Hello Christ Docs,

Happy New Year! Weekly Wellness is back for 2015! Just a reminder, my goal is to encourage healthy lifestyle habits by of providing interesting articles on topics covering nutrition and fitness, as well as give you ways to live a more healthy lifestyle with delicious recipes and workouts you can do at home in less than 20 minutes with no special equipment.

I am always interested in learning more, so if you have any great recipes, know a good article, or have a workout you'd like to recommend, please pass it along!

Keep making healthy choices when you can!

Bret

 

NUTRITIONAL BYTES

Article: Why Eating Seasonally Is Good For You

Recipe: Chicken Paillards with Squash & Spinach 

             Just made this last night, and oh boy was it good! You can use any kind of squash, (I used acorn), but I would roast the squash & red onions for double what Martha recommends (30 min vs 15 min). The flavors are awesome (don't skimp on the sage), and its healthy and lean and pretty darn easy! I used a rolling pin to flatten my chicken breasts. 

 

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK 

Articles: How Exercise Keeps Us Young

Workout: 

Throw on some motivational music, and give this a whirl. Don't stop the clock for breaks. My time was 14:14, and I got my heart rate up to 97% of my maximum calculated. Calculate your heart rate here, and see how close to your max you can get!

 

10 ROUNDS FOR TIME

10 Pushups

10 Crossfit Situps (Don't worry about not having an AbMat...I used a folded thin yoga mat or blanket to get the lumbar support)

10 Airsquats (do JumpSquats for added challenge, or, if you are really intense, do JumpSquat Tuck Jumps!)