Transform your boring chicken dinner into a tasty, tangy delight with this amazing glaze. Spicy mustard, apricot preserves, and orange juice make this dish one to remember. Preparation time is only 25 minutes. Servings: 2 Here’s what you need… 1/2 up frozen sweet peas 3/4 cup water 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ginger 1/2 cup uncooked … Continued
What a delicious way to eat your veggies. This colorful dish is perfect for a healthy breakfast or a light dinner. Servings: 4 Here’s what you need… 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced 1/4 cup sweet onion, chopped 1 12 oz bag Birds Eye Steamfresh frozen broccoli 1 15oz jar Mezzetta Marinated Sweet Yellow … Continued
Fitness trends come and go. I remember teaching ‘aerobics’ in the 80’s with my leg warmers and leotard. (Wow, maybe that’s still a trend, but I’m not part of it.) 2012 was an amazing year for fat loss and fitness. Millions of men and women shed body fat thanks to breakthroughs in metabolic training with … Continued
Are you a little timed strapped this holiday season? How about a quick bodyweight workout that you can do anywhere? As you know, I’ve been known to do this sort of thing in the airport, here, here and here. But there’s no need for you to drive to the airport, just do this in your … Continued
My friend, Tyler Bramlett, you’ve seen him on my blog before here and here, has a cool lower body challenge for you. Check it out: Here’s the challenge: You’ll do three movements, the assisted pistol squat, the side lunge and the jump lunge. Do each one for 2 minutes straight (one minute per leg on … Continued
The December holiday rush is in full swing. Take a break from your hectic schedule and check out this week’s Fashion Flash articles from some of the best bloggers in the fashion, beauty, health, fitness and anti-aging arenas. Click this link to check out all these cool posts. Want to know what other women … Continued
You’ve heard me talk about core strength and how important it is to have a strong core. But before you go and do hundreds of sit-ups I’m going to stop you. I’ve recently been dabbling in Pilates, you may not know this but doing a simple sit up doesn’t target the deep transverse abdominals the … Continued
I may be able to brag about doing pull ups or some such feat in the gym, but I rarely have reason to brag in the kitchen…. I’ve recently cut out gluten in my diet, not completely, as you know from this post that gluten is everywhere. But even with reducing my gluten intake I’m … Continued
I’m not obsessed with food. Sometimes I wish I were. I sort of envy the ‘foodies’ out there that can describe a dish with words so passionate they’re reserved only for lovers. I have a passionate appetite for many things, but it doesn’t necessarily extend to food this way. Oh, I enjoy food, but … Continued
Happy Friday! Question: I’ve been working out, doing your workouts and some cardio but I haven’t lost a pound. I’m so discouraged. I see that I’m getting stronger but the scale is stuck. JR Answer: JR, this is a common concern among many of my clients, especially my boot camp clients. I highly recommend … Continued