Exercise Trends: Fitness Challenges At Work

Posted on Jul 24, 2015

Here’s a challenge: let’s transition from sedentary to active with the people you spend everyday with. With a little extra push from several of your friends, being active never felt so good. Even if you think you have no time for exercise, think again. There is no excuse not to sneak in some quick body weight exercises […]

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Healthy Diet: 2 Ways to Use Your Tomatoes for Dinner

Posted on Jul 22, 2015

Nothing says summer more than the arrival of the crown jewel of summer produce – the sun-kissed tomato.  If you are stuck using tomatoes in salads then here are two fresh ways to use your tomatoes for dinner instead: Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce:  Ingredients: 4-6 medium sized tomatoes, cored and chopped (you can peel the […]

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Wisconsin Activities: 5 Wisconsin Summer Hot Spots

Posted on Jul 20, 2015

5 Wisconsin Summer Hot Spots 1. Cave Point County Park: Sturgeon Bay, WI Cave point is a new found attraction in Door County. With lots of camping space and a location on lake Michigan, it is a great place for everyone. If you have trouble finding something to do here, then you must have taken a […]

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Healthy Diet: Garlic Scape Pesto

Posted on Jul 15, 2015

Have you ever seen Garlic Scapes at the Farmer’s Market and not known what they are, much less how to use them?  You can use them to make a delicious garlic scape pesto for your next pizza or pasta dish. Garlic Scape Pesto Ingredients: 10-12 scapes roughly chopped  ¼ cup slivered almonds  ½ cup extra virgin olive oil […]

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Running Tips: Hydration

Posted on Jul 13, 2015

As we get into the peak of the summer hydration is an important thing on our minds. As temperatures climb exercising becomes harder as we lose more fluids through sweat. During exercise, the normal person loses about 2-3 liters of sweat per hour. This leads to body mass losses of around 2-3%. Although this number isn’t that […]

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Exercise Trends: The Evolution Of Workout Clothes

Posted on Jul 10, 2015

Workout clothes or recently coined “active wear” is a big topic of conversation recently. These days, people are wearing less black, gray and blue and more zebra print, polka dots and the most ridiculous patterns I’ve never seen before. I am definitely guilty of following this outrageous new trend, but I’m not the only one. […]

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Healthy Diet: Strawberry Rhubarb Soda Syrup

Posted on Jul 08, 2015

Peanut butter and jelly.  Strawberries and cream.  Dark chocolate and sea salt.  Honey and apples.  There are just some food combinations that love each other.  The two halves are made better when combined into one whole.  I would also include rhubarb and strawberries in this list.  The bitterness of the rhubarb and the sweetness of […]

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Wisconsin Activities: Outdoor fun

Posted on Jul 06, 2015

Yoga in the park: City Park, Appleton Every Wednesday 6pm I was biking past city park last Wednesday and came across a huge crowd of people. I found out later that it was yoga in the park and was shocked that I haven’t heard of it until then. Empower yoga and the Appleton Parks and Recreation […]

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