Summer Juice : carrot celery cucumber & ginger


celery carrot cucumber ginger juice
So now that the sun appears to be sticking around in Melbourne, I've dug out the juicer and I'm making lots of mess and noise. Started my morning with juice. Admittedly, followed up with a strong black plunger coffee (hey, girl needs her fuel! There's antioxidants, ok?)
I got a juicer for under $120 at Good Guys about 15 months back and it does the trick quickly without much setting up or dismantling. Wish there were more cafes doing "green" juice options out there - can't hurt to ask your local to consider adding it to the menu!




SUMMER BREAKFAST JUICE

2 x carrots (peeled or unpeeled/beheaded!)
4 x celery sticks (leaves attached/unattached)
2 x green cucumbers (the big ones, NOT continental or lebanese)
chunk of ginger (amount up to you)

Throw it all in the juicer and adjust quantities to suit your taste. More ginger = better I say!

Aerobic Cleaning: The New Zumba?

There was an article in WSJ recently on aerobic housecleaning (Exercise in Utility: Cleaning House the Aerobic Way for Fun and Profit). Stevie Markovich, 57, incorporates squats, lunges, high-kicks and couch lifting into his regular fitness regime.
So, initially, I thought Good on you, buddy! How resourceful! But then I thought, there are just too many things that can go wrong here. What if you're on your own and you get trapped under the couch while trying to bench press it? What if you are actually really weak through the core and you're only worsening all those vulnerable back issues just waiting to cause you permanent aches, pains and injury? So what I want to know is, how can you avoid gym fees and spandex, and stay fit SAFELY? My vote goes with:
  • hitting up the library for some fitness dvds (yoga, boxing, salsa dancing!)
  • going for a jog in the local park and then challenging yourself to a round of chin-ups on the monkey bar and tricep dips on the bench
  • joining any free local council fitness classes, running groups or postnatal exercise groups
  • using the skipping rope that is getting dusty behind a pile of old tax returns (guilty)
  • using your bike to get from A to B when it REALLY isn't worth driving!
Got more? Let's hear them!

Hi!

Happy Saturday morning all. I figure it's about time I got on this whole blogging/multimedia bandwagon! I hope you'll join me and feel welcome to give me feedback, suggestions and ideas. I'm intending to post all sorts of goodies on pilates, fitness trends and challenges, juice and food recipes and ideas and style/fashion gear too. Stay tuned. xx