Train for Life

Category: Workplace Wellness

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Five Spice Salmon Cakes Ingredients (1) 14.75 ounce can of Salmon (*1 ½ cups cooked, flaked salmon) 2 Eggs (lightly beaten) ¼ cup Red Onion (minced) ¼ cup Cilantro (chopped) 1 tablespoon Chili-Garlic Sauce 1 tablespoon Tamari Sauce (*may be substituted for soy sauce) 1 teaspoon Chinese Five-Spice Powder 1 cup…

  • Welcome November

  • Happy Halloween

    Did you over-indulge on Halloween candy? Are you experiencing an intense sugar high? Or, maybe you need to fight off the ‘Monday blues’? Burn off that sugar high, uplift your mood, and celebrate Halloween with a  H A U N T E D  H I I T  W O R K O U T  !! Body weight…

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Let’s continue to celebrate Fall with another squash recipe! Quinoa-Stuffed Acorn Squash * Special thank you to wellness expert and senior Peloton instructor, Emma Lovewell for sharing this yummy Fall recipe! As I create the post, I am preparing this same recipe for my Mom and I. Like Emma, Fall…

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week The colors are changing, temperatures are dropping, and days gradually getting shorter… Fall is here! What are some of your Fall favorites? Being in ‘awe’ at the vast color landscapes, cozy warm sweaters, tasting new pumpkin treats at Trader Joe’s, and roasting hearty vegetables such as, squash, to name a few!…

  • Welcome October

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Cabbage with Carrots Stir-Fry It’s cabbage season! A quick to prep recipe with minimal ingredients! Special thank you to wellness expert and Peloton senior instructor, Emma Lovewell for sharing this recipe, which is similar to a recipe (“xia fan cai”) she ate growing up. Pair it with a protein and…

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment. Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them – without believing, for instance, that there is a “right” or “wrong” way to think or feel in a given moment. When we…

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Apple Nachos Start your Fall with a festive apple picking activity, then prepare this healthy snack for your next football game watch event! Ingredients 1/3 cup Dried Cranberries or Raisins (unsweetened) 1/4 cup Sliced Almonds (unsalted) 2 tablespoons Sunflower Seeds (unsalted, raw or roasted) 3 medium Green or Red Apples (cored…

  • Mindful Monday

    Five Finger Breathing is a helpful practice to connect with the body and breath, and help step out of states of stress and overwhelm. It is often taught to children, but many adults find this mindful practice beneficial as well. Stressed during your next staff meeting? Try practicing 5 Finger Breathing with your hands resting on your lap under the…