This is one New Year’s resolution you’re going to want to keep!…

Everyone wants to get fit for the New Year… but THIS New Year we are going to add a little incentive! Sign up for our 12 week “2009 New Years Resolution Challenge,” and you will receive a complete makeover package for $500, valued at over $1,000! Sign up before the program start date of January 19, 2009 and you will receive:

You will be given a punch card with a spot for each class, evaluation and session! Upon successful completion of this 12 week makeover program, you will be eligible for a drawing.

 

First Prize:

 

Second Prize:

 

Third Prize:

 

All participants:

At the end of the program Pilates Core Center and Dragonfly Yoga will host a party complete with deliciously healthy refreshments. A photographer will take the “after” photo of the group, followed by the prize drawing. Contact Diane Grossman of Pilates Core Center and Dragonfly Yoga Healing Arts & Retreat Center to register.

 

*Makes a great gift!*

 

thanksgiving_turkey_2_smThough most Americans are likely to gain three to seven pounds during the holiday season, anyone trying to eliminate or limit such family traditions as turkey, stuffing, candied sweet potatoes, casserole and pie on Thanksgiving is bound to be banned from the dinner table.

Hence, rather than starting a revolution in the kitchen to save yourself from putting on extra pounds, why not quietly change things up a bit? Considering that the average traditional Thanksgiving meal packs approximately 3,000 calories, for good health it’s well worth introducing new flavors, substituting ingredients and replacing some dishes—say a 180-calorie slice of pumpkin pie for the calorie-rich 480-calorie slice of pecan pie. You’ll keep the family peace and weight scale happy.

To help you cook a deliciously healthy Thanksgiving feast, ACE has asked two experts—Jessie Price, food editor of EatingWell, a bimonthly magazine dedicated to healthful eating and Marjorie Geiser, a registered dietician and ACE-certified Personal Trainer—to reveal their healthful secrets. Read the rest of this entry »