Weekend Control

Remember you can out do an entire weeks worth of exercise in a single day on the weekend. Either it be late night drinking, buffet eating, or a combination of both. Remembering that almost everything is good in moderation is the key to sustaining your long term goal of better health!!!! Will power is were its at!!!

Football season

Football season is right around the corner. During the month of September we are going to have 20% off our sports merchandise here at the club so that you can have the colors you want to cheer on your favorite teams!!!!

Weather

Bad Weather???? Where are you going to turn to get in your much needed relief from the stress of work, school, bills, and unfinished household chores??? Come to the 7Flags Xpress at GreenWay to get you stress relief fix for the day so that you may have a peaceful sleep and so that you are a better parent, friend, and healthier person for yourself.

XRKade Fun

Remember the XRKade is one of the most fun ways you could ever exercise. The interactive gaming lets you be completely in control instead of the machine being in control. Lets see h0w much fun you can have in a half an hour of XRKade use a day??

Having trouble sleeping??

Need a way to help you get to sleep some nights. Here are a couple that will be sure to help you get that good nights sleep that you deserve. The best sleep aid is A glass of Red Wine. Red Wine contains melatonin which is a lseep inducing hormone. The director of the Edinburgh sleep center, Dr. Chris Idzikowski says, "If a nightcap helps, by all means indulge." The second leading natural sleep aid is a banana. Bananas have the sleep-inducing chemical tryptophan. Bananas area also easy to digest so you can get to sleep without feeling that fullness affect. The next time you have trouble sleeping, try one of these two aids out and see what happens!!!

Brain Twister

Here is a little brain twister for all of you. Here is what you do. Sitting at your desk pick up your right foot and move it in a clock-wise circle. After doing this for a couple seconds pick up your right hand and draw the number 6 in the air. What happens to your right foot???

Snacks

What proportion of an obese man's daily calories are consumed after his last meal of the day??? 25% are consumed after the final meal of the day. So try your best to avoid snacking late at night!!!

Your Ideal Weight Calculator

Are you having a problem losing weight?? Here is a quick way to find out how many calories you should be consuming to get to what you think would be your ideal weight. Multiply your Ideal body weight in pounds by 10. This will give you the ideal amount of calories you should be eating a day to acheive this ideal body weight. Example if I want to weigh 160 pounds, multiply that by 10 and you get 1600 calories. Then you do your best to stay within that ideal calorie count to reach your Goal!!!

Beating Sleep Deprivation

One of the best ways to help wake up and beat a less than average sleep night is by eating beef. Creatine cane beat the effects of sleepless nights. Beef is a very rich source of creatine. So if you have another sleepless night grab some of your leftover steak for breakfast and that will help get your motor running!!

Working Off the Weekend

One of the new popular drinks for summer is called "Magic apple juice." This beverage has 210 calories that usually gravitate straight to your mid section. Now here is what it takes to work those calories off:
At the beach- 53 minutes of treading water in the sea
In the garden- 63 minutes of playing corquet
In the park- 18 minutes of playing football
On the town- 110 minutes of playing cards
At home- 21 minutes of carrying boxes up stairs
At the gym- 8 minutes on the treadmill at 8mph, 15% incline
Which would you like to do??

My 7Flags Dietician

"My 7Flags Dietician" is a internet based meal planning and calorie counting software that helps you decide what foods are best for you and when. 7Flags has exclusive rights to this impressive software that helps you not only see what foods are best for your goals but also gives you suggestions on what to eat, shopping lists, and is simple to use anywhere with an internet connection. Ask Jamie for a demonstration next time you are in and you can see how well he is eating!!!

Give a little for those who don't

This month at 7Flags we are having a Food Drive to benefit the Anawim Project being done by Hubbell Realty group. Our goal is to stock all 9 homes full of food between the two clubs for these less fortunate ones. So everyone give one item and we will have this goal met in no time!!!

Healthy Foods

Can anyone tell me what the healthiest berry is?? According to research most have agreed that the healthiest berry for you is blueberry's. They give you the most antioxidants and vitamins per serving than any other berry. Now try to incorporate some blueberries into your everyday meals and start receiving the rewards of healthy eating!!

Resistance Training

For optimal results from resistance training is it better to lift heavy weights for low reps or light weights at higher reps??? What do you all think?