Sit and Plank…

Can't be That Hard Right??

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Oh my gosh…SOOOOO wrong!  Ugh!  I am a 44 year old woman who considers herself to be in decent shape.  I run regularly (and even WON my age group in a recent 5K!) and I’m not overweight. Though I feel pretty good about my cardio fitness due to the running, I’ve always felt like I should be doing more in the way of strength training. Problem is…I hate strength training. Seriously…HATE it. So, rather than trying to become a gym rat like my husband and sons; I decided to come up with my own little strength training routine that I could do at night before taking my bath.  I decided to start out with something easy like a minute long plank followed by a three minute wall sit and then ten push ups. Sounds simple enough doesn’t it?  Well guess what…it’s NOT easy!

Apples Have Great A-Peel

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We’ve all heard the old adage “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”, but did you know that there really is a lot of truth behind the saying.  Apples might not be the magic elixir that keeps all doctors away, but they do contain flavonoids which are antioxidants that reduce cellular damage that leads to the risk of heart disease, lung cancer, stroke and diabetes.  They are also a great source of dietary fiber.