This is a great time of year for Pumpkin recipes!
Try some of these out for a healthy alternative to less flattering belly dishes of the like.
#1
1/2 Cup Canned Pumpkin, not pie mix
1/2 Cup Cottage Cheese
1 oz crushed walnuts
Cinnamon, as needed
Directions:Mix and Enjoy
#2
1/2 Cup Canned Pumpkin
Cooked Oats
Cinnamon or nutmeg to flavor
Directions:
Cook Oatmeal to cannister directions, mix with canned pumpkin and spices and enjoy.
One step further, add real vanilla bean or vanilla.
#3
500 g butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and coarsely grated
1 1/4 Cups Cottage Cheese
3 Eggs, lightly beaten
1 Brown Onion, coarsely grated
4 Scallions, finely chopped
1/4 Cup Carrots, shredded
1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
Olive Oil for cooking
Directions:
Combine pumpkin, cottage cheese, eggs, brown onion, scallions, carrots and whole wheat flour in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat with olive oil. Shape 1/4 cup quantities of pumpkin mixture into patties. Place around edge of pan, allowing room for them to expand. Cook for 3 minutes or until golden brown. Turn and cook for a further 2 - 3 minutes or until golden.
Eat and enjoy.
Robert Belley BS, CPT, YCS
Robert Belléy Fitness and Boot Camps
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Alabama Fat Tax! A sign of things to come?
Wow! A state that may punish those who wish not to be healthy. I think its a good idea.
It may not be the right means or right way, but IT IS for the people's benefit.
I suppose having the state intervene may be a great way to get people to finally start caring about their own health. Not enough American's do. Our obesity rate is out of control. It's easily manageable. So long as you love yourself enough to NOT put your loved ones through the strain of disease and your own death.
I'm for anything that will promote people to start paying attention to their own life. TV's, fattening fast food and lethargy will suck you into a vortex of medicine, irritability, poor health and worse.... faster death. Maybe not the death of life ceasing, but the death of the human soul.
Have a read of this article I found over at The Roots.
Robert Belley
Marshfield Fitness and Boot Camps in Massachusetts
The Fat Tax
Alabama tells its workers to slim down or pay. What's wrong with that?
TheRoot.com
Updated: 2:56 PM ET Oct 22, 2008
Oct. 23, 2008--The state of Alabama has issued a warning to its state workers: Get fit or pay up.
In August, the Alabama State Employees' Insurance Board approved a plan that will charge workers an additional $25 to cover their insurance premiums, if they don't take advantage of free health screenings available to all state employees. The program, to begin in January, will require state workers to receive medical screenings for body mass index and health problems such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity.
Critics have panned this as a "fat tax" that unfairly punishes people for their genetic predispositions. Others argue that the measure amounts to lawful discrimination that infringes on the right of free will, much like the state's 2004 decision to offer a discount to non-smoking employees.
Nonsense. This is an opportunity, not punishment. It is an important step toward better preventive care at a time when health costs are soaring and Americans are in increasing denial about their ever-ballooning weight. And the state is offering a free—yes, free—jumpstart. Under the plan, state employees are being asked to go to a free health screening, and if necessary, a free doctor's consultation. If those screenings show that a person is predisposed to illness due to their weight or other conditions, they will be offered help to begin to address their health issues. Only if workers fail to take advantage of the free screening will they be charged the additional $25.
Alabamans are clearly in need. Varying reports place Alabama with the second or third highest rate of obesity in the country. The Birmingham News confirms this southern state has the country's highest rate of stroke and third-highest rate of infant mortality.
Americans shouldn't feel ashamed of owning up to their fatness. The war on obesity has gone international. In Argentina, the Senate recently passed an Obesity Law, declaring obesity and eating disorders as diseases eligible for treatment under the state's health-care programs. Meanwhile, Mexico is hard at work pushing "Vamos Por Un Million de Kilos" (Let's Lose a Million Kilos), a national campaign to get Mexicans to cut the country's collective weight by nearly two million pounds. The project is one of several new efforts to prevent Mexico from joining the United States as one of the world's fattest countries.
Of course, governments are not taking these steps out of mere concern. It makes sense for their bottom lines as health costs surge. But what's wrong with bottom-line motivations if it helps people? It may be a financial ultimatum, but it's not a state-mandated diet. It may affect individual choice, but it's being done to prevent an even heavier strain on an already burdened system that must cover many.
We already know that mass denial has resulted in rising obesity rates in both adults and children. Childhood obesity rates have soared—leading pediatricians to begin treating young patients with hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes and orthopedic issues. As a nation, we are also pushing our neglectful lifestyles and habits off on our children. What is the point of promising a better life to our kids, if we are setting them up to be physically unable to enjoy it?
