5 ways to jack up your immune system!

Hey MELTer's, 

Want to beat the flu this season or really build up your immune system? Of course you do!

Here are five ways to do it:

• Apples-Red apples contain an antioxidant called quercetin. It is said that quercetin can help improve your immune system especially when you are stressed out. 
• Papayas- Has an antioxidant in it that helps fight cancer and is also packed with  Vitamin C, E and beta-carotenes 
• Cranberries-.Cranberries are also a source of different kinds of antioxidants, including polyphenols, which boost the immune system. 
• Grape fruit-have enzymes in then that help with weightloss and is another fruit that has antioxidants in it to help boost your immune system like Vitamin C, sterols, tocopherols.
• Bananas-Bananas are full of the Vitamin B6 which help in the production of serotonin. 

So, there you have it! 5 natural ways to keep you immune system running at full force!

Fruit salad anyone? 


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Tired Of Broccoli, Try This!

Good Morning MELTer's, 

So recently I just got into eating brussel sprouts and other than  just knowing they are a green vegetable and low in calories I found out some other interesting and beneficial facts as well!

Brussel Sprouts are high in protein, a quarter of their calories. Loaded with vitamin A, folacin (which helps in weight management), potassium and calcium make a great way to get some of your daily minerals.


They have 3-5 grams of fiber per cup, and at 25 calories per 1/2 cup cooked, you will save on calories and feel more full because of the fiber!

Not only are brussel sprouts good for your the taste great too!

I saute them in coconut oil, garlic and a little black pepper which you can adjust to taste.

So if you are looking for a new veggie to eat with dinner, as a snack or to try I recommend brussel sprouts.

Let me know what you think on our Facebook page and if you have any good brussel sprout recipes share them with us as well!-cs


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Have a good morning boost!

Good morning MELTer's, 

So I get some questions about if a shake is good to have in the morning for breakfast and my answer to this is yes!

Your body is in a type of starvation state because you have been sleeping for 8 hours, hopefully, and you want your metabolism to start working right away.

Now here's the best part and it's something Ive been doing to give me a little burst.

Instead of using water for my shake in the morning, I use coffee. Right, sounds good!

You can play around with this recipe to your taste but I suggest you use:

• Ice
• Coffee
• 1-2 scoops of protien
• I drink my coffee black but if you need it lighter, almond milk or if you have have to milk

And there you go! You now have breakfast and your coffee all in one shot!

Play around with your options and let me know what you think on our Facebook page!

Have a great day!-cs

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Are you loosing your breath at boot camp?

Good morning MELTer's,

Are you breathing properly when you are working out?

Here's how to tell, when you finish an exercise do you feel light headed?

If so, chances are you are holding your breath while doing the exercise cutting the oxygen to your brain!

Now if this is happening number 1, breath, number 2 you might be doing a weight, if you are using weights, that is too heavy. So try using a lower weight and see if this makes a difference.

If the weight is not the issue remember you need to breath. Oxygen is like gas for your car, without it it is not going to run properly and at optimum level.

So today at boot camp, keep form and make sure you are breathing!


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M.E.L.T. Fitness Studio Blog: Who Wants Some Chocolate Pudding??

Hey Everyone,


Want some chocolate, actually want some chocolate pudding? Of course who doesnt right?


I know,  I know, Craig you can't be serious right? I mean chocolate pudding how dare you tease us like that!


No tease, kind of.


Thanks to a friend of mine, I have an awesome recipe that should take care of that sweet tooth! Check it out below and give it a try. I know at first glance it may seem a little weird but trust me, I tried it and before i knew what it was I thought it was chocolate pudding.


Now you might have to play around with the ingredients to get it how you like and of course, everything in moderation, but this is a great alternative to the chocolate pudding we are all use to!


Avocado Mousse


2 avocados
1/2 cup maple syrup
2-4 T. additional sweetener to taste (optional)
2 T. coconut oil (optional)
1-2 t. vanilla
1t. balsamic vinager
1/2 t. soy sauce
1cup cocoa powder
Blend all in a food processor or blender.
Eat!  or Refrigerate
Add raspberries on top and/or mint, or cream, or be creative!


