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Jun 30
The abundance of farms markets and fresh produce choices entices more and more people to seek out new exciting ways to make healthy veggie alternatives. The fresh veggies in combination with the appeal of leaving the hot stoves behind and easily expanding for cook out and picnics makes salad the number one summer food.
In honor of this great summer dish this weeks Question of the Week is: What’s your favorite healthy salad recipe?
To make this weeks question even more exciting, I will give the best recipe posted a free copy of Eat This Not That: the Supermarket Survival Guide.
To enter the contest, post your favorite salad recipe as a comment to this post. The contest will run from 6/30/09 12:00am EST to 7/7/0912:00 am EST. At the end on the entry period I will open a Poll for all Greedy Girl readers to vote on the submitted entries. Polls will remain open until 7/14/09 12:00am. At the close of voting the entry with the most votes will be announced on GreedyGirlsGuide.com and receive a copy of Eat This Not That: the Supermarket Survival Guide.
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Jun 28
It’s been about 2 weeks since I started the Wii Active vs. Personal Training challenge. I had a lot going on last week so I didn’t do so well at either but I did do enough in week one to start with my review.
The Assessments
The first session of each was an initial assessment.
The trainer took me through a few exercises and machines to determine my fitness level, my form, and other items of interest. I was also able discuss with him my goals and to let him know about my recent knee and hip problems so he can modify my workouts accordingly.
The Wii Active assessment is very basic it asks you a few questions regarding weight, height, and intensity level and you on your way. The Wii Active assessment is very basic compared to even that of the Wii Fit game which takes you through a battery of test. So much for improvement, I think such a brief assessment is major short coming of the Wii Active. Another short coming of the Wii Actives initial set up is it doesn’t ask you what your goals are. This is a very simple question that would make a big difference in how much and often you do certain exercises, and they just neglected to ask.
The First Works Outs
The works out with the Wii Active and the Trainer are structured very similar; both started with a warm up and then moved through a series of exercise.
The warm up for the Wii Active is running in place for 2 mins and with the trainer it was the Cardio of my choice for 10 mins. Although I think the longer warm up is preferable, here is an area where I thought the Wii Active made a great attempt. The game monitors how fast you are going and how much effort you are putting in, it pushes you to go faster when you have dropped below acceptable levels and it gives you different running styles such as high knee kicks to continue to add interest to your run.
After warm up the Trainer and Wii both begin a series of exercises the trainer using weights and gym equipment and the Wii using the band and Wiimotes. Prior to each new exercise the trainer shows the equipment adjusts the weight and counts as you complete the set. Occasionally he commented on my form, breathing and how fast I was moving through the reps. The Wii shows you a brief video before each exercise and then counts and monitors as you complete the sets. I found the videos were sometimes long and disrupted my workflow but for the beginner it is important to watch them so you ensure you are doing the exercise correctly. Also, the game keeps track of what videos you’ve already seen and the next time you do the exercise it skips over the video and goes straight into the workout.
So far I think the Wii Active is a good start to compete with a Personal Trainer. For this initial review I did not discuss each exercise but join me for future installments in the series where I will discuss things like how many calories you’re burning, specific exercises, and more.
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Jun 28
I tried this great quick exercise routine featured in this months Self Magazine. The routine require nothing more than a set of hand weights and can be completed in 8 minutes. Of course this is not all you need to slim down but it’s a great boost before you start you cardio and/or a great quick morning routine to get your heart pumping early in the morning.
A few considerations when doing the routine:
- Watch your knees. There are a few lunges and knee kicks that if you’re not careful and/or have knee problems can cause injury. So watch your form and if you have existing problems take it slow.
- Try to complete each exercise one after another with out stopping. The constant movement and quick changes are what makes this workout so effective, so you want to keep your heart pumping as you go through the routine.
- Don’t do your repetitions to quick. I find often when we try these routines that give you time limit instead of a set # of reps we are more prone to speed through the exercise. On some of the exercises like the Triceps Curl and Plank row you want to go a little slower making sure you engage the muscle through the entire rep.
Enjoy the workout. Try it out and let us know what you think.
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Jun 26
This is a great quick salad recipe using ingredients you already have. Try it out and tell us what you think.
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Jun 22
Greedy Girls Guide has been going strong for a few months so far. We covered eating habits tips, fitness, reviews, recipes and of course incorporated our latest feature Question of the Week.
So my question for this week is: What is your question?
Here on Greedy Girls’ Guide I strive to give you content that my fans find interesting and useful. Use your answers this week to tell me more of what you’d like to see here on the guide; more recipes, more tips, more reviews, etc. Also give me some ideas of what questions you would like answered on our Question of the Week, or what diet and fitness questions you have and would like me to cover.
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