Anti-Inflammatory Soup- Red Lentil with Saffron
- At July 31, 2023
- By Holly Gish
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Try this delicious, super healthy, anti-inflammatory recipe that will provide several weekday meals!
Can you pas the Sit-to-Stand Test?
- At July 28, 2023
- By Holly Gish
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For each part of the test, (sitting down & standing up), you get five points. Deduct a point every time you touch anything but your feet/hips on the ground. Each time you use a hand, knee, thigh, elbow or forearm, deduct one point. This test used data from people 51 through 80. A perfect score is 10, but a score of less than 8 was associated with a death rate 2-5 times higher over a 6-year period in both men and women. Test scores a little low? Schedule an appointment with a certified Momentum trainer and let’s get you moving better!
Cycling Benefit #2: Healthier Lungs & Pollution Reduction
Researchers at Imperial College London found passengers in buses, taxis, and cars inhaled substantially more pollution and ultrafine particles, which can settle in the lungs and damage cells, than cyclists and pedestrians. Here’s the breakdown:
Taxi passengers >100,000 cm3
Bus passengers < 100,000 cm3
Car passengers ~ 40,000 cm3
Cyclists/Walkers ~ 8,000 cm3
It’s thought that, since cyclists ride at the edge of the road, they aren’t directly in the line of exhaust smoke as are vehicle passengers.
Other environmental benefits:
– 20 bicycles can be parked in the same space as one car.
– It takes around 5% of the materials and energy to build a bike than a car
– A bike produces zero air pollution.
– You travel around three times faster than walking.
– You get the equivalent of 2,924 miles to the gallon when biking.
Check out all the cycling benefits, here
Cycling Benefit #1: Strengthens Your Brain!
“Exercise stimulates the growth of new connections between cells in cortical areas of the brain.
A UCLA study showed exercise makes it easier for the brain to grow neuronal connections. This helps with the general power of the brain but also aids the regrowth of axons on damaged cells after a nerve crush injury, the study revealed.
Exercise can also aid brain function later in life. “It boosts blood flow and oxygen to the brain, which fires and regenerates receptors, explaining how exercise helps ward off Alzheimer’s,” says Professor Arthur Kramer of the University of Illinois.
A 2019 study also found cycling improved executive functions. These are the processes that enable planning, attention focus and observation, to name just three.”
Check out the full article and learn about all 27 benefits here.
Cilantro-Lime Shrimp Wraps
- At July 18, 2023
- By Holly Gish
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Try out these healthy wraps to enjoy some healthy summertime flavors.
Green Bean Salad Recipe
- At July 11, 2023
- By Holly Gish
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Summer is in full swing and it’s green bean season! Take advantage of the season’s flavors with this unique and deliciously healthy green bean salad recipe!
