Three Tips for Race Week

After six months of training and waiting, the week of our Ten Miler race is finally here! The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Ten Miler is this coming Saturday and we begin running at ten a night! 

The week leading up to a race is important for race day performance. Though this race is a 'fun run' and not a competitive event, it is still important to practice healthy habits all week long! Do these things all week for a happy and healthy race day!

just three days 'til race weekend begins! 

Toasted Marshmallow and Butternut Squash Bake

We are seriously obsessed with the fall season.  Fall brings delicious food but that doesn't mean you have to cut on taste or cheat your diet.  Butternut squash is super healthy and is perfect to bring into your fall food list.  This gourd is low in fat and high in potassium and vitamin A.  Due to the antioxidant levels, the butternut squash can actually help prevent inflammation; perfect for those after-workouts when you worked out just a little too hard! 

Try our new butternut squash dessert recipe for some fall fun! 

Weekend Abs

Happy Saturday everyone! Hope you are enjoying your weekend so far-it's going to be a great one!

Weekends are crucial to maintaining your healthy habits. By incorporating weekend activities with friends and family, it helps to stay on track and motivate you to keep it up through the week.

That's why we created a short and sweet weekend workout for you that is easy to fit in on your busy schedule! Grab your friends for this ab workout that will keep you fit all weekend long!

started our morning with a walk and a PSL

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

It's true what they say, "you are what you eat".  So why not eat healthy?  Eating healthy doesn't have to be gross or boring.  It can actually be quite fun trying to mix and create your own flavors.  You are going to love these sweet potatoes that have a kick!

Sweet Potatoes are known for their super high-levels of beta-carotene and Vitamin C.  Our bodies actually transform beta-carotene into Vitamin A (which is an essential nutrient).  Vitamin A is great for healthy skin, a healthy immune system, and for good eyesight!  So eat your sweet potatoes!

Did you know? Sweet potatoes are actually a great post-workout snack because they provide you with vitamins and antioxidants but are naturally carbohydrate dense.  This makes it a better choice than, let's say bread. 

 Roasted Sweet Potatoes

2 large sweet potatoes
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon brown sugar (we use Splenda brown sugar blend)
dash of cayenne pepper (can substitute for cinnamon if you don't want it so spicy)

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees

2. Cut the sweet potato into thin slices 

3. Put sweet potatoes, olive oil, brown sugar, and cayenne in a bowl and mix together (we prefer to use our hands as the mixer!)

4. Lay out on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake for 10-15 mins or until the sweet potatoes are fork tender!

YUM!

We served our sweet potatoes with asparagus and our homemade, healthy pulled pork.  
What did you serve these sweet potatoes with? Comment below and let us know!

XOXO,
J&L

Pushing Through Tough Workouts

Keeping your motivation strong through each and every workout is usually easier said than done.  Motivating yourself to workout can be hard enough-then how do you motivate to keep going through a tough workout. 

Today, around mile two (of my four mile run), I realized my battery was dangerously low on my iPod Shuffle. I was really in my stride and jamming to an awesome playlist, when my iPod quit on me-I was halfway through my workout and felt my motivate die with my iPod! I kept going, but was completely thrown off. How was I supposed to continue my run when I was over two miles from home and I totally lost my motivation? 

needed a better excuse than a dead iPod to stop!