How To Buy An Exercise Ball

Exercise Balls Are Sold According To Height

Some Manufacturers Offer Weight Capacity Guidelines

Use this chart, to take the guesswork out of buying the correct size exercise ball.

5’7″ or shorter use a 55-centimeter ball.

5’7″ to 6’4″ use a 65-centimeter ball.

Taller than 6’4″ use a 75-centimeter ball.

Inflate the ball so that it’s firm. When you sit on it, your knees and hips should form a 90 degree angle.

Bell Peppers and Broccoli Month – March 2021

Broccoli

Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable cultivated as far back as ancient Rome.  Close relatives are Brussel Sprouts, Cauliflower, and Cabbage.

How To Prepare: Raw, Steamed, Sautéed,  Chopped.

Broccoli Benefits: Vitamin C, K, Potassium, Fiber, Folate.

Quick Broccoli Meals: Linguine & Broccoli, Side of Broccoli, Red Peppers & Broccoli.


Red Peppers

B E L L P E P P E R S

Red Bell Peppers are  mild, and sweet tasting vegetable that belongs to the nightshade family of plants, along with chili pepper, cayenne pepper, eggplant, tomatoes and white potatoes.  Botanically they are actually considered a fruit.  The most common varieties are red, yellow, and purple, but they are also found in  green, dark purple, white, and lavender colors.

Red Bell Peppers Benefits: Vitamin A, C, B6, Antioxidants.

How To Prepare: Chopped, Raw, Sautéed, Steamed, Baked.

Quick Meals: Red Bell Peppers are a dazzling addition to a tossed salad.  Add to any pasta dish, or sautée with onions as a side dish.


Irene Pastore is a native New Yorker, health and fitness blogger, and personal trainer. She owns this website, and authors each blog post. To read her complete bio, visit the About Page.

Exercise History: Physical Therapy 1890

19TH CENTURY PHYSICAL THERAPY MACHINE

BACK STRENGTHENING MACHINE 1890

A well-dressed Victorian lady demonstrates a late 19th century Back Strengthener and Abdominal Stretch Machine, invented by a Swiss physician.

She’s wearing two straps: one around her shoulder, and the other around her waist. The straps activate the cylindrical weight located at the bottom of the machine.

To prevent falling forward, there is a rectangular plate to lean against, shown as positioned above the knee in this photograph.


Irene Pastore, is a Certified Personal Trainer, fitness blogger, health educator, and speaker. She has 23 years experience teaching exercise in New York City. To read her complete bio, visit the About Page.

All About Apples

What’s In An Apple?

Medical News Today Nutritional Benefits

WebMd Apple Health Benefits

Apple History

Vermont Tree Growers Association “A Brief History of Apples”

Apple Varieties

Here’s a link to US Apples, where they explain the 9 apple varieties: Apple Varieties – USApple

More on apple varieties from Vermont Tree Growers Association

15 Ways To Eat Apples

  1. Raw snack . Eat the entire apple.
  2. Spread nut butter over a raw apple slice.
  3. Top a slice of cheese over a raw apple slice.
  4. Puree raw applesauce in food processor.
  5. Prepare a raw fruit salad with other fruits and nuts.
  6. Add small apple pieces to yogurt or cottage cheese
  7. Serve raw apple on a tray of assorted cheese.
  8. Snack on dried apples.
  9. Snack on a candied apple.
  10. Bake an apple pie.
  11. Prepare cooked applesauce.
  12. Bake a cinnamon apple bread.
  13. Prepare apple butter.
  14. Poach apples.
  15. Baked apple crisp.

Apple Recipe Websites

Foodnetwork.com

Allrecipes.com

Applesfrom ny.com


Irene Pastore, is a Certified Personal Trainer, fitness blogger, health educator, and speaker. She has 23 years experience teaching exercise in New York City.  To read her complete bio, visit the About Page.


Hiking Accident Prevention: New Hampshire Rise In Backcountry Search and Rescue Report October 2020

 


Growing Ranks of Unprepared Hikers Need Rescue



Outdoors.org 10/26/20 Officials: Mountain Search And Rescue Went Up As The Unprepared Went Out, By Miles Howard

Pictured left: Mt. Washington – The highest peak in New Hampshire. Elevation 6,288 Feet


KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: Trip Planning Resources For Hikers And Backpackers


Irene Pastore, is a Certified Personal Trainer, fitness blogger, health educator, and speaker. She has 23 years experience teaching exercise in New York City.  To read her complete bio, visit the About Page.