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Our Favorite Wellness Chef on Dr Oz Today!

tracybenham — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:29:54 +0000

Here a few of her Chef Laurie’s Tip to speed up dinner prep.

http://www.viddler.com/v/dd872b 04

Remember wellness starts with healthy eating. Bonus: saves money for your next adventure!

Our Favorite Wellness Chef on Dr Oz Today! is a post from: Travel Fit Now!

Spring is a time of renewal and energy — Get Outside and Get your Butt Moving!

tracybenham — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:47:06 +0000

Spring is here - your bike is calling...

It’s the first day of spring and it time to get your butt outside and moving. It’s probably been a months since you thought about putting on your shorts or short-sleeved shirts and getting out into the sunshine. But right around mid-March you start to think about heading back to the gym — just in time for Spring. The long cold nights of winter that zapped your motivation to get healthier and into better shape are over. Springtime is here, and this time of year energizes everyone. Couch potatoes, arise! Buckle down and get into your ‘I need to get moving’ mindset!

In order to lose weight, have more energy and be more active you need to make a committment and jump right in. Start now — during the Spring months — and you’ll have plenty of time to get into great Summer shape. Truly motivated and inspired individuals (like you!) will head outside or jump on the treadmill now while Spring fever is just starting to rise. Jump ahead of the rest of the crowd and start your workouts before the gym gets busy with the ‘Quick! It’s-almost-time-to-put-a-swimsuit!’ crowd.

When you start your transformation in the Spring, you will have fewer distractions at the gym, better access to the machines, and won’t have to wait in lines to get your workouts finished. If you have a busy schedule and a very little time to work out, the time benefits of getting started now will not only help you to get your workouts in, but will also establish a habit that will last you through the Spring and Summer seasons.

Not a fan of working out at a gym? Spring is the perfect time to get out, get active, and be part of your community. Pick a walking, cycling or running route that gives you a clear view on the re-awakening of your surroundings. Sometime we feel like bears, newly awakened after hibernating all winter. A few good workouts can help you break through that sleepy, lethargic feeling.

So get on out there! Spring is a time of renewal and energy — contribute your own renewal to this bright, new season!

Spring is a time of renewal and energy — Get Outside and Get your Butt Moving! is a post from: Travel Fit Now!

Holiday Fitness Tip: Do Not Diet on Thanksgiving. Be Thankful, Active and Enjoy!

tracybenham — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:51:05 +0000

Yes, I said it. Skip the guilt, calorie/fat/carb/points counting and enjoy the Holiday!

—> Eat – Have Fun – Be Thankful—> It is a HoliDAY! Then back to heathy eating/moving/living.

(of course you could workout early in the day…

On Friday, restart you healthy lifestyle plan.

If you are traveling a long distance, here a rule to follow after all stressful and long traveling days…

My 24 hr rule for all traveling. Works for all travel, not just around the Holidays. Business travelers this means you too!

Get outside and go for a walk or exercise that day, or within 24 hours, if you arrive late in the evening. Everytime.

Make a point to drink extra water. Add flavored packets if you don’t like plain water.

How about a Thanksgiving day AM workout - before the Holiday fun...

After Your trip:

After returning home, unpack, do laundry, wipe down suitcase, repack and refill essentials. Put your packing list on top with items repacked/refilled crossed out. Put a post-it or sticky note on your luggage as a reminder for things that you want to remove or add to your packing list.

Do this within 24 hours of being home. Every time. Ends up only taking a few minutes…. less stress, more time to get outside

Travel Fit over on Google+ ( shared this tip first)

More Travel Health and Fitness Tips: How To Travel Fit.

Holiday Fitness Tip: Do Not Diet on Thanksgiving. Be Thankful, Active and Enjoy! is a post from: Travel Fit Now!

AHN: After Sitting All Day – Do these Stretches – Right out of the Shower

tracybenham — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:18:55 +0000

AHN: Yoga Kick: If you have a sedentary job do these easy stretches to help get rid of rounded shoulders neck & back pain and poor posture. These stretches are also great after a long day of traveling.

Sitting all day can case rounded shoulders, weak abs, and back pain. Join AHN/SHE Yoga Expert, Stacy McCarthy as she shares a few easy stretches and techniques that you can do anywhere, to combat poor posture and a stressful lifestyle.

AHN: After Sitting All Day – Do these Stretches – Right out of the Shower is a post from: Travel Fit Now!

Summertime and Blueberries

tracybenham — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:24:30 +0000

Besides being a great summer song, summertime blues can make you smile.

I love summer days filled with many of my favorite Blues: Clear blue skys, the ultramarine blue of the ocean and the indigo blue of yummy blueberries.

