What's New

It's February. How many of you are still following your fitness resolutions? This is the time where most of us are about to fall off the fitness wagon if we haven't already. Check out these dedicated individuals who managed to go above and beyond and win WholeFoods giftcards in our January #CrazyCrawlChallenge.

In case you missed our January challenge, we have another spectacular, and we hope amusing, February contest.

February #strikeApose contest!

• When: Starts February 6th
• Where: Every monday, an exercise pose for the week will be posted on our facebook fan page and twitter account.
• How: To enter and win, take a photo of yourself striking the exercise pose, upload it to your facebook or twitter and tag StayFitAnywhere with the comment #strikeApose.
• Prize: One weekly winner will be chosen at random for a pair of movie passes or a WholeFoods giftcard.

Anyone from anywhere can enter. #strikeApose Austrailia,Brazil and even Windsor, Ontario!
Follow us on twitter and Like us on facebook for more updates and get ready to #strikeApose.

Yummy! Tasty! And "wow" for our tastebuds. We are introducing a fantastic new section, Roaming Tastebuds. We will splash our personal reviews of restaurants, cafes, dessert shops and many other places we love to eat. Let's face it, we all fancy a meal out on the town at a trendy and sometimes, not so trendy establishments. Trainers, nutritionists and health professionals are real people too and we'll all be sharing our burger joints and salad buffets. We might sneak in a tip here and there on ways to cut the extra calories, fats and sugars at the same places you love to dine at. So check out our Roaming Tastebuds and send us your favourite place to eat. #nomnomnomgood

What and Why

What: Chocolate

Why: Mmmmm, chocolate. For all of you with a sweet tooth for Valentine's day, you must be salivating by now. Chocolate? I can eat chocolate. There is an abundance of research about the cocoa bean out there. It aids in lowering blood pressure and cholesterol and it tastes fantastic! But of course, there is also the balancing act when it comes to consuming chocolate. Although there are some health benefits, there are also some negative aspects. A few of these include extra calories, fats, caffeine and sugar. They key is avoid the chocolate bars with extra sugars and fats like caramel, nougats and other creamy fillings and stick to 65% or higher dark chocolates with fruits and nuts. Have a plan, educate yourself on your treats, the good, bad and tasty. With all the temptations surrounding us, it is quite the battle. G.I. Joe's motto, "knowing is half the battle".

Story of the Month

Road to recovery with Jen!

When Jen first started training with us at StayFitAnywhere she was avoiding certain physical activities and exercises due to a knee injury. With great dedication and focus during her weekly training sessions she quickly began to take ownership ofher movements and return to taking part in any physical activities she chooses, especially golfing (ladies long drive champ 2 years running!).

Her training program continues to grow as she progresses, she recently learned the Turkish Getup and pressed 2 12kg kettlebells over head for 3 reps. We are very proud of Jen's accomplishments and are already preparing to reach new levels of health and fitness, keep up the great work Jen!

Roaming Tastebuds

This month, Joe explores So Hot So Pot.

I live in Vancouver, BC, which I would like to believe is the mecca of exquisite flavours with aromas of cultural diversity. Recently, my girlfriend and I took an outing to Richmond, BC., where a hotel concierge raved about an all you can eat hot pot restaurant. For all you who have been deprived of this popular cultural experience, I highly recommend, seeking out an Asian friend or look up "hot pot" on Wikipedia. As for our hot pot dinner, we went to a hopping place called So Hot So Pot, get it?

It's a great atmosphere with friends and family. Here's the jist of it, placing raw food in a tasty boiling broth. There is a variety of broths; a chicken broth, seafood, hot and spicy and a few others. We picked the safe choice, chicken broth and begun the daunting task of picking our meats and veggies from a list of which seem to go on forever. I must have picked every plate of meat from pork jowl to chicken to lamb. Of course if you haven't experienced hot pot, the plates are filled with thinly sliced meat which cook within a minute or two. For regular folk like myself, one plate just wasn't enough but I won't share how many I actually ordered. It was all you can eat, so you can just imagine. The veggies were great; winter melons, baby bok choi, taro and my new favourite watercress. Watercress, a small leafy green which contain, folic acid, calcium and iron. I dunked all my meats and vegetables in our broth and in a few minutes, I was chowing down on a full bowl of heaven. The mixture of chicken broth, meat juices, fresh crisp veggies and a touch of soy sauce made my taste buds dance. And knowing I'm the one cooking the veggies and meats without all the premade sauces, salts and sugars, I felt good with what went into my body.

If you've never been to hot pot, I suggest checking out So Hot So Pot. It's about $20 per person, service was friendly and take note of the 2hr dine in limit. I guess this discourages people from sitting there all day gorging - although very tempting.

So Hot So Pot gets out of 5
Don't miss our next Roaming Tastebuds adventure!

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