| Holly Kouvo |
Owner of Fitting Fitness In™, Holly Kouvo is a certified personal trainer and group instructor through
AFAA and a certified nutrition specialist through AASDN. To learn more about Holly's background, read her bio. |
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Displine is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
Jim Rohn | |
Greetings!
It is great that Spring has finally arrived. People are starting to get out and get active again. Take a look at our calendar to see what classes you can fit in to your schedule and get in shape for the summer. Come and see us at the "Spring into Health" fair on Sunday, April 11th 1-4 in Acton. Try out the lemony chicken recipe for a delicious light meal. Sign up for the "Run for the Woods" on May 16th and start your training now. |
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After-Burn from a Workout. How do I benefit?
 After you have done a high intensity workout, your body goes through what is called an "After-Burn". This is the lasting affect the workout has on your body and metabolism after you have worked out for a given amount of time. Essentially your workout keeps on working for you and the benefits are numerous. Let's define a High Intensity Workout. It is a workout where you have reached at least 75% of your maximum heart rate and stayed there for 30 minutes. High Intensity Interval Training has the best "After-Burn" effect on your body. Interval training is when you spend 1-3 minutes doing a form of cardiovascular exercise like running or jumping jacks and then follow it with 1-3 minutes of strength training exercises like bicep curls or squats or lunges. You continue the intervals of cardio, then strength exercises for 20-30 minutes. This interval training is highly effective for burning fat. Research done on people who have done High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) 2-3 times per week shows that the workout burns belly fat. What's better is the "After-Burn" from these workouts burn belly fat too. The research subjects burned an additional 160 cals of fat in the "After-Burn" of their HIIT workouts. |
Not Your Average Health Fair
Sunday, April 11th 1-4pm
Come and join Fitting Fitness In at the Spring Into Health Fair. It's free and open to the general public. Held at Acton Chiropractic and Rehabilitation, 526 Main St. (Route 27) Suite 101, Acton, MA.
The following businesses are participating:
Accupuncturist, JoAnn Simon, MS, RD
USANA Nutritionals, Karen Scibinico
Physical Therapy, Linda Moran, MS, PT
Gluten Free Consultant, Annie Cronin
The fair is being sponsored by the Health & Wellness team of the BNI 495 Referral Network. Free gifts and healthy refreshments will be served. |
Light, Lemony Chicken
Ingredients:
1/4 c all-purpose flour
1 lb thin-sliced boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3 Tbsp olive oil, divided
3/4 c white wine or reduced-sodium chicken broth
Freshly squeezed juice of 1/2 lemon
2 Tbsp roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley
Instructions:
1. Put flour on plate and coat both sides of chicken.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add one-third of the chicken and cook 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove to plates. Repeat twice with remaining oil and chicken.
3. Pour wine and lemon juice into pan. Cook over high heat until about 1/4 cup remains. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Stir in parsley, spoon sauce around chicken, and serve.
Nutritional Info Per Serving: 281 cal, 27 g pro, 8 g carb, 0.5 g fiber, 12 g fat, 2 g sat fat, 66 mg chol, 77 mg sodium
Recipe from Prevention.com |
| Coming Up Next Month
May is a busy month and below you can see some new classes that we'll be starting in May along with events Fitting Fitness In will be participating in.
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Sincerely, |
Holly Kouvo
Fitting Fitness In™ |
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