How to Beat the BBQ blues – Tips and Strategies

- Bring healthy dishes to share. Ideas include veggie platter, fruit platter, whole wheat pasta salad, light hot dogs, and/or veggie burgers. Your family and friends will think you are so generous, while you secretly plan on filling up on your healthy foods.

- Get Active! Bring a frisbee, play with the kids, and run around! Take the focus off food!

- Avoid impulse eating by spending time away from the buffet table.

- Use smaller dishes.

- Never go to a party hungry, you will tend to over eat.

- Go with a plan. Visualize yourself at the party making successful choices. How will you feel afterwards? Visualize yourself making unsuccessful choices. How will you feel afterwards? The choice is YOURS!

- Think about this thought from Mary Poppins…Enough is as good as a feast!

- Drink water, water, and more water.

- Stick with fruits and veggies first to fill up, or have a huge plate of salad before you go for the main course.

- Leave leftovers with your guests.

Serving and Portion Size hints:

1 cup = an average woman’s fist

1/2 cup of rice or potato salad or ice cream = 1/2 of a baseball

3 oz. of meat = deck of cards

3 oz. of meat  = checkbook

2 tbsp = ping pong ball

1.5 oz. of cheese = 4 dice

1/4 cup of nuts = golf ball

1 teaspoon = thumb tip

Remember…think ahead…how do you want to feel after the bbq and beyond?

Try this healthy entree recipe!

Greg’s Turkey and Black Bean Burger

1 Pound 99% lean Turkey Breast

1/2 Cup Egg Substitute (Egg Beaters)

1 Cup Old Fashioned Oats

1/2 Cup Black Beans, Rinsed

1/2 Cup Green Bell Pepper, Finely Chopped

1/2 Cup Onion, Finely Chopped

1 Teaspoon Mrs. Dash (Original)

Directions

Measure Oats and then roughly chop for smoother finished texture. Mash beans slightly. Mix all ingredients together. Form into 8 patties using a little more than 1/2 cup of mixture for each. Place large skillet over medium heat and spray with non stick cooking spray. Cook until done turning once.

Serving Information

Yields 8 servings, 131 calories per serving and 1.4 grams of fat.

Most of all, HAVE A HEALTHY AND HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

Cristina “Crissy” Andreoli
Social Media Representative,  Mamaroneck

The reservation policy is 2 DAYS in advance, not 48 hours.
Members cannot enter a class more than 10 minutes after it has begun.
There is no cell phone usage in any Studio.
Check in with front desk for all classes requiring reservation.
All classes are subject to last minute class content/instructor changes or cancellation.

New Instructor/Time:
5:00pm Wednesday Interval Spin – Donna

Classes Cancelled:
7:30am Endurance Fitness Tuesday
12:30 pm Cardio Kick Boxing SGT Tuesday and Thursday
6:00pm Interval Spin
9:45am Group Training SGT Friday
6:30pm Kickboxing Friday

Classes added:
5:45 am Wednesday Spinning* – Karen
7:30 pm Thursday Corrective Pilates – Viki

Classes cancelled due to vacations:
All Elip-t-core and treadmill classes July 1st- July 8th
10:20am Core Sculpt July 7th
8:00am Total Body Conditioning July 17th

* – This class requires reservations.

Cristina “Crissy” Andreoli
Social Media Representative,  Mamaroneck

How long and how often should I workout?  Should I stretch before working out? How much should I eat before and after a workout? Ever wonder if you are getting the most out of your workout? Well, the doctor is in and answering all of your fitness and weight loss questions! Join Healthy Fit, June 7th at 7PM for our June Workshop, “The Doctor Vasami Show”! (Disclaimer: Greg Vasami is not a REAL doctor.) Our parody of the “Dr. Oz Show” will include your chance to ask all of those questions you have been wondering about. “Dr. Vasami” will provide the best advice to get in shape and stay in shape for the Summer and on. The workshop will include guest starring appearences from Pampered Chef and an ICE Jewelry showing, all the latest fashions UNDER $30! This is a FREE event, all members and guests are welcome!

Cristina “Crissy” Andreoli
Social Media Representative,  Mamaroneck

Be even closer to your goal by the time you hit the pool.

The reservation policy is 2 DAYS in advance, not 48 hours.

Members cannot enter a class more than 10 minutes after it has begun.

