed cornflakes
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp dried mixed herbs
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Place egg whites in a shallow bowl, and crushed cornflake crumbs, paprika and mixed herbs in another shallow bowl. Dip chicken into egg whites, then into cornflake crumbs.

Place dipped chicken on a baking tray coated with nonstick cooking spray. Cook for 20-25 minutes, turning the chicken halfway through.

Serves 4

Per Serving: Calories: 207, Calories from Fat 17, Total Fat 1.9g (sat 0.5g), Cholesterol 82mg, Sodium 269mg, Carbohydrate 12.3g, Fiber 0.4g,

Source: http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/poultrydishes/r/ovenchicken.htm
 
Apricot Chicken
Cook Time: 22 minutes


Ingredients:
  • 4 (5 ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 2 tsp canola oil
  • 1/2 cup apricot preserves
  • 1/2 cup fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp reduced sodium soy or tamari sauce
Preparation:

Sprinkle flour on a plate. Dredge chicken breasts in flour. Heat oil on medium heat in a large skillet. Brown chicken for 3-4 minutes per side. Reduce heat to low.

Combine apricot preserves, chicken broth and soy sauce in a small bowl and add to skillet. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, until chicken is cooked through (juices should run clear).

Remove chicken, cover loosely with foil and keep warm. Turn up heat and cook sauce until slightly reduced and thickened, about 1-2 minutes. Serve chicken with pan sauce.

Serves 4

Per Serving Calories: 292, Calories from Fat 18, Total Fat 1.9g (sat 0.5g), Cholesterol 82mg, Sodium 249mg, Carbohydrate 34.2g, Fiber 0.8g, Protein 34.4g

Source: http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/poultrydishes/r/apricotchicken.htm

Friday, December 3, 2010

Walking...Marvelously Inexpensive

Walking is a wonderful thing!  It is free and can be done ultimately anywhere, not to mention it is for most people an easy form of physical activity.

Benefits
Benefits of walking could include but are not limited to:
  • Help you feel rejuvinated and give yourself a boost of energy
  • Reduce stress and help you relax
  • Increase muscle tone
  • Help your body burn more calories
  • Strengthen your muscles and bones
  • Increase your fitness level and endurance
  • Give you a chance to spend time with friends and family. This is a great socializing time.
  • Help maintain a healthy body weight.
Walking and moderate physical activity for 30 mins a day can help reduce your risk for multiple chronic conditions.
  • Reduce Risk for Heart Disease
  • Reduce Risk or Improve Type II Diabetes
    • Lower blood sugar levels (glucose)
  • Lower blood pressure
  • Lower blood sugar
  • Reduce risk of osteoporosis
  • Reduce risk of breast and colon cancer
Location, Location, Location
The possibility of walking locations is endless and that is the beauty of walking.  It can be done almost anywhere.  Places you could take a walk could include:
  • Neighborhoods
  • Local Parks
  • The High School Track
  • Shopping Centers / Malls
  • Recreation Centers
  • The Jordan Parkway or Local Walking Trails
References:
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/getting_started.html
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/walking.htm
http://startwalkingnow.org/whystart_benefits_walking.jsp