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Fitness Insider: Seasonal Clients Set Your Schedule, St. Mathews Adds Garden Beds, Smart Choices Food Program, In-Home Food Analysis, Physician Folders |
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September-October 2009 Issue:9-10 |
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Seasonal Clients: Set Your Schedule for Next Year |
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Thank you for your response last month on updating your schedules. If you have not set you schedule for season yet please do so. We have clients scheduled for February that do not return until after the holidays. The sooner you schedule, the easier it will be to get the days and times your prefer.
Also, if you are interested in getting massages on a regular basis, we can get those on the tentative schedule for next year. We can always adjust your schedule if your schedule changes, but this way you are in the schedule for the days and times that you prefer.
Thanks again for your support. If you have any questions or concerns please email Mike at naplesfitness@comcast.net. If you have suggestions on ways that we can improve Fitness Inside & Out, please let us know.
The Fitness Inside & Out staff
P.S. Keep in touch. If you need us to speak to your trainer or another health care provider up north we are happy to assist you in any way we can.
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St. Mathews House Adds Garden Beds to facility |
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St. Mathew's House put in five garden beds for the residents. Local volunteers helped put in the five 18 X 4 beds. The goal is to be able to harvest over 200 pounds of fresh produce each year. Residents and volunteers will maintain and harvest the produce. Naplesharvest is encouraging local shelters to put in beds to assist in providing local foods to the shelters. This is a great way to get residents involved and to be able to provide better quality of foods. Grace Place is interested in putting a garden in as well.
The picture to the right is open land at St. Mathews House that is over 100 yards. The idea through Naplesharvest is to plant seasonal trees to produce local fruit. For example an orange, grapefruit, carombola (starfruit), mango, and avocado trees could all be placed in this space. With those trees they could produce over 2500 pounds of fresh seasonal fruit each year. It would also produce at various times of the year from October-August.
Naplesharvest is working with a local farmer where people can purchase trees for themselves or to donate to local shelters. Part of the proceeds would go to Naplesharvest to assist in season foods for local shelters. If you would like more information ask Mike Edwards or email me at naplesharvest@comcast.net.
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Physician Packets |
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I have put together physician packets for area physicians that include information on Fitness Inside & Out. Included in the packet are trainers' bios and an information sheet for physicians. If you would please take a packet to your physician, I would greatly appreciate it. I feel the more physicians realize the various specialties that our trainers have, the more we can benefit our clients.
In the packet is also a complementary card that the physician can use to tour the facility, have a complimentary training session or massage.
If there is a particular physician that you recommend in various specialties please let me know. During season I have clients that are always wanting a list of physicians for various specialties.
The packets will be available by the end of September. |
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Smart Choice Program: Not So Smart |
The following article is from a blog I like called nourishedkitchen.com. This commentary takes aim at the Smart Choices Program and how it is backed by major food processing companies. At Fitness Inside & Out, we continue to tell clients that the smartest food choices are seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables found in the produce section and other natural foods. Remember to beware of highly processed foods that come in packages. Another clue that a food is highly processed is the list of ingredients: If a food has more than five or six ingredients listed and contains items you've never heard of, then it is a highly processed food. Many manufacturers add highly processed ingredients to extend shelf life and profits. This doesn't mean they are healthy for you. Did you realize that for every $3.50 you pay for cereal, $3.20 goes to marketing, research, and publications to support the industry. Often times some of the worst offenders in terms of extensive processing are so-called health foods and diet foods. We try to help our clients make good choices because what you eat has a very significant impact on your "Fitness Inside." Also, if you are interested in this subject, you may want to check out this September interview on NPR wth food writer Michael Pollan NPR Sept. 2009.
--Mike Edwards
"Smart Choices Program: Backed By Big Industry
... Unfortunately for consumers, the Smart Choices (program) not only falls miserably short in its stated goals, upon further investigation, it is little more than a shill for the giants of the food industry. The Smart Choices Program is underwritten by the some the largest food industry giants in the United States. Moreover, representatives of Kellogg's, General Mills, Kraft Foods and Unilever sit on the program's board of directors. Honestly now, how else could Apple Jacks, Cocoa Puffs and Fudgsicles be considered health foods?
Of course, you won't see a box of strawberries or lentils from the grocery store's bulk bin make the grade. Why aren't these wholesome foods considered "smart choices?" Well, they don't earn the smart choices label precisely because they're not processed and manufactured by food industry giants; rather, they're simply grown, harvested and transported. You see, companies like Tyson, Kraft Foods, Conagra and Unilever pay $100,000 a year to enroll their processed foods in the program - something that is out of reach of those strawberry and lentil farmers. Indeed, the program specifically caters to the processed food industry in effort to market these foods as wholesome and healthy.
Smart Choices Program: Faulty Nutritional Criteria
While the Smart Choices Program is based on government-approved nutritional guidelines (what does this tell you about government-approved nutritional guidelines, eh?), they still come up short. Indeed,while the government ostensibly supports greater inclusion of whole grain, fruits and vegetables into the diet of its people, the Smart Choices Program allows products made from refined grain to bear their label provided they have "added nutrients." That is, if they're fortified. Keep in mind that fortification of refined flours is mandated by the Federal Government because refined cereal products are otherwise devoid of essential micronutrients.
According to the Smart Choice's Program Guidelines, Breakfast Cereals can contain up to 12 grams of added sugar per serving and dairy products can contain up to 12 grams of added sugar per cup. That's three teaspoons of added, nutritionally devoid sugar. Moreover, the program still allows the inclusion of up to a ˝ gram of artificial trans-fatty acids per serving since these products can be legally labeled as 0 gm trans fats under the Nutrition Facts.
