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Top Tips for Nutrition: Spring Greens

spring greensSpring greens are packed with vitamins and minerals, and one serving provides over 100% of your daily vitamin C requirements.

They are also high in vitamins A, B complex, iron, potassium, calcium and phosphorus. Spring greens support the immune system, and are good for glowing skin, energy, stress and strong bones.
Try stir frying them with garlic and lemon, finish with a light grating of parmesan.

Thanks to Helen Money (helenmoneynutrition.co.uk) for this top tip!

That’s the London Marathon Done … Now on to the Next Big Event!

All our runners finished the 26.2 miles and put my top tips to good use.  The tip about wearing flip-flops post-run was a massive hit- “feet like fire-balls” was one comment we heard.

Now we’re focusing on a much smaller event, but one that is always well attended by the Prime Energy fraternity: the Oxford Town & Gown 10k.

Considered to be one of the best road races in the UK, The Oxford Town and Gown 10K is a fabulous event that starts and finishes in the beautiful University Parks and takes in many of the historic buildings and streets of Oxford.

Because the route is mainly flat it’s popular with fun runners (especially those in fancy dress!) and beginners as well as more experienced athletes.

Prime Energy Fitness always has a big team for this event, and this year we want it to be even bigger than ever!!! To celebrate Barry turning 60 this year, we want to have at least 60 runners. So get yourself booked in, get your friends and family booked in, and make sure you choose the “Join a Team” option and make Prime Energy Fitness your team! We’ll have a funtastic day and you might even be in with a chance of winning our Best Newcomer trophy!

Click here for the entry form and don’t forget to add “Prime Energy Fitness” as your team name on the application form.

Why You Should Have Leafy Greens Every Day

Lbubbe squeakeafy greens like kale, spinach, Swiss chard, cabbage and broccoli are a great source of vitamins A, B and E, minerals like calcium, iron and potassium as well as adding fibre to your diet.

I always steam extra leafy veg and cook a few more potatoes on a Sunday to make my “bubble & squeak”.   I serve it on a bed of spinach (more greens), topped with a poached egg (from a friend’s hens in the village.  Very fresh) to give me a delicious healthy dinner that’s perfect for Monday – or, as the Monday class know it, No Meat Monday.

It’s a great opportunity to give the gut a rest!

 

Photo:  Flickr CC /  Vidya Crawley

Dates for your Diary

TOWN & GOWN 10K: Sunday 11th May

We always have a big team for this event, and we even award our own trophies for Best Newcomer & Top Fitness Company Trainer. Make sure you put the date in your diary and get training and recruiting. Click here for more info.When you enter, please make sure you and your friends add “Prime Energy Fitness” as your team name on the application form. This year is a SPECIAL one for me and I hope to get at least 60 runners, so I need your help!

Annual Hot x Bun Workout April 18th 9am-10.30am

Our 25th running of this unique class takes place this year at Kirtlington Village Hall. It’s going to be masses of fun & exercise as usual. Feel free to bring friends & family, but it’s not for the fainthearted or the “shaking hand” brigade. Ample parking & showers.

FREE Buns and refreshments to all participants. I must remember not to pour the urn of boiling water over my feet this year and spend Easter in hospital!!!!

Round the Island Race 2014, June 20-22nd 

The charter has now been confirmed and you will be pleased to know that all your money goes to charity! The trip is from Friday to Sunday afternoon. When you join us you get the charter trip, food, and the services of the skipper & crew (though you can crew too … or just chill) – and all for the stunning sum of just £295 per person.First skiing, now sailing … How does he get these deals, I hear you ask!Places are limited to 12 and I have 7 names already before this newsletter went to print (or whatever they go to these days). Contact me now for more info and to reserve your place!

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Focus on “The Triple Whammy!”

Now on a Wednesday you can come to the Kirtlington class and take one of three programmes in a single class: general conditioning, ski fitness, or running.  I don’t know of any other class where you get such a choice – 60 exercises to choose from!So far the feedback has been great, especially from those who have returned from recent ski trips. Some members even “mix and match”, combining bits of all the programmes.

If you know of any runners (especially as we build towards the 2014 Town & Gown) or Easter skiers this class is for them.

Please spread the word … and take advantage of the guest pass so your friends can have their first visit for free
A class member recently said “You’re the only person I know who makes me feel good being a loser* … ” Gotta love the feedback!*(Of course they were talking about their weight!)

Barry Briefs the JR II Runners Ahead of their Big Day …

Spring is well and truly here and I’ve been enjoying the lighter mornings and listening to the birds singing whilst I take personal training sessions in the parks or at Blenheim Palace. You can even sense the change of seasons from the smell of the soil as it warms up. No, it’s not a nasty doggy foul smell … more like warm hummus.

You’ve probably noticed an increase in the number of people out running at this time of the year. It’s not anything to do with the above, but because of another spring event – the London Marathon. There are plenty of runners out getting in their final miles and doing their rehearsals. Which leads us on nicely to…

marathonOn Saturday 15th March I was invited to talk to a group of “virgin” (not the company) marathon runners and I was chuffed to pass on my top 10 tips to help prep them ready for the big race on April 13th. We discussed everything from kit to bleeding nipples (ewww …. but a common Marathon problem for men). After the talk we had a 60 minute Q&A too and there were some great questions asked. Everyone left with an information pack I’ve put together over the years to take them to and through the event.

I’m planning to post those tips every day from April 1st (not a joke) to 13th, so if you are running the London Marathon, or any other marathon for that matter, sign up to our newsletter and you’ll get the tips too.