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One of the most important steps you can take toward avoiding injury at the gym is wearing proper footwear. With fitness classes pushing us to jump higher and run faster, our feet take quite a beating! According to a 2009 Consumer Product Safety Commission, over 1500 Americans go to the emergency room each year due to gym-related injuries—and this number doesn’t account for overuse injuries associated with improper form and repetitive stress to joints.

As you kick your workout routine into high gear this fall, the last thing you need is an injury to slow you down!

So, what is the best shoe gear for the gym? The answer to this question depends on your workout, your fitness level, and your foot type. Below are some basic guidelines for choosing the best shoe gear to help you safely meet your fitness goals.

So, you’re rushed, and you don’t know what to do for dinner tonight? How about a healthy pizza? We have “Pizza Night” once a week in my home. My daughter loves to join in the fun of preparing a healthy version.

New research from The Journal Appetite shows that pizza is one of those foods of which many of us have a hard time controlling our intake. According to the same journal, preparing your own pizza helps slow eating and control intake. The American Dietetic Association says that foods like pizza make up almost 60% of the average American’s daily caloric intake. The ADA also recommends that 55-60% of your calories come from carbohydrates (carbs). Why not make this knowledge work for you by preparing a pizza that is both delicious and nutritious?

Any day now, the first leaf on the tree outside our window will fall, indicating a change in season. In a few weeks the time, we’ll also fall back an hour, indicating a change in the amount of daylight that we have. These two minor changes often affect our mood and quite often our attitude toward exercise. But the change in season is actually a great time to adjust, modify, and add to your exercise routine and fitness lifestyle.

While the summer months and sunny days may have prompted us to do more outdoors, we can’t use the brisk, cool air and early dusk as excuses to hibernate. The fall is a wonderful time to add spice to your workout, to incorporate a few new things, or to re-visit a few exercises that may not have seemed like summer fun. Below are a few ways to avoid Fall Fitness Pitfalls.

Go to the park!

It can be difficult to fit in a workout on a holiday weekend amid all the fun (and food!). But there are ways to add activity to your weekend, even if you can’t get to the gym.

• Plan realistic workouts. Begin making plans to stay fit during the weekend before it begins. Draft a schedule that allows for workouts and for time to prepare healthy meals. Not only is a 10-minute workout much better than none at all, but once you’ve started, you might find that you really do have the energy–and time–to go longer.

• Multi-task! Combine physical activities with holiday tasks and errands. Park with extra distance from the mall entrance and jog to the doors! Walk rapidly while shopping. Take a 10-minute break from cooking to do calisthenics. All these activities burn excess calories without being time-consuming.

• Spend time with your family! Have children, young siblings, or cousins? Take them to the park to play! Burn calories while having fun and getting in touch with your inner child!

Have fun!

By Ilise Weinberg, Manager at Lucille Roberts Flushing

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It’s Labor Day weekend! Hooray! Whether you’re planning to fire up the grill, go to a party, or eat out, you can avoid consuming extra calories by following these simple suggestions.

Party Time!

• Eat a light snack before you go to a party. This will help prevent you from eating too much after you arrive.
• Don’t hang around the buffet table. The temptation to overeat after looking at and smelling good food will be too much!
• Watch your alcohol intake. If you do drink alcoholic beverages, make sure to drink a glass of water between every drink. It will keep you hydrated and your stomach full.

Fall is just around the corner, so here’s an autumn-inspired shake recipe!

Apple Cinnamon Frosty Freeze

1. Crush 4-6 ice cubes in a blender.
2. Add 10-12 0z. of water.
3. Add 4 oz. of apple juice (no added sugar).
4. Add a pinch of cinnamon.
5. Add 1 scoop of Live Rite Vanilla Quicky Meal shake mix.
6. Blend and enjoy!

Lucille Roberts Live Rite weight loss shake mixes are available at all Lucille Roberts gyms for $19.99.

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Yancell Valle, the Manager at Lucille Roberts Yonkers, has lost an amazing amount of weight since giving birth to her daughter, Mia Isabella. Here’s how she did it!

Avocados burn belly fat–and do a whole lot more! A study in Diabetes Care states that the healthy monounsaturated fats found in foods such as avocados reduce “central body fat distribution.” That’s right: you can add these tasty gems to your list of belly-fat-blasting foods! In addition, they have a high oleic acid content, which not only controls appetite but also helps lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and increase HDL (good) cholesterol.

Avocados have a spectacular nutritional profile. They contain a natural sugar called mannoheptulose that has been studied for over 60 years. Mannoheptulose inhibits excess insulin secretion, thus helping to control blood sugar and to decrease insulin resistance. Avocados also contain L-carnitine, an amino acid that promotes fat metabolism in the powerhouses of the cell, the mitochondria. Avocados are a great source of fiber, vitamins B6 (pyridoxine), B9 (folate), C, E, K, carotenoids, potassium and calcium. And the healthy fats in avocados help you absorb these fat-soluble vitamins. Pretty amazing!

How can you incorporate avocado into your diet? About 1/4 to 1/3 of a small to medium avocado can be used in place of mayonnaise or butter as a fat serving. It’s delicious smeared on a sandwich or eaten on its own! For a simple dish, try this Dominican Avocado Salad recipe. Enjoy!

Trainer Tip by Sandra Ferrerio, certified LiveRite weight loss coach, trainer, and class instructor at Lucille Roberts in Yonkers. Read her full bio here.

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Some of the most important training tips have little to do with proper form and breaking a sweat (though those are also key!) and focus more on your mental and emotional approach to exercise. Here are 10 of the best tips we’ve got!

This delicious salad makes a great side dish, snack, or even main course as a source of protein and healthy fats. Best of all, it’s super easy to make!

Ingredients:

• 2 avocados, sliced
• 2 teaspoons of fruit vinegar
• 2 teaspoons of olive oil
• 1 small red pepper cut into small cubes (optional)

One serving of avocado = 1 cup sliced. (For calories and fat content, go here.) This recipe makes several servings, so save some for lunch tomorrow!

Recipe by Yancell Valle, Manager at Lucille Roberts Yonkers.