WOMEN'S HEALTH- FREE App for 30 Days

If you have an I-Pad or a tablet, you can get 30 days FREE Women's Health App and get workouts and recipes every day! Here's the link:

http://whpersonaltrainer.womenshealthpersonaltrainer.com/womenshealthpersonaltrainer/58417/index?keycode=226447&smartcode=NLS1163244&cm_mmc=AD_Newsletter-_-1163244-_-01082013-_-28DayFatTorchWorkout-para-1

Do it for yourself today!!

Fitchburg Art Museum FREE 1st Thursdays

Fitchburg First Thursday is a monthly celebration of arts, family, activities and shopping. It takes place on the first Thursday of each month throughout downtown Fitchburg.

The Fitchburg Art Museum will have free admission on every first Thursday 4pm to 8pm as part of Mayor Wong's First Thursday celebrations.
For the younger visitor, there are activity sheets to do whilst they wander the Museum.
Free guided tours at 5:30 - except July and August.

Adult Fitness

Only about one-fifth of adults get the

amount of physical activity they need.

BENEFITS TO EXERCISING:

· Exercise combats health conditions and diseases

· Speeds up recovery from surgery or injury

· Improves mood & self-esteem

· Controls weight

· Boosts energy

· Promotes better sleep

· Improves flexibility & strength

· Improves the way you look in your jeans

You + 1 hour + music + $3=

Stretching, Strength Training, Conditioning, Toning, Cardio, & Feeling Great

All levels welcome!

Starts Jan 10, 2013

Thursdays from 6-7p

Dance Studio near Gym

Boys & Girls Club

365 Lindell Ave Leominster, MA

RSVP Required 978.590.0216

Release must be signed prior to participation.

ONLY $3 per person

Stop Waiting, Pick Up The Weights

Most women who work out have a tendency to only do cardio exercises, thinking they only need a treadmill or elliptical machine in order to get an effective workout. Those are both great cardio workout machines, but, ladies, lets not forget the importance of strength training. Don't worry lifting weight does not mean that you are going to look like this: 

This is nearly impossible for woman because our genetic makeup involves too much estrogen and not enough testosterone. The only way to look like this is to use enhancements, aka steroids, consume chicken with every meal and snack and allow weight training to be your full time job. So relax, this is not going to happen. You can increase your results by including strength training into your workouts.

 Yahoo! Health has the top 9 reasons why every woman should include weight lifting and/or using your own body weight (strength training) in exercises incorporated with your cardio.

I added the last one. :-)

(For the full article click the link below.)

1. Increase your metabolism.

2. Burn more fat.

3. Tighten your body.

4. Reduce your risk or heart disease and diabetes.

5. Lower your blood pressure.

6. You will look fantastic in your skinny jeans.

7. You can do it anytime and anywhere.

8. You will blast calories.

9. Its good for your bones.

10. Summer will be here before you know it.

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/yourbestfitness/why-women-dont-should-lift-weights

More information: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/weight-training-tips

             

Slowly Winning the Fight Against Obesity

"Fitchburg Wins Round One Fight Against Obesity."
News story on 90.9 wbur Boston's NPR News Station by Martha Bebinger.
This story highlights the work of Fitchburg Public Schools and Mass in Motion in daycares and preschools that have created an effective reduction in Fitchburg's childhood obesity rate.

http://www.wbur.org/2013/01/02/fitchburg-obesity-initiative

Delicious Pineapple Salsa

PINEAPPLE SALSA

makes about 2 1/2 cups

Pour over baked or grilled chicken for a delicious and nutritious meal.

*2 cups diced fresh pineapple

*1 cup roma tomato chopped
*1 cup diced red pepper
*1/2 cup chopped cilantro
*1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
*3 tablespoons finely chopped jalapeno pepper, stemmed and seeded or cayenne pepper to taste
*1 clove garlic, minced
*Juice of 1 large lime

submitted by Michelle Allen

Sledding

     I stared at the brand new sled that I got last winter, on clearance, at Target and realized that it was shiny, had all of its original stickers and even the price tag. That's unacceptable. So, I sent out a blast text to everyone in my phone who lives in the area and asked them where they go sledding. Most responded with places that charge a fee. I thanked them for their suggestion and deleted those text messages. In a city that is the second hilliest in the United States, it just doesn't make sense to pay to slid down a hill. Then I got 2 unanimous responses: Southeast School in Leominster and Cherry Hill in Lunenburg. I bundled my child and myself in multiple layers of clothing, much like the younger brother from A Christmas Story, grabbed the sled and headed to the closer of the 2 locations.
     Cherry Hill is known for their delicious summer ice cream but I had no idea that the roaring hilltops were also a place for winter fun and exercise. Yes, exercise. That hill is a lot steeper than it looks and climbing back up is a serious leg workout. Two hours later, after flying off the sleds, crashing into other children, flipping through the air, involuntarily eating snow and ice, clearing brush with our bodies, laughing till we literally cried, and screaming while zipping down the steeper parts of the hill, it was decided that this was our new favorite and free winter activity. I decided that as an added exercise I would pull my child up the hill in her sled. That was my day's workout! The sweat dripped down my back made me forget that I was in the snow in 25 degree weather. Yes, exercise can be fun too.
     We got home, cuddled by the heater with hot cocoa and laughed at the adventures of the day. The sled in the corner was now scratched, stickers completely worn off, dripping from the melting snow and there was a slight chip on the front, just the way a sled should look. My daughter laid her head on my arm and said "Thanks Mom, that was the best day ever!"

Sleds are as cheap as $5 at Walmart and clearance for $2-3 at other places. Grab a sled, bundle up yourself and your child(ren) and head to a hill for some winter sledding fun and exercise. Please be aware that this, like most other activities that involve hills and fast moving objects, can cause bodily injury and people with certain injuries should not participate. Sled at your own risk.