Posts filed under ‘Health’
Make healthy food visible and accessible
In CEGEP (that’s like pre-university in Quebec), I ate on a daily basis either poutine, creamy pasta salad, creamy potatoe salad or a giant oatmeal cookie (or a combination thereof).
Daily.
(and in high school, I often only ate an ice cream sandwich for lunch)
It’s no wonder I was a bit heavier then. (and perhaps even more amazing I survived after eating such a poor diet regularly)
I blame there being lack of healthy foods prominently visible and accessible. (OK, not really, I’m pretty sure I still would’ve opted for this junk regularly.)
But a new study published in Environment and Behavior has found that college students (just not me back then!) are more likely to eat fruits and veggies if they’re within arm’s reach. And if fresh fruit is visible, it’ll be eaten more often by them (although the same doesn’t hold true for vegetables).
(I, of course, now have oatmeal cookies on the brain and will need to try this recipe from Lottie and Doof — that’s their pic above btw).
What’s your running personality?
Looks like it’s being a Capricorn that’s to blame for my proclivity for running. According to @zodiacfacts:
A Capricorn woman is competitive, though she is usually more interested in besting her own efforts than those of rivals.
People have already started asking me what my running plans are after I (hopefully) complete my first marathon on May 6th. My answer? Well, as long as it’s not particularly traumatizing, I’ll do another, probably this fall. After all, I’ll have a new time to beat. So, yeah, I guess I do like to compete against myself.
How ’bout you — what type of runner are you? I’ve sussed out a few types in my latest Style Squad blog post (you’ve gotta click on “Read Style HQ” to get to the blog post itself) – on the Schick Quattro for Women Canada Facebook page.
(Also, if you ”like” the page while you’re there, you can stay in the loop not only on Style Squad posts — didja see those horrendous shoes Niki posted a few weeks ago? — but also learn about coupons and deals from Schick!
(Zodiac necklace, Capricorn, Brooke Gregson)
Giveaway: Two spots to run the Sporting Life 10k race in Toronto!
Hello, runners! The Sporting Life 10k is soooooon — on May 13, 2012, to be exact. Yours truly is running it. Wanna run it, too? Chobani has hooked me up with two race entries to give away to this fun event.
You ready to race a 10k? Go ahead and enter!
There are three ways you can enter (enter all three ways to increase your chances of winning!):
(1) Enter by emailing your name, mailing address, phone number and age to healthandswellness@gmail.com (please put Sporting Life 10k in the subject line). Please note that the race entry is not transferable.
(2) Leave a comment on this post about why you run.
(3) Tweet about this giveaway including a link to this blog post (and you must include my twitter handle @healthswellness to ensure I see your tweet!).
This giveaway closes at 12PM on Friday, May 4, 2012. Two winners be randomly chosen, notified by email, and announced on Health & Swellness.
Good luck!
Enter to win entry into the Toronto Marathon, Half-marathon or 5K!
The fine folks at Chobani (have you tried their yogurt yet?) have given Health & Swellness (that’s me!) two registration spots to give away for the Toronto Marathon events May 6th! (I’ll be running the marathon so I’ll see you there!)
So maybe you’re a marathoner or half-marathoner and are trained and just haven’t registered yet. Or you’ve been wanting to run the 5k but don’t want to shell out the $50. Well, problem solved if you enter and win a spot through here!
(Puh-lease don’t enter to run the marathon or half-marathon if you have not been training just because you want to cross it off your bucket list — you’ll only injure yourself! I’ve been training four long months for this marathon; it takes that long to build up your endurance safely, people!)
To enter, email healthandswellness@gmail.com (please put Toronto Marathon in the subject line) with your name, address, phone number and age, along with your race of choice (marathon, half-marathon or 5K). The person entering must be the one participating in the race (it’s not transferable). Giveaway closes at 12PM on Sunday, April 29, 2012 — I will notify you that day if you’ve won an entry. The two winners will be randomly chosen.
Good luck!