Go Blue this July

Blueberries are often considered one of the ‘Superfoods’. Blueberries are a great source of vitamins, minerals, phenolics, fiber, and flavonoids.
Experts says that foods like berries, nuts, soy, yogurt, veggies, fresh fruit and more can help prevent heart disease, high cholesterol, and other chronic diseases.
Blueberries are high in naturally occurring *antioxidants such as Vitamins C and E, and are low in sodium and fat.

July is National Blueberry month. This tasty treat is in season all over the world.

Buy and freeze some for an extra treat later this summer.

Freeze blueberries in a single layer, then pack them into covered containers and put them back into the freezer, where they’ll last for months.

One cup of blueberries has approx. 84 calories, 14mg of Vit. C and .8mg of Vit. E.,
and contains 14% of the daily value of Fiber (2.41g per 100g)
**One serving of Blueberry juice = 3/4 cup (6 oz.) of 100% juice
One serving of dried Blueberries = 1/4 cup
July is National Blueberry month. This tasty treat is in season all over the world.
Go out and get some TODAY!

Healthy Blueberry Smoothies

More info on Blueberries:
** http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/5aday/pdf/whatsaserving.pdf
USDA Data http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search Cooking Light online mag. has tons of information on cooking with blueberries and some easy and tasty recipes too:

*Antioxidants are thought to help protect the body against some of the damaging effects of free radicals and the chronic diseases associated with the aging process

Summertime and Blueberries is a post from: Travel Fit Now!

There Isn’t a Perfect Time to Start Something New Once You are in 3rd grade

tracybenham — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:50:43 +0000

Summer is in full swing. Shorts, swimsuits and flip flops should be out front in your closet and are the first things you look forward to putting on after a long day at work and on the weekends.

But Tracy,”I was super busy all winter and spring just few by. I never got a chance to make health and fitness a priority and now I want to enjoy all of the summer goodies. All I want to do is relax when I finally get a couple of days off.” I have heard some sort of this mantra repeated over and over last weekend as I was telling people about our new Travel Fit program and ebook.

So here is the deal if you have not reached your health and fitness goals, now’s the time to get started!

If you wait until the kids are back in school, after your vacation, when the economy gets better, when your schedule opens up, or when a pill comes out that can make you fit while you sit on the couch – stop waiting! (Unless you are a mouse – see below!).

There isn’t a perfect time to start something new once you are out of third grade.

Couch potato’s, gym membership avoiders and exercise haters – join us and come aboard. Give in and get fit, be more active and start the journey to increased energy – today.

We’ll help make it easy (well, much simpler and a whole lot easier to begin and keep going until fit, healthy and active is an integral part of your lifestyle) – stay tuned here for quick tips, workouts, activity and travel sport guides, easy healthier cooking options, recipes and so much more. If you are interested in our Travel Fit new ebook program , sign up for our RSS feed to be the first to know when it is available (of course we are a little biased, since it is brought to you from the teams at SHE & AHN

We would love to have you join us on Twitter: TravelFit

FaceBook: TravelFit

*A 2009 study reported that sedentary mice that were feed a ‘diet pill’ burned more calories and could exercise longer than mice than the control mice.This drug may some day help bedridden patients fight obesity and diabetes, but they are a long away from seeing if these results can some how translate to people. So health and fitness professionals can relax and not worry about how the next magical product could force them out of a job.

There Isn’t a Perfect Time to Start Something New Once You are in 3rd grade is a post from: Travel Fit Now!

July Fourth – Holiday – Health, Fit and Fun Tips

tracybenham — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:15:05 +0000

Here are some “kick butt” tips for keeping fit, active and regret free on the Fourth of July from our Director/Exercise and Sport Physiologist Tracy Benham.

• Sports and summertime go together. Plan an activity early in the day. Play baseball, touch football; go to the local pool or beach.

• Get outside early and see if you can think of and do more than four activities before four o’clock to celebrate the Fourth.

• Eat a bowl of fruit before you head for the barbecue goodies. Tons of fruits are in season. Make a Fourth of July fruit cocktail. Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries…

• Use a plate. You will be less tempted to mindlessly snack.

• Skip the cheese and the Mayo on your burger and load up on lettuce tomatoes, pickles, onions and relish.

• Alternate cocktails and other caloric beverages with a glass of water. Or … just avoid the high calorie beverages all together!

• Take the skin off of your barbecue chicken.

• Eat only half of your hot dog and fill your plate with beans, fruits and veggies.

• Have a small burger or split one with a friend.

• Skip the chips and all day snacking. Enjoy a small dessert instead.

• Trying to avoid red meat? Try a turkey burger or Boca burger instead.