Nutrients to Limit - General Benchmarks
Total Fat ≤ 35 % of calories
Saturated Fat < 10 % of calories
Trans Fat 0 g (labeled)
Cholesterol ≤ 60 mg per serving
Added Sugars ≤ 25 % of total calories
Sodium ≤ 480 mg per serving."
Mike Edwards: This is where the additives and processing come in to get your food down to the required levels. Research is picking up on the fact that people are concerned with fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sugar and sodium levels. So they add products like carrageenan, diglycerides, polysorbate 80, modified corn starch, high fructose corn syrup, nonfat milk, kosher gelatin, and others to dilute products to reduce fat and other levels and use various thickening agents. The bottom line is companies are out for more profit margin and the consumers buy it! Let the buyer beware.
Article from Nourished Kitchen September 14, 2009
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Fantasy Football Kicks Off the Season!! |
The second annual Fantasy Football season is in full swing. Six new teams enter the contest to try and defeat the defending champ, "The Auditor." Janet (GatorNaples), Tricia (Florida Wildcat), and Mike (Mason Patriots) are all competiting with great anticipation. Other teams that entered are Naples Nemos, Wineguy, Beach Bums, Naples Jhood, Flower Girl, Team #1, Canadianconnection, Cable Guy, and the defending champ, The Auditor. Good Luck, and have a great season.
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In Home Food Analysis |
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I am starting to do in home food analysis. I realize that most people eat the same types of foods and their shopping patterns do not change that much. My goal is to not change what you are eating but to modify it so that you are more conscience about the ingredients and make better choices with your daily diet. Often clients will ask me about various foods, and I am not familiar with the products. If I am able to read the label and see the product I will be able to tell you if I like the product or not and WHY!!
I realize that people have various lifestyles and comfort levels and I want to be able to set your dietary needs around you and for me to adjust your diet to your lifestyle. I feel that is a better approach than to just writing down a list of foods without having an idea of what you would typically eat. Let me give you an example. Breakfast cereal, orange juice, and yogurt. What cereal, what orange juice, what yogurt? Based on what you are eating I can make suggestions to help improve your diet, digestion, and medication absorption. The medication absorption is key. If your digestive system slows down, so does the absorption of medication which will cause you to have to take more to offset your digestive system.
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Paella Valencia
Ingredients
1 tablespoon expeller cold pressed olive oil
3/4 pound peeled and deveined large shrimp
Sea salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup thinly sliced Spanish chorizo sausage (about 2 ounces)
2 (2-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken thighs, quartered
1 cup chopped onion
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup chopped tomato
1 tablespoon capers, drained
1/4 teaspoon saffron threads, crushed
1 cup Arborio rice or other short-grain rice
2/3 cup white wine
1 (14-ounce) organic or homemade chicken broth
1/2 cup frozen or fresh green peas
1/4 cup water
18 mussels (about 3/4 pound), scrubbed and debearded
2 1/2 tablespoons chopped roasted red bell pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Vary recipe with various seasonal seafood.
Cooking Light Recipe modified by Mike Edwards
Preparation
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle shrimp with salt and pepper. Add shrimp to pan; sauté 4 minutes or until shrimp are done. Place shrimp in a medium bowl. Add chorizo to pan, and cook for 1 minute or until browned. Add chorizo to bowl.
Sprinkle chicken with salt and black pepper. Add chicken to pan, and cook for 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Add onion and garlic to pan; cook 2 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in the tomato, capers, and saffron; cook 1 minute. Season to taste and add, rice, wine, and broth to pan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes or until rice is tender.
Add shrimp mixture, peas, 1/4 cup water, and mussels to pan. Cover and cook 8 minutes over medium heat or until mussels open; discard any unopened shells. Remove from heat, and stir in bell pepper and cilantro. Let stand 3 minutes.
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| Staff Contacts |
Maristella Battilana: 601-7502
Patricia Burdick: 272-6747
Mike Edwards: 272-4111
Dustin Finucan: 404-9241
Will Healy: 348-5797
Janet Herrberg: 293-8068
Susan Minor: 537-4583 |
| Cardio Corner |
| Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity or 75 minutes of vigourous-intensity activity a week for basic health benefits. That would be 30 minutes five times a week for moderate activity or 25 minutes three times a week of vigorous activity. Put your initials on the cardio board and set your monthly goals!!
August 2009
1. PMF 1269
2. SH 855
3. JF 810
4. SA 460
5. RCN 350
September 2009
1. SH 1095
2. PMF 1062
3. SA 385
4. MB 322
5. RCN 320 |
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Nutrition Class Sign-Ups |
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Fitness Inside & Out will be doing nutrition classes this fall. If you are interested in the class, please let Mike Edwards know so he can add your name to the list.
Topics covered in the class include the basics of nutrition and what your body needs, food label distortions and ingredients to avoid.
The class is designed around the needs of the class and recipes are tailored to class participants as well. The first two classes have been completely different based on class members and their interests. The class will include 3 sessions (1-hour each) and a cooking demonstration. Space is limited so email Mike at naplesfitness@comcast.net or call 239-649-7181.
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Tell a friend! |
New Referral cards and Complementary Sessions Are Available!
New business size discount cards are now available.
This allows you to give a friend or family $10 off a massage or training session. We will also credit your account $10 for the referral. Ask your trainers for more details.
If you would like to give your physician or golf pro a card I am offering a free consultation or massage. Please ask Mike for more details.
We realize that our existing clients are our best source of outreach to get the word out about our services at Fitness Inside & Out. We offer referral incentives when you tell a friend about us, so if you know someone who could benefit from Fitness Inside & Out, by all means give them a complimentary tour card.
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Fitness Inside & Out | 4760 Tamiami Trail North | Naples, Florida 34103
Ph: (239)649-7181 | e-mail: naplesfitness@comcast.net
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