Memorial Holiday - Eat Well!

Although Jade Fitness & Entertainment staff will be enjoying the holiday - we want everyone to eat well! We will work it off when you return!

Kale - The Super Food!

Want to increase your immunity to fight off cold, flu, and fight that feeling of being tired during the day? Then you will want to try Kale!

Kale is has long since been recognized as the ultimate superfood. With mega portions of:

• Vitamin K


• Vitamin A


• Vitamin C


• Manganese


• And more!

How To Prepare:

You can quickly saute Kale in olive oil, garlic, and onion until slightly wilted. Make sure to remove the stems first (they can be a little tough to chew). Once cooked, season to taste with sea salt and pepper. If you don't care for the taste of Kale (or are a little afraid to try it on it's own, then mix in some fresh Spinach (the iron in Spinach can't hurt either).

How Much Should You Try To Eat?:

Start off by eating 1 cup of cooked Kale a few times a week for best results.

Tried Cooking With Kale? Share Your Stories With Us! Leave Us A Comment Below!

Coca Cola Uses - Not Just For Drinking

Did you know that you can do more with Coca Cola than just drink it? Apparently you can! According to an article called "Interesting facts about Coca-Cola" you can:

• Clean blood off of a highway


• Dissolve a T-Bone steak in 2 days


• Clean your toilet

There's more you can do with Coca Cola - CLICK HERE for the original article or copy and paste this link into your browser - http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/2009/05/interesting_fac.html.

After reading this article, do you still want a can of Coke to drink?

Bellydance Tip & How To: Choo Choo Shimmy

It's our very best friend! It's our saving grace! When we can't believe we ate the whole "Ben and Jerry's" ice cream pint (but know it was us because we were the only one's home) and want to burn off all the calories and fat in a jiffy - it's the "Choo Choo Shimmy" to the rescue!!

Choo Choo Shimmies are the biggest calorie burning and fat burning move in our bellydance arsenal and for this reason - we will always love this move!

So here's the "how to".... Stand with your feet together underneath you and your knees slightly bent. Shuffle your feet across the floor allowing the hips to go along for the ride. Your weight should be placed equally on both feet.

Special Note: If you want to really work your waistline - then you will want to add a "twist" by twisting your hips from side to side periodically while choo choo shimmying from one side to the other.

Need help learning more about the choo choo shimmy? Feel free to come to class and we'll show you how! For class locations - CLICK HERE!!

3 Easy Ways To Burn 100 Calories

Working hard? Miss a class or two? Worried about the pounds "creeping up" on you? Well, here are a few suggestions to help burn calories between classes!

Vacuum & Shimmy
You know how to vacuum, and you know how to shimmy so why not combine the two? Vacuum and Shimmy for 25 minutes to your favorite song and you'll burn 100 calories

Ironing Clothes & Shimmying
Add a shimmy while ironing your clothes for 25 minutes and you will see 100 calories melt away!

Belly dancing For 20 Minutes
Have a minute alone? Great! Turn on the music and give yourself a show for 25 minutes! Not alone? Have kids? Get them involved, have them shimmy with you! Grab your significant other - you never know - they may "out shimmy" you!

Have a few more ideas? Feel free to share!

Lawyer Turned Bellydancer - Saphira

Bellydancing graces the covers of "The Washington Post" and "NPR Radio" again!

One would think that if you earned a six figure salary as a lawyer and bellydanced that this would be enough to handle in your life, but we at Jade Fitness and Entertainment often say that once the "bellydance bug" bites you, there is no turning back.

A successful lawyer, Rachel Ortega fell in love with bellydancing a few years ago but it wasn't enough to take a few classes and perform. Eventually, she "took the plunge" after being bit by the "bellydance bug", left her career as a lawyer and started her own school. Today, it is a successful and busy operation with 9 instructors and teaches hundreds of women the art of bellydancing. Like Jade Fitness and Entertainment, her students hail from all professions and backgrounds and enjoy her classes.

To learn more about Saphira and her story of how the "bellydance bug" bit her, CLICK HERE.

We at Jade Fitness and Entertainment wish Saphira well!!

Why You Should Be On Twitter....

Twitter....

By now, you are familiar with the term or have heard it around - somewhere. Maybe you tried it and just didn't get this "Twitter Thing." Well, I'm here to help you connect the dots - from a health perspective.

Twitter is a mini - blog. The key is to post your post (also known as a "Tweet") in less than 140 words.

The key is to find your "niche." If you are into health - or interested in health, then you will want to use the "Search" function at the bottom of Twitter's page. This is different than the "Find People" tab.

Once you are on the search page, type in "health" or "bellydance" or whatever moves you.

When you find someone that you like (or who's posts you would like to know more about), you will want to "Follow" that person by hitting the "Follow" button under the person's profile photo. To see the person's whole Twitter profile in the search results, just click on the person's name and read their posts/Tweets.

But How Can This Help Me With My Health?
By "Following" people with like interests, this creates a virtual "support group" for where you are in life. If your goal is to loose weight or stay in the know about healthy "stuff", then "Follow" someone that posts great information pertaining to this subject. Converse with that person via Twitter to learn new "cool stuff"

You can always follow us (we'd like to think we are "cool" enough to follow): JadeBellydancer is Jade Fitness & Entertainment's Twitter ID

Other Cool People To Follow:
Twitterbo
Vegan_diet
HolisticMama

This list is to just get you started and is not an exhastive list of people that post great health information by any means. Check out JadeBellydancer under Twitter to see who we're following and vice versa for an idea.

Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions!