April Newsletter 2019

April 2019

Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Diet: Choose Lean Protein: Limit intake of red meats to 1 per week or less and focus on increasing lean protein like such as seafood, legumes, chicken and turkey.

Increase Seasonal Fruit and Veggies: look for asparagus, spring mix, peas, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, swiss chard, artichoke, rhubarb, fennel

ROASTED BEET SALAD Beets- golden and/or red Walnuts Feta cheese Arugula Balsamic vinegar

Directions: Wash beets well, then wrap in foil. Place in oven on 400 degrees for 1 hour or until soft. Unwrap beets and remove the skin - it will easily peel off after being cooked. Cut beets into 1 inch cubes. On a serving plate put a layer of arugula. Top with beet and sprinkle with walnuts and feta. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar or your favorite premade vinaigrette dressing.

SIGN UP FOR THE EMORY JOHNS CREEK SCRUB RUN FOR A CHANCE TO WIN 100 DOLLARS! LOCATION: Emory Johns Creek Hospital ENTRY FEES: 25.00 Pre-registration by 5/17 35.00 Day of Race

5k starts at 8:00am.

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SPRING INTO EXERCISE Spring is here! That means the days are getting longer and the weather is perfect for enjoying more activities in the great outdoors! The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend adults engage in a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity activity a week.

Moderate Intensity Aerobic Activity: Walking 3.5 miles per hour Water aerobics Bicycling – less than 10 MPH Tennis (doubles) Vigorous Intensity Aerobic Activity: Walking 4.5 MPH Jogging, running 5 MPH Swimming laps Bicycling – > than 10 MPH Tennis (singles) If you're starting from little or no daily physical activity, check with your physician first and begin with 5 to 10 minutes of activity per day. Increase your duration every week by 5-10 minute increments until you're up to 30 to 60 minutes most days of the week. For maximum cardiovascular health, it is best if you work up to engaging the full 30 minutes of aerobic activity at one time. But if your schedule doesn't allow for it, it is better to break up the physical activity throughout the day than skip it all together.