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Author: Chris Brown

Becoming Elli / Articles posted by Chris Brown (Page 31)
Step by Step Take the Stairs

Step by Step – Taking the Stairs

May 11, 2019
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Fit and Strong

Do you take the stairs or the elevator? The thing I like about stair workouts is that the act of climbing stairs is so practical. What I don't like, well the huffing and puffing when I haven't been doing it. It's easy to feel like you're making progress when there are stairs that make you huff and puff. And then a few weeks/months later, you notice that it doesn't even effect you at all to go up the stairs. When I was actively trying to lose weight, I felt a huge "non-scale" victory when I realized that I just had run up some stairs without even thinking about it or realizing that I ran up them. Some friends of mine went on a major hike last summer to...

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Sampling a Pilates Exercise Class

May 4, 2019
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Fitness, Work Outs

I recently had a trial class here in my town, at a relatively new exercise studio called Club Pilates. While over the years, I have taken a few Pilates classes at the health and fitness center where I've belonged almost continuously since 1994, it's hard to pass up a free class to check out something new. Regular readers may remember my CycleBar experience and Jill's workout at this Pilates studio when it had just opened. Sample Class I got a ticket to a sample class during one of the community expo/showcases held locally. The Club Pilates runs a special 30 minute sample class for a group of people who have expressed interest. There were 8 people in the class, including me. Facility Set Up The facility location is in shopping plaza....

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Snap Peas – Veggie Challenge

April 29, 2019
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Fit and Strong, Food and Drink, Recipes, Veggie Challenge

Snap Peas are crunchy and delicious. Although the peas are inside, you can eat the pea pod as well. I think their name comes from the way you prepare them. It doesn't take much. You snap the stem off and pull the thread like fiber that runs down the side of the pea pod to prepare them. I also cut them into four pieces or so to make their size more like a bite size and match the rest of the salad. I put them in my potluck salad and they added a perfect crunchy texture. Here's what is in the salad: Celery Carrots Broccoli Cauliflower Blueberries Yellow peppers Cucumbers Olives Snap peas Dressing: Olive oil, cider vinegar, and lemon juice. I don't usually measure carefully, but put enough...

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Tap Into your true strength Tammy Wise

Tap Into Your True Strength with Tammy Wise Podcast

April 23, 2019
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Fit and Strong, Podcast

Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 32 Jill and Chris interview Tammy Wise, a Mind-Body Fitness Expert. A Broadway dancer turned Tao minister, Tammy describes how you can tap into your true strength. In today's Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast, we discuss: Your core supports all the bones and muscles in the top of body and bottom of body. Your brain recalls the details of your story, but it doesn’t have the emotional memory. That’s found in your body. Soft tissue holds the emotional memory. Tension and strength have the very same root. While tension is energy that’s stagnant, strength is energy that’s in flow. Strength is connecting to the goal. Tension stands between you and the goal. Releasing tension builds...

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Vegetables on Easter for the Veggie Challenge

April 21, 2019
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Fit and Strong

While I love vegetables, I wasn't sure I wanted to try something very new for the Easter holiday. Loyal readers of the Becoming Elli website may recognize my tried and true Roasted Vegetables: Wash and slice vegetables Lightly coat with Olive Oil Roast in 400 degree oven for about 30 minutes Turn at least once Arrange on platter I also made my favorite potluck salad with lots of raw vegetables. I love how colorful this looks on the Easter buffet. Chop vegetables into similar sized pieces: Onion Zucchini Yellow Squash Sweet Peppers (red, yellow, orange) Celery Carrot Cauliflower Broccoli I added one can of Garbanzo Beans AKA Chick Peas for a little protein in the salad. Mix together into a large bowl and add the spices and dressing. Spices: salt, pepper,...

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Spring Running Events

April 13, 2019
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Fit and Strong, Hiking, Races

Spring has sprung! It's getting warmer everyday here in Northeastern Ohio and I'm reminded that there are lots of spring running events and races. [caption id="attachment_2997" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Jill and I took a hike along Daffodil Trail with my dog, Lady.[/caption] Jill wrote about her adventures in the annual Hop for Hope 5K run. Later this month I will be working a water station at the 6 mile marker for the Cleveland 10 Miler and, depending on my ankle and the weather, I will hopefully be competing again in the Raccoon Run. If you're looking for a race or running event near you, check out the Let's Do This website to find something fun in your area....

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Running and Staying Healthy with Wendy Rivard

April 9, 2019
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Fit and Strong, Half Marathon, Marathon, Podcast, Races, Work Outs

Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 31, Jill and Chris talked with Wendy Rivard about her fitness journey. Wendy has been a runner for most of her adult life. She is a pediatric nurse practitioner for a large medical practice in Chicago. Besides running, she does a lot of yoga, strength trains at a Cross Fit box, enjoys boot camps, water skiing, stand up paddle boarding, and kayaking. She started running to help deal with anxiety in her 20's, and continued running to help with other life challenges: infertility in her 30's, stress of grad school in her 40's, and now in her "old age", she continues to run to help her stay healthy. In 2014, she achieved a personal record of 4 hours...

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dirty dozen and clean 15 or clean fifteen

Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen

April 6, 2019
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Fit and Strong, Food and Drink, Recipes, Veggie Challenge, Weight

Since I'm trying to do a new veggie each week, I'd be remiss not to talk about the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen. Although this has been a thing for a while, I'm still trying to get on board. The "dirty dozen" and the "clean fifteen" are ways to deal with the about pesticides that are so difficult to wash off of the fruits and vegetables. These guidelines (which basically is just a list of foods) are a great place to know when to buy organic and when it is safe to buy regular. Today's post was prompted by a recent food report that  found some multiple samples of kale with 18 types of pesticide residue. Yikes! And kale is listed as number 3, meaning strawberries and...

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Spicy Cabbage in the Crockpot – Veggie Challenge

April 2, 2019
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Recipes, Veggie Challenge

Today's Veggie Challenge recipe is an easy one! Add a little water to the bottom of the crock pot with two teaspoons of olive oil. Chop up two cabbages and place inside the crock pot. Sprinkle liberally with ground cayenne pepper. Put the lid on and cook on low for about 4 hours. Stir after a couple of hours if you are home. This makes a great side dish. The spicy ground cayenne pepper gives a kick to the smooth texture and flavor of the spicy cabbage. ...

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