African Americans should be particularly concerned: The Center for Disease Control (CDC) says that nearly half of black women are overweight or obese, and black people overall are 1.4 times more likely to be obese than non-Hispanic whites. Now is not the time to resist efforts to make us healthier. Fat and happy is out. And in Alabama, at least, death and taxes are in, if in reverse order.
Michael Arceneaux is a regular contributor to The Root.
Return to The Root Homepage
URL: http://www.theroot.com/id/48533
It may not be the right means or right way, but IT IS for the people's benefit.
I suppose having the state intervene may be a great way to get people to finally start caring about their own health. Not enough American's do. Our obesity rate is out of control. It's easily manageable. So long as you love yourself enough to NOT put your loved ones through the strain of disease and your own death.
I'm for anything that will promote people to start paying attention to their own life. TV's, fattening fast food and lethargy will suck you into a vortex of medicine, irritability, poor health and worse.... faster death. Maybe not the death of life ceasing, but the death of the human soul.
Have a read of this article I found over at The Roots.
Robert Belley
Marshfield Fitness and Boot Camps in Massachusetts
The Fat Tax
Alabama tells its workers to slim down or pay. What's wrong with that?
TheRoot.com
Updated: 2:56 PM ET Oct 22, 2008
Oct. 23, 2008--The state of Alabama has issued a warning to its state workers: Get fit or pay up.
In August, the Alabama State Employees' Insurance Board approved a plan that will charge workers an additional $25 to cover their insurance premiums, if they don't take advantage of free health screenings available to all state employees. The program, to begin in January, will require state workers to receive medical screenings for body mass index and health problems such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity.
Critics have panned this as a "fat tax" that unfairly punishes people for their genetic predispositions. Others argue that the measure amounts to lawful discrimination that infringes on the right of free will, much like the state's 2004 decision to offer a discount to non-smoking employees.
Nonsense. This is an opportunity, not punishment. It is an important step toward better preventive care at a time when health costs are soaring and Americans are in increasing denial about their ever-ballooning weight. And the state is offering a free—yes, free—jumpstart. Under the plan, state employees are being asked to go to a free health screening, and if necessary, a free doctor's consultation. If those screenings show that a person is predisposed to illness due to their weight or other conditions, they will be offered help to begin to address their health issues. Only if workers fail to take advantage of the free screening will they be charged the additional $25.
Alabamans are clearly in need. Varying reports place Alabama with the second or third highest rate of obesity in the country. The Birmingham News confirms this southern state has the country's highest rate of stroke and third-highest rate of infant mortality.
Americans shouldn't feel ashamed of owning up to their fatness. The war on obesity has gone international. In Argentina, the Senate recently passed an Obesity Law, declaring obesity and eating disorders as diseases eligible for treatment under the state's health-care programs. Meanwhile, Mexico is hard at work pushing "Vamos Por Un Million de Kilos" (Let's Lose a Million Kilos), a national campaign to get Mexicans to cut the country's collective weight by nearly two million pounds. The project is one of several new efforts to prevent Mexico from joining the United States as one of the world's fattest countries.
Of course, governments are not taking these steps out of mere concern. It makes sense for their bottom lines as health costs surge. But what's wrong with bottom-line motivations if it helps people? It may be a financial ultimatum, but it's not a state-mandated diet. It may affect individual choice, but it's being done to prevent an even heavier strain on an already burdened system that must cover many.
We already know that mass denial has resulted in rising obesity rates in both adults and children. Childhood obesity rates have soared—leading pediatricians to begin treating young patients with hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes and orthopedic issues. As a nation, we are also pushing our neglectful lifestyles and habits off on our children. What is the point of promising a better life to our kids, if we are setting them up to be physically unable to enjoy it?
African Americans should be particularly concerned: The Center for Disease Control (CDC) says that nearly half of black women are overweight or obese, and black people overall are 1.4 times more likely to be obese than non-Hispanic whites. Now is not the time to resist efforts to make us healthier. Fat and happy is out. And in Alabama, at least, death and taxes are in, if in reverse order.
Michael Arceneaux is a regular contributor to The Root.
Return to The Root Homepage
URL: http://www.theroot.com/id/48533
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Have You Seen Marshfield fitness or Marshfield Boot Camp yet?
Have you seen it yet??
Robert Belley Fitness and Boot Camps
Marshfield Fitness and Marshfield Boot Camps
Robert Belley Fitness and Boot Camps
Marshfield Fitness and Marshfield Boot Camps
The Advanced Performance Presidential Champions Program
So last year I decided to sign up for the President's Challenge at presidentschallenge.org.
Pretty stoked bout this.
I know why does a fitness professional get all excited about signing up for a challenge that should just be a part of their every day lifestyle? Well its fun to record and track your fitness. It's really quite a motivating tool.
