Archive for September, 2009
Looking to spend less time in the gym? Looking to burn MORE fat? Well, if you are ready to sweat a lot, curse (you can use my name!) and feel the burn, you can shave time off your workouts and inches off your waistline!
As explained in an issue of Men’s Health, Research from the The University of New South Wales has proven that Interval training will accelerate weight loss. What’s interval training? Well interval training involves a series of intense efforts (think very difficult hill) with recovery periods in between (think downhill). The University of New South Wales developed an exercise bike workout routine that burned 3 times the fat compared to a group of that only conducted aerobic training on the bikes. Added bonus? The exercise was done in half the time!
Want to have access to that secret, super effective workout? Look now further! I’ve tracked it down for ya. Behold the ridiculously simple (in theory, anyway) routine…
After thoroughly warming up, follow the following workout routine for 20 minutes:
Intense effort 8 seconds
Recovery 12 seconds
Intense effort 8 seconds
Recovery 12 seconds
Intense effort 8 seconds
Recovery 12 seconds
Intense effort 8 seconds
Recovery 12 seconds
Intense effort 8 seconds
Recovery 12 seconds
Intense effort 8 seconds
Recovery 12 seconds
If you’d been following the plan, you would have now cursed my name roughly 40 times completed 2 minutes of a twenty minute interval workout. Depending on your fitness level, you may need to increase the recovery time at this point. There is no point exhausting yourself before half way.
Try to get through as many minutes as you can, every other day. You’ll be hitting 20 minutes before you know it!
How often do you interval train? Do you find it to be effective for you?
Good morning!
I wanted to take a quick moment and share an experience at a new restaurant the Mister and I visited this weekend. We worked up quite an appetite at the Yankee Peddler Festival, and while apple dumplings and pumpkin rolls sure sounded amazing, I wanted something ‘healthy’ after my decadent breakfast!
VegiTerranean, owned and founded by Chrissie Hynde of The Prentenders is quickly becoming a hot spot in Akron. Its trendy decor and location attract many foodies to the all-organic, vegan menu. The Mister and I have been wanting to try it out for quite some time, but the hour drive was keeping us away. Since the Yankee Peddler Festival was in the area, we figured it’d be a great opportunity to finally taste some of the goodness we’d hear people raving about.
VegiTerranean is located on the first floor of a swanky condo unit – can you imagine living there? I’d want to eat out every night!
VegiTerranean
Close up
I loved the interior of the restaurant. The modern lines and ‘bright white’ worked well with the space and showcased the large windows, which added color from the landscape. The Mister and I sat by the window which overlooked the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.
Interior
We both wanted burgers. I asked the waiter which one he recommended (I do this often – I mean they would know best, right?!) and he told me I’d be a fool not to go with the portobello burger. You guys know I love my shrooms, so I was happy to comply!
Burger and slaw
Burger close up
How amazing does that look?
Don’t worry, it was! I cleaned my plate on this one. Well, actually that is a lie. I did not clean my plate. I am not a fan of coleslaw so I had a few bites (have to give it a fair shot!) and left the rest. But I did finish every last morsel of that burger! So juicy and delish! I could really taste the seasonings and the bread was soft, doughy and did a great job of sopping up all the goodness.
Let’s just say it’s probably a good thing that VegiTerranean is so far away because otherwise I would be spending my entire paycheck there! The Mister and I definitely want to head back for dinner, though – there was so much good stuff to choose from!
Continuing with sharing my fall-themed Saturday, I figured I’d give you guys a peek at my fantastic breakfast from the Original Pancake House. The Original Pancake House is one of my favorite breakfast spots, but we tend to keep it an occasional, special occurrence – since everything (at least all the items I want to order, anyway) is SO decadent! Keeping with the fall theme, I ordered one of my favorite things on the menu…
Behold…
PUMPKIN PANCAKES!
Pumpkin Pancakes from the Original Pancake House
This was a SIDE order. And yes, that is whipped cream (obvi!)
I added on a side of fresh fruit, too.
Fresh fruit
This was the perfect way to kick off our day and I can’t wait to go back! I have a feeling I’ll be enjoying this meal again this season 
Are pancakes a special treat for you or more of an every day occurrence?