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The new website is a place to get motivated, to inspire others, share, learn, and help YOU get to where you want to be, regardless of where you started in the past. We look forward to receiving your support and hope that the new website will be yet another tool for strengthening our business relations and allow us to work with you to improve your life!!!

A Healthier Father’s Day

A Healthier Father’s Day

Father's Day gifts have become synonymous with the impersonal and the uninspiring -- the tie, the socks, the bottle of cheap aftershave to add to the unopened collection underneath bathroom sink.

Fatherhood is full of responsibilities and difficult decisions. Sometimes it may seem that taking care of your children wears you down, but ultimately being a father is one of the healthiest professions on the planet!

If you were to sit down and look at all of the health decisions you’ve made since you became a father, I bet you would be amazed as to how many steps you have taken to become healthier.

Statistics show that men who smoke have a higher rate of quitting when they become fathers.  Also, if you grew up not being physically active, once you have a child, you have no choice but to move in order to keep up with them.  And sometimes, this can inspire men to actually start doing some exercise.

Obviously, getting some physical activity is good for people of any age, so use your Father's Day gift to encourage yourself and your dad to get moving. Even if you’ve fallen out of the habit of exercising regularly, a Trainer would be a great way to inspire yourself and your dad to start up again!

Dads, I bet you’ve seen a change in your diet, as well.  Gone are the days of Chinese takeout 11 p.m. or cold pizza on a Sunday morning.  Being a father means you have to provide healthy food for your child, and there’s no better way to get them to eat well than to “lead by example”!

But most importantly, the greatest health benefit of all comes from the love that you feel when you see what your children can accomplish.  And the unconditional love that they have for you even if you’re over weight.  It will improve your mind and your outlook for the future, as fathers it’s not about us!…….

Be Blessed!

Happy Hour… Bumps and Bruises

The calories in alcohol can play a significant role in weight management. Calories can add up to increased body fat, so consider these points the next time you have that EXTRA drink:

• Calories in alcohol are used before stored fat calories. WOW!!
• People who are overweight actually gain weight more easily when they drink alcohol. WHAT!!
• Calories from alcohol tend to be stored in the gut. YOU DON’T SAY!!

Beer

12 oz Regular beer: 150 calories

12 oz. Light beer: 100 calories

Wine

4 oz. Dry wine: 100 calories

4 oz. Sweet, dessert wine: 225 calories

Hard Liquor

1 oz. 80 proof gin, rum, vodka, or whiskey: 50 calories

1 oz. 100 proof gin, rum, vodka, or whiskey: 60 calories

1 oz. schnapps: 100 calories

1 oz. crème de menthe: 185 calories

Making the Comparison

• Drinking 5 oz. of a sweet, dessert wine provides as many calories as one plain donut from Dunkin Donuts.
• Binge drinking? You might as well eat an entire Big Mac plus a scoop of chocolate ice cream. The calories are the same as in 5 regular beers.
• Drinking a glass of wine before dinner, one with your meal, and then after dinner equates to the added calories of 2 slices of cheese pizza. Doing the Math One beer every night adds over 1,000 calories per week, which results in an added 15 pounds to your belly every year. Three glasses of dry wine a week will cost you an additional 3 miles on the treadmill to burn off the extra calories. And don’t forget that most people eat high-calorie snacks when they drink alcohol, further adding to the infamous beer belly.

Happy Hour

A reward for a hard work week, gathering with friends to kick off the weekend!  Regardless of where and when we celebrate Happy Hour, this seemingly innocent ritual might not be as harmless as it appears -- at least not to your diet.
If we are not careful, we can eat too much and drink too much. This can lead to a bunch of unhappy hours for our waistlines. We need to practice a little self-control, so if Happy Hour is on your agenda drink in these ways to keep it happy!

Some Healthy Tips for Happy Hour

1. Plan Ahead - make sure you eat a healthy breakfast and a substantial lunch. Get plenty of protein via eggs or lean turkey breast on whole grain bread. Protein will fill you up and keep you satisfied for a long time and this will keep you from falling prey to the unhealthy snacks at the bar. The extra food in your belly just might slow the absorption of alcohol.

2.  Hands up!!........Step away from the Buffet!! - Most bars will offer FREE food during Happy Hour (nothing is free you will pay for it with your health over time). This entices you spend more time and eat more... . If you did plan ahead and had something to eat, you will be less tempted to eat the unhealthy spread food out before you. If you must indulge, try to make wise choices. For example the meat, fruit t and veggie tray until your able to apply the right nutrition for your body.

3. Move Around/ Dance - Get up!! Sitting at the bar for long periods of time will encourage you to drink more. Walk around, mingle and meet new friends. Take a walk outside and get some fresh air………DANCE!! Grab your friends, the lady sitting in the corner by herself, or just get out there alone and start moving to the music. Get out there and burn those calories your body has intake.

4. Drink Water - Be sure to drink plenty of WATER!!! Limit your alcohol to two or three drinks and then make the switch to ALL water!! Your body will start to flush out the alcohol out your system!!!