Only 130 Calorie 5 Winter Vegetable Lentil Soup!

It's a cold, rainy day in LA.   I'm off to the Sunday farmer's market to buy some vegetables to make my 5 Winter Vegetable Lentil Soup, which is part of my SOUPer Slim Diet ebook at www.LindaLaRue.com/store.html.  It's yummy, hearty, and filling on a cold, winter day, and it's just 130 Calories per cup with 12 grams of protein and 6 grams of fiber.

Fitness Icon Kathy Smith Joins Make Healthy A Lifestyle E-Magazine Editorial Staff

Hey Everyone-I am so excited and happy, because my friend fitness icon, Kathy Smith, www.KathySmith.com, just came onboard as a special contributing editor to Make Healthy A Lifestyle E-Magazine!  How awesome is that?

Kathy is a leading and well respected force within the fitness industry.  With over 16 million workout videos sold since 1980, Kathy Smith has become a household name in fitness. A mother of two, Kathy also serves on the board of the USC School of Gerontology, the Women's Sports Foundation and is a recipient of the IDEA Lifetime Achievement Award from IDEA Health & Fitness, the world's largest professional fitness organization.

I invite you to join free, and start getting healthy today!

Linda LaRue, RN MEd, ATC

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Must Love Dogs: The Bow Wow Workout

I thought I’d give animal lovers like me another idea to get a great workout with a loved one—that is your 4-legged loved one—this Valentine’s Day. The Bow Wow Workout is an outdoor, semi-private exercise class for your dog and you that was created by my friend, certified personal trainer, Bruce Gilbert.

Bruce is the owner of www.BalancedFitnessLA.com, whose primary focus is 1:1 functional training designed to help people regain their strength after injuries, and correcting muscular imbalances to prevent these injuries from reoccurring. Bruce came up with the idea for The Bow Wow Workout several years ago when on a surfing trip to Costa Rico. While there, he noticed that dogs and their masters were allowed to go everywhere together. The camaraderie and love between dog and master was the concept he wanted to duplicate. "I really love dogs. It struck me that there are a lot of overweight and out of shape people and their dogs that need to move, lose weight, and get in shape."

Since he was already bringing his border collie, Louie, to Runyon Canyon, a no leash dog park, several times a week to hike, he thought, 'Why don't I have people come to the park with their dogs, and put together a program that's more structured than only hiking?”

The workout makes use of natural and man-made items scattered throughout the park using a versatile, exercise tube for resistance. Bruce has created a format of cardio-hiking/resistance-training stations for a total body, 60-minute, circuit-training workout. One station is an old tennis court, where Bruce has dogs and owners doing shuttle, running drills across the court. Bruce hands out no more than three gourmet dog treats for good behavior (it is a weight loss—not gain workout:) Here, it’s time for the dogs to shine.

The Bow Wow Workout is a great, out-of-the-box exercise alternative for you and your cherished 4-legged loved one—especially if you hate being inside stuck on a treadmill going nowhere fast. There’s lots of chatting and social interaction for all. Plus, as dogs are pack animals, it’s the perfect mind-body exercise solution. What could be more healthy and fun than being outside in the sun, moving with your dog this Valentine’s Day?

For more great health and fitness tips and articles, join my free, monthly Make Healthy A Lifestyle E-Magazine at www.LindaLaRue.com/club/index.html.

Have a happy Valentine's Day,

Linda

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Are Lisa Loeb and Linda LaRue Long Lost Twins:)?

Thought this photo on www.Intent.com was a LOL, because Lisa Loeb and I are dead ringers when we wear our glasses.  Here's a funny blog about Crunchless Abs and me on a site, Girl and a Boy.   Check out this month's special Valentine's Day Make Healthy A Lifestyle E-Magazine on www.LindaLaRue.com.  The site crashed yesterday due to overwhelming popularity.  How awesome it that?  Many thanks and gratitude to everyone's support.

With blessings and abundance,

Linda

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35 Calorie Deep Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookie Crisps

Just picked up an email from Dot Curtis who recommends to bake the deep chocolate chip meringue crisps, turn off the oven and open the door (to let some of the heat out), then, leave them in the oven overnight. This will make them light, airy, and crisp.  I think I'll try this out...

L.

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Better Sex and the Kama Sutra

Make sure you check out Make Healthy A Lifestyle's special Valentine's Day e-issue at www.LindaLaRue.com/club/index.html, featuring some better sex Crunchless Abs Kama Sutra moves along with my sinfully delicious dark chocolate chip meringue crisps that are only 35 Calories each!  I love popping a couple of these little chocolate dreams into my mouth whenever I am having a chocolate craving.

Enjoy!

Linda

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World Shoe Relief: Go Green and Help the Homeless too!

Now you can green your workouts and help the homeless too by recycling your running shoes at www.runtheplanet.com/shoes/selection/recycle.asp. Recently as I was buying a new pair of Nike’s at my neighborhood, running store, www.FrontRunnersLA.com, I happened asked if they sold any recycled, eco-friendly products. My friend general manager, Linda Sparling, said they take their customers old shoes then, ship them to The World Shoe Relief organization, www.recycledrunners.com. This organization resoles the shoes then, distributes them to the homeless.

I’d like to ask you to recycle your workout shoes by shipping them to Run the Planet www.runtheplanet.com/shoes/selection/recycle.asp or if you live in the LA area, take them to Front Runners in Brentwood. Let’s start a new, eco-friendly, good Intentions Recycling Running Revolution! And, it’s a tax write off including shipping and mailing—how frugally green is that?

With blessings and abundance,

Linda

*Make sure you read this month's special Valentine's Day Make Healthy A Lifestyle emagazine for Better Sex Moves with the Kama Sutra, and only 36 Calorie sinfully delicious Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookie Crisps!