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| Volume #2 Issue: #8 |
June 1/2009 |
Greetings!
Welcome to our eighth issue of the Saco Sport & Fitness Get Fit newsletter. Please share it with your friends. |
| Routine: the Killer of Brain Fitness? |
 Routine can be a great thing, or it can cause your brain to deteriorate.
In fitness, creating a routine of exercising regularly is great, but, if that exercise routine is... well... routine (same thing over and over again) results stop and benefits diminish. Your exercise program needs to change regularly to promote continued progress.
The same is true with brain fitness. If you do the same thing day in and day out, have the same experiences everyday with little or no variation, you set yourself up for a loss in memory capacity and a decline in cognitive abilities. Do you know anyone where this is the case?
As parents and loved ones get older (us too, for that matter) are they falling into a rut of experiences? Do they talk about and tell the same stories to the same people over and over? Are their physical challenges the same day to day?
What if we could help to jump start their lives again? Get them up and out of their "comfort zone" for a new physical and mental challenge on a regular basis?
In Brain Fitness, according to Lawrence Katz and Manning Rubin, our activities should do one or more of the following:
1. Involve one or more senses in a new context.
2. Involve your full attention.
3. Break your routine in a significant way.
I've come up with a couple of ideas to point you in the right direction for ideas of your own:
- Learn to Dance, take a Step class, learn to use the agility ladder, or Martial Arts (classes/drills in which you have to learn and remember changing physical patterns)
- Take a cooking class (even better if you can learn a language at the same time. i.e. Italian)
- Take a walking tour/lecture at a museum
- Etc...
the idea, in essence, is to layer the learning, physical and mental.
Now go out and share a new brain fitness experience with others.
Best wishes, Mark | |
| Small Group Training |
I just got back from a fitness conference in Boston and one of the big topics there was Small Group Training (between 2-5 members). I know I've talked about this before, but it is the biggest trend in the industry these days and I wanted to remind you why.
Working with a Personal Trainer assures that your workouts are going to give you the greatest results for your time and effort. While you don't get as individual attention as one-on-one training, Small Group Training is the next best thing.
There are some additional benefits to working out with others including greater support, accountability, and fun. It is also the most economical way to work with a Trainer.
All of the Trainers offer various groups. You can sign up for one of their existing groups or put together your own group, and choose a Trainer.
Try something new, change your workout up and join a group.-MN |
| Group Exercise Announcements |
Yoga
Please welcome our two new yoga instructors Jamie and Patrick.
Jamie will be teaching Hot Yoga on Thursdays at 8pm.
Patrick will be teaching Restorative Yoga on Sundays at 7am.
Group Cycling
Monday Group Ride will move from 5 to 6pm.
Tuesday's 8:30am Group Ride class has been cancelled.
Group Ride will now be offered on Saturdays at 7am and Spinning at 8am. The 9am class has been cancelled.
Pre-School Fitness
The next 6 week session for Gym Kadoodle starts July 10th. The classes are 30 minutes in length and will be held on Fridays at 9:30am, Members $38/ Non-members $48 per 6 weeks
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Grilled Shrimp, Mango, and Avacado |
from cookinglight.com
This dish features a Vietnamese-style sauce known as "nuoc cham" [noo-ahk CHAHM] that traditionally includes fish sauce, lime juice, chiles, and sugar. Your avocados should be ripe but still slightly firm so they'll slice easily and not break apart as they grill. Leaving the skin on helps them maintain their shape-remove skin before serving, if you like.
3/4 cup water
1 tablespoon sugar
6 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 3 limes)
2 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon finely grated carrot
1 tablespoon thinly sliced serrano chile (about 1 chile)
36 large shrimp (about 2 pounds)
Cooking spray
2 ripe unpeeled avocados, halved
2 peeled mangoes, each cut into 6 wedges
12 lime wedges
6 large Bibb lettuce leaves
Chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
Instructions
1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Reserve 3/4 cup juice mixture. Stir carrot and chile into remaining 1/2 cup juice mixture, and set aside.
2. Peel shrimp, leaving tails intact. Starting at tail end, butterfly each shrimp, cutting to, but not through, backside of shrimp. Combine reserved 3/4 cup juice mixture and shrimp in a large bowl, tossing to coat; cover and marinate in refrigerator 1 hour, tossing occasionally. Remove shrimp from bowl, reserving marinade.
3. Prepare grill for medium-high heat.
4. Place reserved marinade in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Cool slightly.
5. Thread 3 shrimp onto each of 12 (10-inch) skewers. Place shrimp on a grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill shrimp 2 1/2 minutes on each side or until done, basting frequently with cooked marinade.
6. Cut 3 avocado halves in half lengthwise; peel and dice remaining avocado half. Brush cooked marinade over mango and avocado wedges; coat with cooking spray. Arrange in a single layer on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Coat lime wedges with cooking spray; place on grill rack. Grill fruit 2 minutes on each side or until marked but not soft, basting frequently with marinade.
7. Place 1 lettuce leaf on each of 6 salad plates; top each leaf with 2 mango slices, 2 lime wedges, and 1 avocado wedge. Place 2 skewers on each plate; sprinkle evenly with diced avocado. Sprinkle with cilantro, if desired. Serve with carrot mixture.
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 324, Fat: 11.8, Protein: 33.1g, Carbohydrate: 23.7g, Fiber: 5.9g, Cholesterol: 230mg, Iron 4.5mg, Sodium: 811mg, Calcium: 109mg |
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