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GINGER SHOT RECIPE AND FACTS

Ginger is a great ANTI-FOOD —» it’s anti-viral • anti-septic • anti-histamine • anti-inflammatory and just great if you have a head cold or sinus congestion. It’s INTENSE NUTRITION! BAM

If you live near a beloved JUICE BAR ♥, go in and ask for a Ginger Shot.

They’ll make one up for ya!

Or try this RECIPE from DELICIOUSLY ELLA

Ingredients:

1/2 a lemon
1 large knob of ginger, about 50g

Peel the ginger, then put it into a juicer and collect the juice. Squeeze the lemon either by hand or using a citrus press. Mix the juice of the ginger and lemon together, then drink the shot – don’t sip it though as it’s not the most delicious thing!

↓ THE CHALLENGE ↓

Can you take a GINGER SHOT and keep a straight face like my little man Iver?

Now here’s a Juicy Tip from Juice Therapy •••
For a warm, comforting, nutritious drink, put a few slices of lemon and ginger along with a teaspoon of manuka honey into hot water.

Because ginger helps to tame nausea, it is beneficial for people undergoing chemotherapy and its associated nausea as well as for pregnancy and its associated morning sickness.

Ginger has been referred to as “the king of anti-inflammatory foods” and is incredibly useful for any inflammatory problems in the body from rheumatoid arthritis to easing muscle pain after strenuous activity and exercise. The reason it is such a powerful anti-inflamatory is because it contains compounds or essential oils called gingerols that help to interrupt the inflammation process. Essentially they interfere with an enzyme called cyclo-oxygenase (COX) that is involved in switching on inflammation and instigating pain. When we experience a cold, we feel all bunged up with mucus, although actually most of that feeling actually comes from inflammation of the of the mucous membrane in the nose and sinuses. Most conditions and pain in the body are associated with inflammation including all muscle pain, arthritis and even skin conditions. … read more here

For some fun Juicy Trivia, check out Juice Therapy!

A ginger shot is one of the assignments in our Fall Bingo Challenge! This is a great way to say motivated in November… Let’s do this together! Come read → HERE ←about the challenge and get your family and friends in on this one… it’s gonna be FUN!!

♥ HAVE A HAPPY HEALTHY SEASON ♥

JANUARY 2015 – BREAKING BAD EATING HABITS – JOIN US!

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TRUTH RIGHT THERE. IF YOU NEED HELP WITH KITCHEN PART, JOIN OUR GROUP IN JANUARY – WE WILL BE DOING THE ADVOCARE 24 DAY CHALLENGE TO RESET A HEALTHY EATING ROUTINE. IT HELPS KICK THE BAD HABITS TO THE CURB AND ESTABLISHES NEW GOOD EATING HABITS. IT ALSO CLEANS OUT THE SYSTEM – MUCH LIKE AN OIL CHANGE – SO WE CAN ABSORB THOSE IMPORTANT NUTRIENTS FROM THE FOOD WE EAT AND THE SUPPLEMENTS THAT FILL IN THE GAPS.

EMAIL ashley@ashleybensonfitness.com FOR A FREE EVALUATION.

FITNESS RETREAT 2014

“This was the MOST AWESOME VACATION. I would encourage anyone debating to sign up! It was like vacations should be: fun and relaxing and inspiring and you get to come home with new energy and outlook instead of the usual needing a vacation after your vacation!” Kay Walker – Nov. 2012 trip

Click HERE to see the NOVEMBER 2012 trip.

Happy Easter!

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“Could it be any clearer? Our old way of life was nailed to the cross with Christ, a decisive end to that sin-miserable life- no longer at sin’s every beck and call! What we believe is this: If we get included in Christ’s sin-conquering death, we also get included in his life-saving resurrection. We know that when Jesus was raised from the dead it was a signal of the end as death-as-the-end. Never again will death have the last word. When Jesus died, he took sin down with him, but alive he brings God down to us. From now on, think of it this way: Sin speaks a death language that means nothing to you; God speaks your mother tongue, and you hang on every word. You are dead to sin and alive in God! That’s what Jesus did.” ROMANS 6:9 (MSG)

THIS is why I celebrate Easter.

THIS is real health and real life!

Guest post for HYPERWEAR!

