Motivational Monday

"A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others"

-Ayn Rand

Fitness Tip of the Week:

• Make sure to switch up exercises!  Our bodies adapt to movements fairly quickly which causes exercises to become easier.  Your body is no longer being challenged to the same degree as your beginning workouts so it is important to incorporporate different elements of fitness into your training regimen like cardio, strength, endurance, balance and flexibility.

Breakfast Recipe of the Week:

• Apple Spice Waffles Recipe
• 2 cups biscuit/baking mix
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 1-1/2 cups milk
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup chopped peeled apple

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Lunch Recipe of the Week:

• Avocado and Lime Bean Bowl
• 1/4 avocado
  Pinch of cumin
  Pinch of coarse salt
  1 tsp. sunflower seeds
  1 tsp. lime juice
  2 bell pepper sides from Big-Batch Roasted Veggies
  1/2 c. Citrus and Mint Berries
  1/2 c. Breakfast Beans

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Dinner Recipe of the Week:

• Pork Marsala
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 pound boneless pork loin chops, pounded thin
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 cup Marsala wine

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Exercise of the Week:

Front Raises (3 sets for 12 reps):

Stretch of the Week:

Butterfly Pose (30 second hold):