Review of 24 Hour FitnessWritten by Renee Kennedy
Review of 24 Hour Fitness by Renee KennedyOverview: 24 Hour Fitness clubs are a national chain with over 300 locations most located in West and Mid-Western United States. They have three types of clubs: fitness, sports and super-sport. The "fitness clubs" are basic gyms with cardio and weight equipment and aerobic classes. The "sport clubs" offer a bit more with swimming pool, sauna, basket ball court, kids club and more. The "super-sport clubs" offer even more with squash courts, day spa, sun deck, raquetball and much more. Goals of Members: Goals can range from losing weight and getting fit to participating in sporting activities. Cost: One good thing about cost is that they do not have a yearly contract. So you can pay month by month. They have an enrollment fee from between $99 - $179, a $79 processing fee and monthly dues between $30 to $45 depending on club type and location. They also offer introductory rates. Time Needed: The time that you put into it is up to you. But it is recommended for fitness to go at least 3 days per week for around 30 minutes to 1 hour.
| | Five Healthy, Easy Party AppetizersWritten by Renee Kennedy
There are a few ingredients within these appetizers that contain fat. However, we've chosen healthier fats like olive oil. Olive oil is better for you than butter because it is mostly unsaturated fat.1. Artichokes with dipping sauce: Kids love this appetizer because it's a fun, unique finger food. Take whole artichokes and boil or steam them for about 20 minutes, until outer leaves pull off easily. Dipping sauce: ¼ cup any type of vinegar, 1-2 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. To eat: pull off leaves of artichoke, dip in sauce and scrape off flesh at base of leaf with your teeth. Don't eat whole leaf, just soft parts. When you get to center of artichoke, you must scrape out prickly part with a spoon. Then dip heart of artichoke into your sauce and eat whole thing (this is best part). 2. Low Fat Baked Tortilla Chips with three kinds of dip. (Frito Lay has a good low fat tortilla chip with only two ingredients - corn and salt!) Dips: - Salsa - choose a variety that is low in fat with healthy ingredients. - Avocado - 2 or 3 ripe avocados, smush with a fork add about a tablespoon of lemon juice. Avocados are very high in fat, but it's a healthy fat. - Refried beans - choose a variety that is low in fat, mix up with a little non-fat sour cream to give it a more dip-like consistency, you might even put in a packet of taco seasoning for a spicey dip. 3. Hummus on whole wheat pita bread. In deli section of your grocery store, you will find many different flavors of prepared hummus. Hummus is made out of chick peas and flavored varieties are actually quite yummy. You can also make it yourself by cooking chick peas (garbanzo beans) according to package directions and blending in a food processor with any types of spices you like. Chick peas are bland, so they will pick up any flavor you add to them. Whole wheat pita bread can be found in bread section of grocery store.
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