Work it Out

If you are one of those people who enjoy the outdoors, and go for walks and runs until the snow storms comes, you tend to get cabin fever in the middle of winter. Fitness clubs have their best deals at the beginning of the new year, and many have a pay-as-you-go option! Benefit from the "no enrollment fee" advertisements and get yourself a winter gym pass!

Another alternative is to take advantage of indoor tracks at ice rinks. In Milwaukee, the Pettit National Ice Center is a cheap way to keep up your cardio fitness. For as little as $3, you can enjoy the 443-meter track daily!

Resolutions... get a head start!

As the holiday season approaches, you begin to stress about family gatherings, shopping, and travel plans. The next thing you know, you are ringing in the new year! Then comes the age old question "what are your new years resolutions?" You quickly start to think about what you could do, make a messy plan without much thought and by the beginning of February your resolution is history.

This year I wanted to successfully complete a new years resolution so I gave it some thought early in December, and actually started it 2 weeks later. Why? Because I already know exactly what is going to happen at the end of December and beginning of January, as it does every year... a hectic schedule that includes cooking, last minute shopping, multiple family parties on the same day, and trying to juggle friends who are back in town. I now have a 3 week head start, and if a miss a day or so, it's ok. By the time the new year arrives, my schedule will be more free and my resolution will have been part of my regular schedule for weeks and I won't have to think twice and try to remember it. The pressure to start will also be gone, since I will be well on my way to my resolution!

-Steph, Communications Specialist

A (healthy) taste of summer, in the winter

It's that time of year for us in the North to get ready for months of overcast skies, whiteout snow storms, and freeze-your-toes-off temperatures. What if you could take your mind back to the warm, sunny days of July? Look no further than your local grocery store!

Pick yourself up a few cups of lemon greek yogurt (the one's with the real lemon pulp are the best!) and a small container of fresh raspberries. Put 1 cup of yogurt in the freezer for about 3 hours. When time is up, toss in a handful of raspberries, and you just made a satisfying, healthy treat that will take you back to the days of a warm summer breeze!

Thanks to Darcie our Graduate Program Manager for introducing me to lemon yogurt!


-Steph, Communications Specialist