Fwd: Wednesday Wellness!

[Emily Fiuzat]

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From: Kristen Allen <kea...@bucknell.edu>
Date: Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Subject: Wednesday Wellness!
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Hey RAs!!

Hope you're having a great March so far! Here are some wellness tips to get you through spring break!

Campus Events

House Party Weekend Alternatives: On House Party Weekend this year, there are going to be some great alternative events! On Friday night at Uptown, CHOICE is hosting karaoke and mocktails. On Saturday afternoon, ACE, BSG, Panhellenic Council, IFC, and CHOICE are co-sponsoring Bison Fest, a street fair with free food and awesome activities on Dent Drive. Saturday night, CHOICE is hosting a highlighter party at Uptown!

Wellness Tip

Think green for St. Patrick's Day!  Load up your plate with bright green veggies, which are rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, and fiber.  According to Alexandra Postman, Editor in Chief of Martha Stewart's Whole Living magazine, and Jim White, spokesman for the American Dietetic Association the top green veggie that can't be beat is broccoli for it's nutritious punch.  Spinach, artichokes, and asperagus are other excellent choices.  For more info see the entire March 15, 2011 article in the Washington Post online at http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/top-green-vegetables-for-your-health--and-st-patricks-day/2011/03/09/ABU236W_story.html.  

Dorm Room Workout

The Lucky 7:
7 Rounds for Time:
7  V ups or sit ups
7  mountain climbers
7  stationary lunges with weight overhead (hold a heavy textbook over your head or other weighted object, and do your lunges in place.  To make it more challenging, step backward instead of forward)
7  air squats
7  push ups
7  tuck jumps, get those knees up there!
7  toe taps.  take a book and place it on the floor.  Rapidly tap the book with your toes, alternating feet rapidly.  Check out soccer pro Hope Solo demonstrating with a medicine ball below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5i2rHaHTXA


Fueling Your Healthy Body
Green Veggie Pasta! Try this at home over the break!

Ingredients:

8 ounces shell-shaped dried pasta (see headnote)

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

6 medium cloves garlic, finely chopped (about 2 1/2 tablespoons)

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Salt

12 ounces broccoli crowns (tough stems trimmed off), florets cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1/2 cup dry white wine

Leaves from 1/4 bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped (3 tablespoons)

Parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions:

1. Cook and drain the pasta according to package directions.

2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet or saute pan over medium heat. Add the garlic, crushed red pepper flakes and salt to taste; reduce the heat to low. Cook the garlic for 13 to 15 minutes, adjusting the heat so the garlic softens without browning.

3. Add the broccoli pieces and the white wine; increase the heat to medium-high. As soon as the wine starts to bubble, cover the skillet or pan. Steam the broccoli for 3 to 4 minutes, until it is bright green and just tender. Remove from the heat immediately.

4. Toss together the garlic-broccoli mixture with the drained pasta and the parsley. Serve hot or at room temperature. Pass Parmesan cheese at the table, if desired.

Have a healthy week, and have a wonderful spring break!!

Your Health and Wellness team,

Kristen Allen and Nicolle Herzog, Health and Wellness RELs

Zabrina Andres, Assistant Director of Residential Education for Health and Wellness