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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Raffle Winner!
This week's winner is Wendy Dubois! Congratulations Wendy! Come on in to claim your Guiding Fitness gift certificate!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Guiding Fitness: The Importance of Vitamin
By: Stacy Johnson (Pilates Instructor/Nutritionist)
As we head into the winter months you want to make sure you are getting enough vitamin C to help boost your immune system. Vitamin C is essential for growth and repair of tissues in all parts of your body. It is an effective antioxidant and may help in preventing certain types of cancers. Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin that our body does not make, in other words we need to obtain it from our diet. How do we do this? We do it by eating at least 3-5 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables every day. Some foods highest in vitamin C are strawberries, grapefruit, kiwi, pineapple, oranges, mango, sweet potato and white potato, broccoli, leafy greens, bell pepper and brussel sprouts. Vitamin C is absorbed best when taken in conjunction with calcium, magnesium or bioflavanoids.
As it stands the RDI (Recommended Daily Intake) is 60-95mg of Vitamin C a day. An optimal amount is 200-400mg/day. Recommendations for helping to cut the time of the common cold down is to increase the amount of Vitamin C to 500mg three times a day for the first couple of days when you feel a cold coming on. Since it is water soluble, if you ingest more than you body can absorb it will just be excreted out of your urine. Remember that you can have too much of a good thing too. More than 2000mg/2g a day can cause dizziness, diarrhea, and bloating so be careful about mega dosing.
Examples of Vitamin C in some fruits and vegetables are:
1 medium orange – 82.8mg
½ grapefruit – 124mg
1 medium kiwi – 70.5mg
1 cup strawberries – 95mg
½ cup pineapple – 39.5mg
½ cup broccoli – 40.6mg
½ cup red bell pepper – 95mg
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
You're invited to the Guiding Fitness Holiday Party!
Join us on Friday, December 10th from 6:00 -8:00pm!
Bring your family, friends, and
co-workers!
Free food, raffles, games, and more!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Santa Claus is Coming to Guiding Fitness!
He is making his list and checking it twice....
Have your picture taken with Santa here in Lincoln!!
- No long lines
- Only $10 for a CD or email with your picture
- FREE coupons from downtown Lincoln shops
Part of the profits will go to several different charities.
December 1st - December 16th
Monday - Friday --> 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturday - Sunday --> 10:00am - 1:00pm
Have your picture taken with Santa here in Lincoln!!
- No long lines
- Only $10 for a CD or email with your picture
- FREE coupons from downtown Lincoln shops
Part of the profits will go to several different charities.
December 1st - December 16th
Monday - Friday --> 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturday - Sunday --> 10:00am - 1:00pm
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Guiding Fitness Zumba at the Mall!
Guiding Fitness is partnering with Gap Body at Roseville Galleria!
Weds. July 14th, 9 am
We will have a half hour Zumba workout just outside of JCPenny. If you haven't tried Zumba yet, it is a must! Zumba is a Latin-based dance aerobics. Its a great workout for all fitness levels.
Here is the best part... you get to workout AND save big at Gap Body that day.
All participants receive 40% off any regular priced item and 25% off everything else!
Call to RSVP by Tues. July 13th - 916-773-3630
Weds. July 14th, 9 am
We will have a half hour Zumba workout just outside of JCPenny. If you haven't tried Zumba yet, it is a must! Zumba is a Latin-based dance aerobics. Its a great workout for all fitness levels.
Here is the best part... you get to workout AND save big at Gap Body that day.
All participants receive 40% off any regular priced item and 25% off everything else!
Call to RSVP by Tues. July 13th - 916-773-3630
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