New Instructor/Time:

5:00 pm Tuesday Spinning Donna

7:45 pm Wednesday Zumba Angelica

9:00 am Saturday Tush and Tummy* Patti (Max 20 Participants)

Classes Cancelled:

7:00 pm Tuesday Interval Spin

1:30 pm Saturday Endurance Fitness

9:45 am Saturday Pilates Body Work

9:15 Group Training SGT Saturday

Classes added:

6:45 pm Wednesday Step & Sculpt Donna

New Small Group Training:

12:30pm Tuesday Cardio Kickboxing+ – Daina

11:00am Thursday Power Step – Donna

12:30pm Thursday Cardio Kickboxing+ – Daina

(+must purchase hand wraps and gloves prior to training)

Cristina “Crissy” Andreoli
Social Media Representative,  Mamaroneck

Group Exercise May News!

New Instructor/Time:

9:30 am Monday Group Fitness SGT – Daina

Classes Cancelled:

5:30 pm Monday Interval Spin

12:30 pm Friday Active Pilates Mat

4:30 pm Friday Interval Spin

Classes added:

2:15pm Sunday Active Pilates Mat – Viki Kelly

New Small Group Training:

7:00 pm Monday Group Training – Marion

12:30pm Tuesday Cardio Kickboxing – Daina

11:00am Thursday Power Step – Donna

12:30pm Thursday Cardio Kickboxing – Daina

7:00 pm Thursday Group Training – Chris

(+must purchase hand wraps and gloves prior to training)

IMPORTANT TIME CHANGE:

Saturdays Pilates Body Work with Cecilia will be:

9:00am 5/7

9:45am 5/14 on.

Onion Frittata Bites

PREP TIME: 10 Minutes COOK TIME: 20 Minutes SERVING SIZE: 2 Frittata

Makes 12 Servings

Ingredients

1 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil

2 cups Vidalia onion, minced

1 ½ cups liquid egg substitute

4 TB. Grated Parmesan cheese

½ tsp. salt

½ tsp. freshly cracked black pepper

¼ cup fat-free sour cream

48 (1/2 in.) pieces chives

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat an 11×7-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. In a nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat olive oil. Add onion, and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until golden brown. Spread onions in a single layer in the prepared baking dish.
3. In a medium bowl, combine egg substitute, 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Pour egg mixture evenly over onions, and sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese over top.
4. Bake for 20 minutes or until set. Cool slightly before cutting into 24 pieces. Top each piece with ½ teaspoon sour cream and 2 chive pieces. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information: 34 calories, 2 g carbohydrate, 1.5 g sugars, 4 g protein, 1 g fat, .3 g saturated fat, 2 g cholesterol, 189 mg sodium, 0 g fiber, 8 IU vitamin D, 45 mg potassium, 39 mg calcium, .3 mcg selenium

Adapted from www.myrecipes.com

Cristina “Crissy” Andreoli
Social Media Representative,  Mamaroneck

Cristina “Crissy” Andreoli
Social Media Representative,  Mamaroneck

Group Exercise April News!

Welcome to April yes we said April. Where has all the time gone?  The bathing suit season is closer then we think. Are we ready for a bathing suit?  You can only answer that. Get involved in a Group Exercise or Small Group Training class today and be even closer to your goal.

Correction from our last news letter: *The reservation policy is 2 DAYS in advance, not 48 hours.

There is no entering of a class that has begun after 10 minutes.

New Instructor:

5:45am Monday Boot Camp – Daina

8:00am Monday Endurance Fitness – Daina

7:30am Tuesday Endurance Fitness – Daina

8:00am Thursday Endurance Fitness – Greg

Classes Cancelled:

11:00am SGT Zumba

7:00pm Thursday Advanced Endurance Fitness

Classes added:

11:00am Monday Zumba* – Yeye

1:30pm Saturday Endurance Fitness – Patti

8:00am Sunday Spinning – Karen

New Small Group Training:

7:30am Tuesday Group Training – Marion

6:00pm Wednesday Circuit Training – Patti

7:00pm Thursday Group Training – Chris

New Sign Up Classes:

6:30pm Friday Kick Boxing* – Patti

11:00am Saturday TBC* – Patti

Cristina “Crissy” Andreoli
Social Media Representative,  Mamaroneck

What happened to your New Year’s Resolutions? Don’t wait until June 1^st to work on your summer 2011 plan. Join us for our most exciting workshop yet! Hosted by Healthy Fit’s amazing Weight Loss coaches, Greg Vasami and “Connections” leader Kathy Soury. Together we’ll review and explore the important strategies to eating healthy and sticking to your exercise routines. Fun and educating trivia that includes exciting and marvelous prizes! Along with our scheduled presentations will be featured fine fashion jewelry by Randi Walden. And an exclusive demonstration on anti-aging and other skin care tips, including important facts on summer sun screen by JoAnn, 30 year reflexologist and skin care specialist.

Join us Tuesday, March 29th at 7:00pm! ALL members and guests are welcome!

Call 914-670-0600 and ask for Kelly D for more informations!