Learn to Swim Reminder

The new term of Dolphins Learn to Swim started yesterday. It is not too late to join the Dolphins Learn to Swim program and prepare your loved ones for the Summer ahead - in our Award Winning Swim Centre.

For more information or to join the Dolphins Learn to Swim term, please see Dolphins Health Precinct reception.

Countdown to the 2012 Jetty2Jetty

Only 5 days left until the 2012 Jetty2Jetty fun run event and you can feel the excitement in the air as everyone is training a bit harder this week!

Its not too late to enter the event, but entries through DHP have now closed. You can however enter through the Jetty2Jetty website (click here), and purchase a DHP Jetty2Jetty Dream Team t-shirt to be included in the Dolphins Health Precinct Jetty2Jetty Team!

The day itself will be fantastic, a great sense on community and some friendly competition. Dolphins Health Precinct will be holding a sausage sizzle from 10am for all DHP Dream Team participants, so make sure you are wearing your t-shirt. DHP will have a marquee in front of the Belvedere Hotel which is where the race starts and finishes. See you all there!

Healthly Snack Idea

Photography by Mark O'Meara

Get the kids in the kitchen to make a snacktastic munchy mix for their school lunchbox or your pre/post workout snack!

Makes

6 cups

Ingredients

• 90g packet barbecue-flavoured rice crackers
• 1 cup dried apricots
• 3 cups puffed corn
• 1/2 cup sultanas
• 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds (pepitas)

Method

• Place crackers in a large snap-lock bag. Twist top. Using a rolling pin, pound crackers gently until broken into large pieces.
• Using a pair of scissors, cut apricots in half.
• Add apricot, puffed corn, sultanas and pumpkin seeds to rice crackers. Seal bag. Shake to combine. Divide mixture between 6 sandwich-sized snap-lock bags. Seal. Voila! 

Notes

Cooking class: Crushing: Place crackers in a large snaplock bag. Twist top. Using a rolling pin, pound crackers gently until broken into large pieces. Store snack mix in snaplock bags for up to 5 days.

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Shed the Kilos with Zumba Fitness

Its popularity is undeniable. Zumba, the Latin dance-inspired fitness craze, has people talking and participating. If you haven’t yet given it a try and are looking for a change in your fitness routine, perhaps it’s time to get moving with the beat and join a heart-pumping, calorie-burning dance fitness party.

Reap The Benefits

Exercise in disguise. That’s what a Zumba Fitness class brings to the table. The 60 minute workout incorporates salsa, merengue, cumbia, reggaeton and other contagious rhythms from across the globe. Participants leave feeling both sweaty and happy -- and they get results. 

Education specialist for Zumba Fitness LLC, Julie E. Kelly, who has been involved in the fitness industry for more than 30 years says, “I have taught various formats in my career, but teaching Zumba Fitness classes and conducting Zumba Fitness trainings for future Zumba instructors is the most fun I have had as a fitness professional.” 

An hour long Zumba class can burn anywhere from 500 to 1,000 calories depending on the level of intensity. "It’s a great form of cardio, and if you take classes often you can really achieve great results. Participants can see dramatic weight loss as they burn fat and work the major muscle groups," Kelly adds.

Click here to see when the next Zumba class is happening at Dolphins Health Precinct.

Jack Wins Colouring-in Competition!

Kathy and Jan (Dinky Dolphins team members),
Jack (competition winner) and brother and sister, Emily and Luke

The colouring-in competition was awarded today in the Dinky Dolphins Creche. The winner is Jack Miller, as you can see Batman was the feature of the competition!

Jack won a night out at the fun and delicious Build Your Own Burger Night in Redcliffe Leagues Club, this Thursday night.

Well done Jack!

Hot Healthy Breakfast Ideas

Eating a healthy breakfast impacts your entire day, although many people skip this critical meal. Breakfast plays a role in helping to prevent overeating, promotes energy and improves memory, productivity, creativity and mood. There are quick breakfast options available, but many of them are cold. When weather turns colder, some people want a hot, healthy breakfast.

Quinoa Hot Cereal

The Martha Stewart website provides a recipe for quinoa breakfast that is not only hot and healthy, but also quick to make in the morning for breakfast. Regular oatmeal is also a good option for a hot, healthy breakfast, but quinoa offers some variety. A bowl of quinoa hot cereal takes approximately 25 minutes to make, but most of that time is allowing milk to boil, which lends itself to an easy breakfast to make while you're getting ready to go to work. The George Mateljan Foundation for the World's Healthiest Foods website indicates that a quarter cup serving of quinoa provides nearly 50 percent of the daily recommended intake of manganese and serves as a good source of iron, magnesium, copper and phosphorus. A serving of quinoa contains just nine calories. Quinoa porridge also contains blueberries, providing even more nutrients.

Peach Ricotta Pancakes

Pancakes are a common breakfast food, but making pancakes on the go for a hot breakfast may not be possible. The syrup and butter typically used with pancakes can make pancakes an unhealthy choice as well. "Best Health" magazine provides a recipe for peach ricotta pancakes that takes less than 10 minutes to make if, as the magazine suggests, you combine all the wet ingredients the night prior, store them in the refrigerator overnight and quickly mix in the dry ingredients in the morning. This hot, healthy breakfast of pancakes made with ricotta cheese receives a topping of fresh peaches, negating the need for butter or syrup for sweetness and cutting out much of the fat and calories associated with typical pancake breakfasts. The Fruit Pages reveals that a 100g serving of peaches serves as a good source of vitamins C and A and contains fibre, protein and trace amounts of vitamins B1, B2 and B6.

Eggs Benedict

Eggs benedict can serve as a hot, healthy breakfast by replacing the fattening butter sauce with a hollandaise sauce made of yogurt and replacing high fat ham or bacon with a single slice of lean ham. "Fitness" magazine offers a recipe for a healthier version of eggs benedict that should take no longer than 15 to 20 minutes to make. The George Mateljan Foundation for the World's Healthiest Foods website reports that one egg provides approximately 22 percent of the daily recommended intake of tryptophan and 20 percent of selenium and also serves as a good source of vitamins B2, B5 and B12, protein and phosphorus. The yogurt in the sauce also contains calcium, phosphorus, protein and vitamins B2 and B12.

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Monday Morning Catch-up!

Spotted at Dolphins Express cafe this morning; Mary-Ann Bailey (Member and RADKIDZ Instructor), Sian Winstone (Instructor) and Deborah Harrison (Member).

Remember, if you see yourself in the Blog you can redeem yourself a free hot beverage, simply by showing a print out or showing the blog on your phone to the cashier!