• Have a healthy breakfast, participate in as many sports/activities as possible and enjoy a healthy barbecue or dinner with friends and family.

• Make your entire weekend as active as possible.

• Be sure to take a minute to be Thankful for our Troops and our Country.

Remember: You do not have to sacrifice your health to celebrate!

Happy Holiday!

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July Fourth – Holiday – Health, Fit and Fun Tips is a post from: Travel Fit Now!

Best in Travel Today via @TravelFit Explained

tracybenham — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:15:01 +0000

TravelFit has a new daily paper out via *SmallRivers*. Our Best in Travel Today ‘ daily ‘paper’ will be combination of our favorite list of Active Travel Journalists, Bloggers, Photographers, Adventures and Travelers -links, stories and best comments. No feeds or spammers.

We know how hard to follow and stay updated with all of best travel information available.

Since over 10,000 people follow @Travel Fit, we wanted a way to stay updated and share only the best travel info without all of the noise that comes from feeds, spammers and random comments. We spent months compiling out Our Best in Travel list. It constantly gets updated, to keep only the most active travelers, experts and fun people to follow on it.

We are really excited about this fun to read, daily/weekly travel review and update. It takes only a couple of minutes to: get quick travel tips from the insiders, find your next adventure to add to the list or even, take a break from the cold and check out a couple of amazing travel photos.

We would love to hear what your think.

You can even subscribe to it. During the holiday season it will be coming out everyday. But after the new year it will be a weekly paper.

Best in Travel Today is out! Dec 28th http://bit.ly/h2morP – ( partial screen shot below)

Bookmark : http://paper.li/TravelFit

Love Twitter – So do we; Follow us: TravelFit and share your favorite travel tips with us.

*SmallRivers is a privately held startup incorporated in Switzerland (Lausanne) and located on the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology EPFL campus.

Co-founded by Edouard Lambelet and Iskander Pols, the company is focused on facilitating the discovery of relevant content and other people of interest on the web. Check out their blog to get the latest news, or follow them Twitter: @smallrivers.

Best in Travel Today via @TravelFit Explained is a post from: Travel Fit Now!

Sneakers: Your Secret Weapon While Away

tracybenham — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:16:30 +0000

Traveling is one of the most common excuses I hear for lack of exercise.

Photo By: AlwaysCuroius on Flickr

This excuse, of course, always makes me wonder if the excuse maker had traveled to a vacation in the clouds or to a communist country which strictly punishes physical activity by death. If not, why else would the mere concept of exercising while away from home seem so outlandish? Folks, I’m gonna be frank. Excuses stink and travel should not stand between you and the healthy body you’re eager to have.

The secret to taking the complexity out of this ”working out while away” situation is simple: bring sneakers! Every place you go will have some combination of roads, sidewalks, sand or grass. These items are great for both walking and running, and can even be utilized for activities like lunges, squats, push-ups, stretching and more. Fancy, right? Hotels gyms may be small or large, but most are at minimum, stocked with a decent treadmill. Treadmills are the perfect answer to any concerns about jogging in strange neighborhoods or in inclement weather.

If all of those options fail you, jumping up and down in your room only requires one piece of equipment: sneakers! So if you’re committed to pursuing fitness without fail and make a habit of spending time out of town, always pack your kicks.

Post by AHN’s and celebrity Fitness Expert Fitz: Check out Fitzness.com for more info on why TravelFitNow and AHN loves her so much.

Sneakers: Your Secret Weapon While Away is a post from: Travel Fit Now!

If you knew that the Water was Unsafe,would you Go There on next Trip?

tracybenham — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:31:39 +0000

Travel and Water

Next time you are planning your next vacation or holiday, ask yourself if you would go there if you were not sure the water was safe to drink.

Does that even cross your mind? Safe, clean drinking water is something that many of us don’t think about unless we are traveling to certain places.

The truth is that almost a billion people on our planet don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water. Yes, almost a Billion.

“Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of diseases and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Children are especially vulnerable, as their bodies aren’t strong enough to fight diarrhea, dysentery and other illnesses. The UN predicts that one tenth of the global disease burden can be prevented simply by improving water supply and sanitation.

But, water moves beyond just a human rights issue. It’s an environmental issue, an animal welfare issue, a sustainability issue. Water is a global issue, deserving a global conversation.”*

For More Info on ways you can help: >http://Water.org

http://water.org/2010/10/blog-action-day-working-together-to-solve-the-water-crisis/

Blog Action Day 2010: Water from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.

*http://blogactionday.change.org/why-water

If you knew that the Water was Unsafe,would you Go There on next Trip? is a post from: Travel Fit Now!