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There are several benefits to signing up for group fitness classes. I have come up with 6 benefits I think are the most important for anyone seeking to join a group fitness program. (more…)

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   5 Great Abdominal Exercises That Can Be Done At Home

   Crunches on the floor – lying on your back on the floor, bring your knees up to your chest, put your hands behind your head and crunch your abdominals so that you are touching your elbows to your knees.  This works your upper abdominals. Click Here to Watch How

2. Planks – face down on the floor, resting on your elbows and the toes of your feet while keeping your body perfectly straight like a board and holding that position for either 30 seconds or 60 seconds.  If you can’t hold it for 60 seconds, slowly work your way up to that.  This works your entire core. Click Here to Watch How
3. Half-Crunches – sitting upright on your butt on the floor, knees bent and feet flat on the floor.  Sit up and hold your arms out in front of you while leaning back half way (between sitting upright and lying on the floor) and then sit up completely, trying to touch your chest to your knees.  Go down half way and then up again 30 times.  This will work your lower back and upper abdominals.
4. Leg Extensions on the Floor – Sitting on the floor, lying back resting on your elbows.  Bring your knees up to your chest and kick out one leg at a time, back and forth, left leg and right leg.  This works the top of the thighs, the lower abdominals and the lower back.
5. Seated Broomstick Twists – sitting on a chair with a broomstick resting on your shoulders behind your neck.  Have both hands on the broomstick and twist your torso back and forth, left and right.  Do this 30 times in each direction.  This will work your obliques and waistline. Click Here to Watch How

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Here is a list of what I consider to be the top 5 healthiest restaurant choices in the Newport Beach, Costa Mesa Area. Theses are places I frequent as often as possible because their food is not only delicious but prepared in a way that makes it a healthier option then most other sit down/ takeout restaurants.

1.) Seasons 52 –Every item on the menu is less than 475 calories and the food is fantastic.  I don’t know how they make the food so good but it is superb and extremely healthy to eat.

2.) Avanti Café – exceptional organic menu with lots of variety and a great atmosphere.  They have a great Arugula & Spinach Pesto Pizza that is one of my favorite dishes.

3.) Native Foods Café – If you are a vegetarian or vegan, this is a great place for you! They have a great menu filled with healthy, flavorful food along with exceptional service.  Try the Chicken Run Ranch Burger – really tasty and very healthy!

4.) Chixy Natural – This is a quiet little place that would be hard to find unless you were a Costa Mesa local.  But the food is excellent.  I stumbled on this place when I was running errands one day and decided to go in there for lunch – I had the best chicken sandwich I have ever had and the way they prepared it was very healthy.  I now have another place to go to for lunch in Costa Mesa and would recommend it to anyone looking for a healthy but tasty menu.

5.) Flame Broiler – This has become a daily habit for me.  The menu is just grilled chicken or beef with brown or white rice and steamed vegetables.  You can’t get any healthier than that and I have lunch there about 3 times a week, knowing that I am not expanding my waistline, despite the fact that the food is so good.

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