Holiday Eating

Every Thanksgiving my very large family meets for dinner at my uncle's home. It's always an elaborate feast with EVERYTHING you could ever want. Lately I've been trying to make healthier eating choices and this got me thinking. How can I make Thanksgiving healthy but still delicious? I started doing a little research. I found a great site that tells you just how to enjoy the things you love this holiday season...without the guilt. Check it out!


http://www.oprah.com/health/How-to-Make-the-Healthiest-Choices-at-Thanksgiving

Fitness Gram Post Test

Earlier in this semester I participated in the Fitness Gram Assessment. Today, after about two months of exercising, we took a post test. I was surprised with my results. I improved in almost all areas. I did find it interesting, though that in the shoulder stretch test my results were lower. I will assume that this is because I was sore from my workout yesterday.
But over the past two months, while I was exercising and being active, I wasn't "training" for the Fitness Gram. So it was nice to see just that I have been getting better and stronger without really knowing it. Even when you're not intentionally trying, you're improving.

Muscular Fitness

This morning, in my Physical Health and Fitness Education class, we were working on our own personal muscular fitness. I always enjoy doing cardiovascular/aerobic exercises, but this workout showed me that I need to be working more on my muscular fitness too. So...I figured I would just share some of the benefits that come along with accompanying an aerobic routine with muscular strength training.
Having strong muscles, doesn't just affect the way you look. Muscular fitness improves your body's ability to prevent chronic diseases. Your risk of getting injured is also a lot lower. Being muscularly fit also improves with day to day activities. It is to everyone's benefit to get out and work on getting stronger!

The Color Run: Pittsburgh

This Saturday (November 15), myself and 14 of my closest friends made a team and ran in The Color Run. I've done several 5Ks in the past, but none quite like this. It was below freezing that morning when we arrived at the run. But no one seemed to notice. Our team was made up of people of varying experience levels. Everyone, whether they walked the whole thing or ran it, had a really great time. No matter what your ability level, you're guaranteed to have fun! Everyone should give this one a try. It's not called the "Happiest 5K on Earth" for no reason!