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I had the privilege of being a guest blogger for a cool fitness company called

HYPERWEAR

I wrote about

FINDING HEALTH AS A FAMILY

Click HERE to read it!

See how I engage my family in our health and fitness pursuit and watch a short demo video the kids and I made! We created a few exercise games using Hyperwear’s awesome SANDBELL!

After you check out my post, take a look around Hyperwear! 🙂

You will get lots of great ideas and encouragement!

FITNESS RETREAT… EARN A FREE TRIP!

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To book a Fitness Vacation

ashley@ashleybensonfitness.com

and I will send you all the details.

Check THIS out to see what the St. Augustine trip was like in November.

If you get a group of 10

– including yourself –

signed up for a trip,

THEN YOUR TRIP WILL BE FREE!!!

The house we will stay in!

The roof top where we will do all sorts of workouts!

Oh, we will also enjoy the stars at night from up there as well. Don’t worry, there is plenty of vacation to be had 🙂

Pilates on the beach.

You will learn how to feed your body properly with your exercise…

pre-and post workout nutrition to support your body as it strengthens and repairs.

Jumpstart your health with a week of inspiration,motivation, teaching and fun workouts!

PILATES. ALIAS. AND THE GIRLS.

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TAYLOR AND I STARTED WATCHING ALIAS ON NETFLIX OVER THE WINTER BREAK. IT IS SO GOOD!

WELL, NOW THAT SCHOOL AND LIFE ARE IN FULL SWING, WE DON’T SEEM TO HAVE THE TIME TO WATCH IT. 🙁 WE TRY TO DO 2-3 PILATES SESSIONS A WEEK TOGETHER… AND AS YOU PROBABLY CAN UNDERSTAND, IT’S HARD TO MAKE TIME FOR THIS AS WELL.

ourSOLUTION…

WE DECIDED THAT IF WE WANTED TO WATCH ALIAS DURING THE WEEK, WE HAD TO BE ON THE FLOOR DOING PILATES AND CORE WORK THE ENTIRE TIME WE ARE WATCHING THE SHOW.

THIS WORKS GREAT FOR US! WE GET A GREAT WORKOUT AND WE ONLY WATCH ONE EPISODE… BECAUSE WE DON’T WANT TO DO 2 HOURS OF PILATES! (you know if we were sitting on our behind we would HAVE to watch one more!) LOL

WIN WIN… WIN.

PILATES DOG

GREAT WORKOUT TAYLOR and APPLE!

WOW! APPLE IS EXHAUSTED AFTER OUR SESSION 🙂

FIND WAYS TO ENJOY YOUR EXERCISE AND INVITE YOUR KIDS TO JOIN IN!

SLOW-CARB DEVILED EGGS… w/AVOCADO

SKATEBOARD WORKOUT VIDEO

Fitness Vacation Recap 5: Sand Bag Workout & Seashells

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I’m finally finishing the Fitness Vacation recap. I took last week off to rest and enjoy Thanksgiving with my family. We had a great week- hope you did too!

theWORKOUT

As I planned for this trip, I tried to incorporate as much variety for our workouts as possible. I absolutely love the resistance training up on the roof top with my gym equipment…

but what about out on the beach?

Well I wasn’t about to take my precious dumbbells out to the sand and sea,

so I had to be creative!

theSAND BAG

It only took a few minutes to put them together.

Here are some of the exercises we did:

SAND BAG SWINGS

Like the kettlebell, the SAND BAG provides uneven weight distribution:

The muscles have to work together as one unit.
The stabilizers muscles must do their job in order to control the bag.
The CORE must be engaged in every move.

All good stuff!

We could feel it after the workout!

Now for a JOG ON THE BEACH.

So what’s next…

No question about it: LUNGES!!!

Oh, and why not?

Now we are just having fun.

Thank you, Kay, for taking this picture at the very second I look like I have it all under control! LOL

theSHELLS

I love shells and always have – I still have my shell box full of beach memories from my childhood! I’m fascinated with the fact that each shell has a history. Every single one has its own unique story! What a miracle! I also feel a need to know what each one is. I realize that’s a big undertaking for me, but I found some help from iloveshelling.com

Being this was my first time to this area, I didn’t know what to expect, but I was really happy with our treasures! I think we may have found some extra special beach bling on the count of HURRICANE SANDY.