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 SUMMER SPECIALS!
I hope this newsletter finds you well, and better yet, helps you stay well.
It is summertime, beach time, and outdoor activity time, so if you want to be active AND healthy, make sure your body is ready for action! And also make sure you progress yourself safely and appropriately.
We are just about to start our "warm-up" summer boot camps for all types of individuals, including Low Back School, Sport Specific, The Ultimate Body (formerly "Bikini Boot Camp"), KIDpower and SuperMOM boot camps.
Please contact us for schedules, as we can create boot camps around the demand and your needs.
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| ENERGY Tips! |
 
5 Tips for More Energy Through Nutrition
1. Cook foods at a lower temperature to preserve enzymes
2. Don't use the microwave or fry foods, as this makes the body actually
spend its own energy to break food down instead of gain energy from
the food it eats.
3. Chew foods into liquid to activate first stage of digestion.
4. Don't drink more than 4 ounces of liquid within or during 15 minutes of
eating, otherwise you will dilute stomach acid and digestive
enzymes, which leads to poor overall absorption of nutrients and
energy.
5. Focus on foods that decrease inflammation in the body. The
following link has some great information on foods and
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| Exercise of the Month |
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Half-Moon with a Twist and Support
Using a chair or other knee-high object, stabilize yourself with one-arm on it as you tuck one knee towards the same elbow. Keeping the abdomen tight and semi-sucked in, lengthen yourself into an extended arm and leg position with a 180 degrees of rotation. Using the same cues, come back to the starting position. That is one rep.
1-3 sets of 10-15 reps each side
This exercise works the core and hips by challenging lateral stability and rotation flexibility.
*This is a semi-advanced exercise so please do not attempt if your balance is not very good.
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| Recipe of the Month |
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Grilled Pork Chops with Peach/Plum Relish (Serves 2)
Stone fruits are in season so go out there and get the juiciest peaches, plums, nectarines or pluots and make yourself some grilled pork chops with peach relish.
2 pork chops - 7-8 oz each, bone-in
2 teaspoons olive oil
Brine
3½ cups water
2 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons kosher salt
Preparation Instructions
Brine Pork Chops:
Mix brine in bowl and submerge pork chops; cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
Plum Relish
(You can also substitute with nectarines or peaches or pluots when in season.)
¼ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ red onion
2 Tablespoons pine nuts
2 plums - the plums should be ripe but still slightly firm to the touch.
1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
½ Tablespoon honey
2 Tablespoons fresh basil
Prepare Relish
1. Toast pine nuts on baking sheet in 350° oven for 5-10 minutes; do not burn.
2. Dice onions and shred basil.
3. Heat heavy frying pan over medium heat.
4. Slice plums in half and remove pit. Brush plums with 1 tsp. olive oil and place cut side down in hot pan to grill until browned, about 3 minutes. Turn and grill until charred and softened, about 2 minutes longer. When pan cools, wipe out any excess oil or plum with paper towel.
5. When plums cool, cut into tiny cubes. Put them in a bowl and gently mix in the vinegar and honey. Add the onion, basil, pine nuts and season with salt and pepper and mix thoroughly. Set aside.
Grilling Pork Chops
1. Heat 1 tsp. olive oil in heavy frying pan over high heat.
2. Remove chops from brine, rinse and pat dry lightly using paper towel.
3. Add chops to pan and cook for 2 minutes on 1 side.
4. Turn over and cook for 1 minute.
5. Reduce heat to medium (chops should continue to sizzle). Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side.
6. If you have an instant read thermometer, you will know chops are cooked when the thermometer reads between 145° to 155°.
7. Remove pork chops to serving dish and top with relish.
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Where Rehab Meets Fitness!
Chris Hallford
and the Exercise Progression Team
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