Monthly Archives: July 2008

Will you Make and Take?

Posted by Tricia Rzepkowski on July 30th, 2008

Rochester has 4 of the Make and Take Gourment franchises. These are located Webster, East Rochester, Henrietta, and Victor. Lately I have had heard a lot of people buzzing about this as a productive girls night out activity. Several clients have asked me what I know about the food; taste, financial value and nutritional value. It is [...]

Be Active Rochester

Posted by Tricia Rzepkowski on July 29th, 2008

Be Active Rochester is a campaign from sponsored by Wegmans, the Democrat and Chronicle, and Health Action to get people up and moving for 30 minutes a day instead of sitting on the couch. I love what they said on the Monroe County Health Department page about Be Active Rochester. Come on Rochester … Get moving. Be [...]

Pasta Pasta

Posted by Tricia Rzepkowski on July 24th, 2008

Walk down the pasta aisle at you local Wegmans and you may be overwhelmed by all the choices, 214 are availble online. Today I am cooking up just a few of the choices to do a little comparing. I will be looking at their nutritional values as well as their taste. After all if it doesn’t taste good [...]

Are there fitness benefits from playing the Wii?

Posted by Tricia Rzepkowski on July 23rd, 2008

The Nintendo Wii is still being talked about and studied by fitness professionals, myself included. The American Council on Exercise completed an exclusive study The Wii: As Good as the Real Thing? This Study used the Wii Sports, which includes baseball, boxing, bowling, tennis and golf. To begin the study fitness baselines were established, Wii Sports demonstrations were given, [...]

Fat Calories vs Carb Calories

Posted by Tricia Rzepkowski on July 16th, 2008

Most people have an opinion on which calories are best to eat or avoid to lose weight. You can see it in the supermarket, low -fat this fat-free that, sugar-free this. There are so many diet books and online plans you could follow, Dean Ornish offers a low-fat diet or Dr. Atkins offers a low-carb plan just [...]

Food Diaries help you lose weight

Posted by Tricia Rzepkowski on July 8th, 2008

What is a Food Diary? A food diary is a detailed account of the foods you eat. Details that are often included in a food diary are: What food was eaten – be specific Portion size – how much- ounces, grams, cups, tbsps Time – what time of day Where – at home, at work, at [...]

How to find Fitness wherever you are.

Posted by Tricia Rzepkowski on July 1st, 2008

This past weekend Kris, Mason, Anna, and I went camping with some friends at the KOA in Watkins Glen! We all had such a good time and there was so much to do. I was so excited to be able to find activities while we were away that allowed me to do more than [...]

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