Author: Amy Ritchie
Give your business a competitive edge this year for FREE!
Healthiest Maryland Businesses (HMB) is a statewide workplace wellness initiative to promote wellness at Maryland worksites. Join the FREE program and demonstrate your commitment to promoting the health and well-being of your workforce. Learn morn about HMB by visiting https://www.healthiestmdbusinesses.org. Members of HMB are able to receive free technical assistance from a worksite wellness specialist as well as opportunities for training, funding, recognition, and peer-to-peer interaction with other Healthiest Maryland Businesses.
Deep Creek Lake State Park First Day Hike
Deep Creek Lake State Park First Day Hike Time of Event: 10 a.m. Meeting Location: Discovery Center Degree of Difficulty: Moderate hike Length of Trail: 2.5 miles Things to bring: Participants are asked to wear clothes and shoes appropriate for the weather (rain, snow or shine), and bring water for drinking. RSVP: Families are encouraged to call Deep Creek Lake State Park at 301-387-5563 for information. Additional Information: Join fellow hikers and discover Deep Creek Lake State Park in winter. This 2.5 mile hike on the new Bechman’s Trail is great for all ages. After the hike, stop back at the Discovery Center for a complimentary cup of hot chocolate.
Buy Local Challenge
Take the Buy Local Challenge and pledge to eat at least one thing from a local farm every day during Buy Local Week, July 24-30!
It’s Officially Summer
It’s officially SUMMER! Make this summer the summer of healthy habits for both you and your family! Focus on fruits and aim for 3-5 servings of fruit/day!
Jazzercise & Me!
Did you know that you can attend Jazzercise classes for free the entire month of May? What a great opportunity to see if Jazzercise is for you! Give it a try! I love it and I believe you will to! Come to Jazzercise this Sunday, May 21st @ 3:00 pm where I will be doing a short presentation about healthy eating for a healthy metabolism. Then, @ 4:00pm you can participate in a Jazzercise class! Hope to see you on Sunday!
Walking Wednesday
Take advantage of this beautiful Wednesday and get outside and walk! Adults should exercise 150 minutes/week! Are you up for a challenge? Let’s see if you can get 150 minutes of exercise in this week (April 5-11)! Try 30 minutes of exercise for 5 days! Moving more will make you feel good about yourself, and when you feel good that makes it easier to make healthy food choices!
National Nutrition Month- Reduce the Fat
National Nutrition Month is winding down. Hopefully you have made some healthy changes this month and will continue to keep doing the changes you have made. This week I want you to consider getting less fat in your diet. You can do this by limiting or avoiding fried food; eating less or no fast food, along with watching the extras that you add to your food. By extras I mean, butter, gravy, margarine, salad dressing such as Ranch, sour cream, cream cheese and mayo, just to name a few. If you are trying to lose weight cutting back on fat is a great place to start! A gram of fat has 9 calories compared to a gram of carbohydrate which has 4 calories as does a gram of protein. Try your best to incorporate all the National Nutrition Month suggestions on “Go Nuts with Amy!” the remainder of March!