Step Shorter, Run Longer!!

So.  I think we all wish we could run a little further and feel a little less wiped afterwards, right?  Well...here's a little trick to make this wish a reality!  A new study discovered that by slightly shortening your stride, you can work harder while using less oxygen (which means you can handle longer runs!)  This means that using shorter strides is actually a more efficient way to improve your running stamina!  Try lifting your knees a little higher and taking more steps per minute (approx 180 RPMs) to get the MOST from your body during your runs!

-Peace. Health. RoxyB!!

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Fit Tip of the Day: GREEN up your Fruit Smoothie!!

The good old "I'm on a diet" classic, the fruit smoothie, is a rather delicious treat if you ask me!  What better way to stick to your healthy eating habits on a hot summer day in the DFdub (and I mean...HOT!?) Well, next time you choose to whip up one of these healthy delights, don't get caught in a rut of using the same ingredients.  Add some GREEN!  Toss in a LARGE handful of fresh spinach (or maybe 2)!  It may not look quite as pretty, but by greening-it-up, you've added an intense boost of nutrition!!  Spinach is one of many dark green veggies who offer big time rejuvenating and waist-slimming health benefits!!

RoxyB's Green-It-Up Fruit Smoothie

So.  To get started, simply add a packed cup of spinach to your fav healthy fruit smoothie recipe, OR, try my current go-to concoction! Add ingredients in the order listed and blend for about 1 minute! 

2 packed cups fresh spinach 

1-2 cups berries (of any kind!)

1 banana

1 cup ice

1 T flax seed

1/2 cup coconut milk

Word to the wise:  Add your spinach at the BOTTOM of your blender (or Ninja...if you don't have one, you SHOULD!  They're the bomb!) to ensure that it gets fully blended into your smoothie!

Skip out on the sugared-up cold-bev indulgences this weekend, and partake in a GREEN fruit smoothie!! YUM.

PS- A GREEN smoothie is also a super-sneaky way to hook your baby/toddler/child up with some extra veggies!  My little munchkin LOVES a good spinach, strawberry & banana smoothie!

-Peace. Health. RoxyB!!

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Bye Bye Food Pyramid... Here's what your "Plate" should look like!!

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I am soooo excited about this much needed change!  The USDA has FINALLY revisited it's "Food Pyramid" concept that has been around forEV.  They've replaced the pyramid that we've all grown to love {or hate} with "My Plate"...a MUCH more practical & easy-to-understand concept based on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans!  The new website is SUPER user-friendly and offers all kinds of helpful info on choosing healthy foods and creating healthy MEALS!  Puh-puh-puhleeeease check out ChooseMyPlate.gov to learn more about USDA recommendations!  And while you're there, go ahead and hook yourself up with one or two of the printables to hang on your fridge or pantry door! GREAT reminders to eat well! Here's to treating your body to HEALTHYNUTRITIOUSDELICIOUS foods!!

-Peace. Health. RoxyB!!

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Spring into Summer: It's National Running Day!!

Well, June has arrived.  Which means (especially if you're down here in Texas) that summer is in full-swing!  What better way to spring into summer than to grab your tennies, and head out for nice little run!  Enjoy the SUN by taking a little joggy-jog through your neighborhood or a local park....OR skip out on the heat by parking it on the T-mill for a good 30 minute trek @ the gym.  Whichever way you choose to celebrate National Running Day, make it the start of a daily HABIT of running/walking/jogging!  You gotta start somewhere right?

-Peace. Health. RoxyB!!

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