It holds me accountable to my own training, just as I do for my boot campers, private and online training clients. Much like you may be held accountable to a running partner or coach.
I was so amped when I started that I decided to up the ante and go for the Advanced Performance program. I love a challenge and love competing against myself. If I fall off the wagon for a couple of days I have this screen staring me in the face letting me know it!
Not too mention my gut. Haha
Basically it states that I have to do double to earn each reward period. So to get my bronze certificate I had to earn 40,000 points. Gold is 160,000!
As of late September I hit my goal of Gold within one year! I'm currently at 208,913 points!
To give you a frame of reference, if you run an 8 minute-mile-pace for 60 minutes its 754 points.
That's a lot of effort to get to 160,000! Basically running 1,600 miles or 31 miles a week. I know there are millions of people who produce this amount of work in a week with their fitness but unfortunately there are hundred of millions who do not.
I try to lead by example. Besides, if I were fat and out-of-shape would you really believe any fitness or nutrition advice that came out of mouth? I wouldn't.
The cool part is, once you get to 160,000 points in the Advanced Performace they encourage you to strive for Platinum! 1,000,000 points!!! Or with running alone 9,947 miles.LOL. Thank goodness I do a mix of activities but I'm guessing by the age of 35 or so I'll hit that number. So far I'm nearly 21% there within a year.
So that's my goal.
What kind of goal have you set for yourself?
Do you even have one right now?
Or do you JUST want to lose some weight???
The latter never works for long term success.
Trust me
Willing you the greatest success,
Rob
Robert Belley Fitness and Boot Camps
Pembroke fitness
Marshfield fitness
Pretty stoked bout this.
I know why does a fitness professional get all excited about signing up for a challenge that should just be a part of their every day lifestyle? Well its fun to record and track your fitness. It's really quite a motivating tool.
It holds me accountable to my own training, just as I do for my boot campers, private and online training clients. Much like you may be held accountable to a running partner or coach.
I was so amped when I started that I decided to up the ante and go for the Advanced Performance program. I love a challenge and love competing against myself. If I fall off the wagon for a couple of days I have this screen staring me in the face letting me know it!
Not too mention my gut. Haha
Basically it states that I have to do double to earn each reward period. So to get my bronze certificate I had to earn 40,000 points. Gold is 160,000!
As of late September I hit my goal of Gold within one year! I'm currently at 208,913 points!
To give you a frame of reference, if you run an 8 minute-mile-pace for 60 minutes its 754 points.
That's a lot of effort to get to 160,000! Basically running 1,600 miles or 31 miles a week. I know there are millions of people who produce this amount of work in a week with their fitness but unfortunately there are hundred of millions who do not.
I try to lead by example. Besides, if I were fat and out-of-shape would you really believe any fitness or nutrition advice that came out of mouth? I wouldn't.
The cool part is, once you get to 160,000 points in the Advanced Performace they encourage you to strive for Platinum! 1,000,000 points!!! Or with running alone 9,947 miles.LOL. Thank goodness I do a mix of activities but I'm guessing by the age of 35 or so I'll hit that number. So far I'm nearly 21% there within a year.
So that's my goal.
What kind of goal have you set for yourself?
Do you even have one right now?
Or do you JUST want to lose some weight???
The latter never works for long term success.
Trust me
Willing you the greatest success,
Rob
Robert Belley Fitness and Boot Camps
Pembroke fitness
Marshfield fitness
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Steroids...A Bodybuilding TRUTH
This is a deleted scene from a movie that came out not to long ago, "Bigger, Stronger, Faster".
Pretty interesting flick that I suggest any and all guys and gals who lift for aesthetic purposes chek out. Especially young kids, in the presence of reputable professionals with a view and discussion afterwards. It's important for people to know the truth.
Girls, LISTEN to the last minute especially to hear the words from a young former female bodybuilder and what's fake on their physiques...its not just breasts.
Check this out,
Take this with a grain of salt, your supplement is bogus.
This is what "Supplement" models who look like action figures actually use.
So don't worry guys, it's not that you can't have an amzing body, but, to look like that, you'd have to risk too much for my taste.
Rob Belley
BSc, CPT, YCS
Pretty interesting flick that I suggest any and all guys and gals who lift for aesthetic purposes chek out. Especially young kids, in the presence of reputable professionals with a view and discussion afterwards. It's important for people to know the truth.
Girls, LISTEN to the last minute especially to hear the words from a young former female bodybuilder and what's fake on their physiques...its not just breasts.
Check this out,
Take this with a grain of salt, your supplement is bogus.
This is what "Supplement" models who look like action figures actually use.
So don't worry guys, it's not that you can't have an amzing body, but, to look like that, you'd have to risk too much for my taste.
Rob Belley
BSc, CPT, YCS
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