FREE HELMETS!!!

FREE HELMETS!!!

This Saturday, May 18^th from 9a-12p IC Federal Credit Union is giving away brand new helmets for children. It is strongly recommended that you get there early and bring your child to ensure they get the right size helmet.

IC Credit Union

300 Bemis Rd

Fitchburg, Ma 



Leominster Library This Sunday!

Asian American Health and Wellness Fair

Asian American Health  and Wellness Fair

Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 8:30a.m.-3:00p.m.

Free and OPEN to the Public!

Coolidge Park, John Fitch Highway (Rain   Location: Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg/ Leominster, 365 Lindell Ave. Leominster, MA).

MOC Fun N’ FITchburg, Three Pyramids/The Minority Coalition, Spanish American Center, LUK, Inc., Community Engagement Services, Heywood Hospital, Health Alliance Hospital, Montachusett Home Care, Boys & Girls Club, BWR/YWCA, Pathways for Change, Fitchburg Farmers Market, Asian Task Force-Boston will all have health information booths/tables at the fair. Family activities will include: Families in Motion 3 Laps Walk/Run and the first 50 people will receive a Free T-Shirt. Volleyball, Ping Pong, Hmong Top Spin, games and prizes  and more.

Free and OPEN to the Public!

Funded in part by CHNA9, North Central MA. The May 18^th Health Fair is being organized by the United Hmong of Massachusetts.

For more information or to register contact: Train Wu at 978-235-1041.

Women's Health Exercise-Junk Food Guide



Why Walk?

Top 10 REASONS to walk...

*Decrease the risk of heart attack/ type 2 diabetes.
*Control weight and burns body fat
*Improve muscle tone and bone density
*Reduces Stress
*Increases energy, stamina and metabolism
*Lowers high blood pressure and LDL (bad cholesterol)
*Improves efficiency of your heart and lungs
*Reduce symptoms of PMS, back pain and arthritus
*Can improve wellness, fitness, and happiness
*Increase plasma in body and decreasing chances of blood

FARMER'S MARKET TODAY

Join us from 4-7p at the Fitchburg Art Museum for the Farmer's Market, Free admission to the museum and its Art in Bloom exhibit and Strengthening Families will be there so that your little ones (ages 3-10) can make May Baskets and fill them with goodies.

10 Ways to Increase Your Metabolism

1. Eat breakfast. Every. Single. Day. Skipping breakfast sends your body into starvation mode and slows down your metabolism. So, eat something, even if its light every day and jump start your metabolism.
2. DRINK WATER! Studies have found that people who drink 8-12 8oz cups of water per day, have a highter metabolic rate.
3. Sneak protein into every meal. That protein helps build and maintain lean muscle mass. And, muscle burns more calories than fat, even at rest. 
4. Have a cup of green tea. The brew has a plant compound in it called ECGC, which  promotes fat burning and is known as the closest thing to a metabolism potion.
5. Lift iron and eat iron. Including some form of weight training into your workouts 2-3x week creates tiny tears in your muscles. The body rushes to repair those tears by attacking the fat in your body and  thereby increasing your metabolism.Then, have something green and leafy, like spinach, bok choy and broccoli. Replacing lost iron in the blood boosts your metabolism by adding oxygen to your blood and your muscles. The more that your body works the more fat you are burning.
6. Get spicy! Adding spices (like chili peppers or chili powder) to your food will increase your body's temperature and when your sympathetic nervous system starts to work in overtime to regulate your temperature, your metabolic rate increases.
7. Fishy fishy. Eating salmon will not only increase your intake of Vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids, which keeps you fuller longer.
8. Skip the second drink. The liver starts to use the alcohol for energy instead of the fat that already exists in the body.
9. Hit the sack early! Adults who get 7.5-9 hours of sleep per night will increase their metabolism by allowing the body the proper amount of time to digest and repair. The harder the body works, the more calories it is burning.
10. Don't stress over your slips. Stress increases the body's cortisol and cortisol holds onto fat. If you ate that double banana sundae with all the toppings, don't beat yourself up about it. Enjoy it and consider it a treat. Then, move on. Consider that to be your treat for the day or a few days or week and go forward.