Archive for April, 2010
In the spirit of Earth Day (yesterday), let’s take reusing and recycling into fitness. Have a fitness DVD exchange party! Invite your friends to bring an exercise DVD (labeled with their name and phone number) they don’t need to see for a month. Put all the DVDs on a table and allow everyone to take a different DVD home. You can add a little excitement by having all the DVDs wrapped and numbered, and drawing for them. Unwrap them at the party, and allow trades. If your friends are into video-game fitness, then trade those. If your friends still use VHS videos, trade those. You can even preview some at the party. Be sure to serve healthy snacks, and don’t be afraid to introduce your friends to something new, like green smoothies, or cucumber-water, or homemade pita chips. Get together every month or so – you’ll love the socializing and the chance to try different exercise routines!
This fresh salad is a delightful side dish or relish that you can serve alongside any protein entree (chicken, fish, tofu, beans). It’s a good side dish on taco night, too. Or serve a scoop over a bowl of salad greens, and let the corn salad be your “dressing.” It’s also good with some diced avocado added to the vegetables. ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ 1 1-pound bag frozen corn, cooked according to package directions, drained, and patted dry on towels Combine the corn, cucumber, tomatoes and basil in a glass bowl. Whisk together the dressing ingredients – lemon juice, olive oil, organic sugar, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Pour the dressing over the vegetables and refrigerate overnight. Stir occasionally.
For us to have healthy lives, we need a healthy planet. Organic foods require clean land, free of toxic pesticides and herbicides. The nutrients in the soil are the nutrients that end up in the plants we eat (remember that elementary school experiment with blue food coloring, a glass of water, and a stalk of celery? That’s how it works.). Farmers must do extra work to clean up their land so they can grow healthy food for us. Support those farmers by buying organic when you can – and if you know any of those farmers, then be sure to thank them personally! Your yard is just as important as a farm.
In honor of The Role of Your Life class,* we have a little Broadway music to get you started today. Becoming your best takes some effort. Get in character – play the role of the person you’re becoming, the person who is already your best self. You know that person – she (or he) is inside you. Just let her (or him) out. And have a blast in your new life. Here’s one of our favorite songs about chasing the dream and believing in yourself. *You can still join the class! Sign up here and change your life!
The 8th annual TV Land Awards proved to be a sitcom lover’s dream come true. Stars of many classic sitcoms from the 60s through the 2000s all turned up to a give recognition to the break out hit of the television season, “Glee.” “Glee” was honored at the TV Land Awards as a future classic. After the presentation of the award, an all-star cast of some of television’s most memorable sitcom stars came together for a performance as TV Land’s very own Glee Club Choir. Fronted by soloists David Hasselhoff and Marilu Henner (Taxi) and accompanied by TV Land’s Choir which included Todd Bridges (Different Strokes), Joyce Dewitt (Three Company), Jamie Farr (Mash), Marla Gibbs (The Jeffersons, 227), Howard Hesseman (WKRP in Cincinnati, Head Of The Class), Shirley Jones (The Patridge Family), Richard Karn (Home Improvement), Richard Moll (Night Court), Marion Ross (Happy Days), Jimmie Walker (Good Times), Marcia Wallace (Night Court) and Fred Willard (Everybody Loves Raymond, Modern Family), the group performed their own rendition of the song that started the “Glee” pop culture phenomenon, Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.” The TV Land Awards will air on Sunday, April 25 on TV Land.
Did that make you sit up straight? Good. The next time you’re in front of a full-length mirror, turn to the side, stand as you normally do, and look at your posture. Now draw an imaginary vertical line from the top of your head to the floor – with the front half of your body on one side, and the back half of your body on the other side. What’s hanging out the front? (maybe your head and shoulders? maybe your stomach?) What’s hanging out the back? (maybe your booty?) Notice how the front half and the back half are “weighted” about equally. Now stand up straight, as though that imaginary line were a string, pulling your spine straight up. Notice how the front half and the back half get narrower. Isn’t that nice? Keep that in mind the next time you want to make a “thin” impression.
We love any meal that’s this easy and delicious. Use whole-grain pasta shells for maximum nutritional value. ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ 1 large head broccoli, cut into chunks and florets (peel the stem and cut into chunks) Fill a large pasta pot 3/4 full with salted water and bring to a boil. Add broccoli stem chunks and let cook for about 1 minute, then add florets. Let cook for another minute. Add pasta shells and cook for 9-12 minutes, or according to package directions. Strain and return to pot. Meanwhile, in a large frying pan over medium heat, combine olive oil, garlic, red pepper, salt and pepper and heat until almost sizzling, but don’t let the garlic brown. Pour the garlic mixture over the broccoli/pasta mixture and toss until a moist sauce starts to form. Serve with a big veggie salad.
Each day you fill the role of your life. If a script arrived at your doorstep tomorrow morning, and the lead character was YOU at your absolute best, what would you do if you had two weeks to get ready to play that character? Acting is the ultimate art of transformation. Transform yourself – transform the way you eat, move, and go through life – during the next online class here, at Marilu.com. Ten weekdays of lessons prepared by Marilu exclusively for this class, with daily support from coaches Heather and Beth Miriam, both experts in theater. The assignments and coaching help you define the role of your life – who is it that you want to be? With coaching, you’ll get “in character” to fill that role. You’ll learn to put your new self-knowledge into practice, and come out feeling like your name is in lights. Play the role of your life with gusto and passion. Fill the stage with your presence. Become the star of your show. This class will change your life. The Role of Your Life * April 19-30, 2010
At Marilu.com, we refer to Sundays as Spirit Sunday. That will mean different things to different people depending on your belief system, but we think that we can all agree that having a calm spirit within us is physically, spiritually, and emotionally healthy. We’re all about TOTAL health so please take some time today to reflect on what that means to you. And if your reflecting leads to some action, then go ahead and follow through. Need some ideas?
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