Let us know what you think by posting on our Facebook page! Looking forward to how creative you guys get with this!


If you have any cool recipes of your home, please do not hesitate to share!


Thanks and have a awesome day1


-CS

M.E.L.T. Fitness Studio is Connecticut’s #1 Fat Loss Solution! M.E.L.T. helps clients drop body fat throughout the Hartford County and Farmington Valley through bootcamps, personal training, semi private personal training, youth fitness, sports specific training, bridal bootcamps and corporate fitness.

For a free trial, email meltfitness@gmail.com or call (860)372-4887.

Do you REALLY know what your buying?

Hey M.E.L.T.er's,

Do you really know what your buying at the grocery store?

Oraganic or "Healthy" food more often than not arent really that healthy for you!

Before buying, look at the label and see what ingredients are actually in that so called health food. Most of the time these type of food are marketed very well to make you believe what you are buying is healthy for you when in reality it may not be the best choice. Just because something might have whole grain or organic on it does not mean the rest of the item isnt covered in sugar or other "not so healthy" ingredients.

So, here at M.E.L.T., we have a simple solution!

We are going to be offering a FREE grocery store tour in South Windsor on 7/10 at 7 pm at Stop & Shop, Glastonbury 7/12 at 7:30pm Stop &Shop and 7/16 Harwington right after BC.

The purpose is going to be how to shop smart. We are going to teach you how companys market themselves to come off as healthy. We are also going to show you how to read labels and show what to look for and what to not look for.

This is going to be very informational and if anyone is having trouble with their diet or just wants to learn the rights and wrongs of eating then please join us!

Hope to see you there!

CS

M.E.L.T. Fitness Studio is Connecticut’s #1 Fat Loss Solution! M.E.L.T. helps clients drop body fat throughout the Hartford County and Farmington Valley through bootcamps, personal training, semi private personal training, youth fitness, sports specific training, bridal bootcamps and corporate fitness.

For a free trial, email meltfitness@gmail.com or call (860)372-4887.

Local Fitness Center Bridges the Gap Between the Cross Fit Games, Adventure Runs and The Biggest Loser

M.E.L.T. Fitness Studio is changing the fitness industry by fusing together Biggest Loser Challenges, Cross fit Games and the concept of Adventure Runs with their own take.

“We created the M.E.L.T. Madness Tournament, because we are not impressed with the options for the everyday person to partake in challenging and competitive activities without having to train for months or be “die hard.” Its great that the awareness of fitness is growing, we just wanted to offer an option for people of all levels and provide professional coaching and motivation during the entire event, “ says Director Craig Stranachak.

M.E.L.T. Madness Tournament will take place Saturday from 9-1 pm at 40 Sandra Drive, suite 7-8 in South Windsor, Connecticut. The opening game will include “Bootcamp Gone Bad,” M.E.L.T.’s killer challenge where each team will compete in reps for five different exercise, each for an entire minute – all back to back without rest! Other games will include Tire Flips, TRX Row-Atomic Push—up, Sled Pulls, Sand Bag Runs and creating Equipment Bridges. Teams will get points for each event and the top two teams will compete for first and second place in the Warrior Course, an obstacle course that will test endurance and will.

  Unlike the Cross Fit Games and Adventure Runs, M.E.L.T. will have seven professional fitness coaches supervising, motivating and coaching each participant. “We are about Safety First, Results Second. The last thing someone needs is to nurse an injury when they are trying to get healthy!,” Says South Windsor M.E.L.T. manager Aaron Granahan.

There will be 24 teams participating in tomorrow’s event and there is expected to be hundreds of spectators cheering on the participants. M.E.L.T. hired Dj TekNeek to provide fun and motivating music. “To my knowledge, there has never been a local event like this. We are very excited,” says Glastonbury M.E.L.T. manager Nicole DiMauro.

  Although this is a competition, the M.E.L.T. Staff is excited to help locals feel accomplished, doing something they never did before. “It’s not a matter of can’t, everyone can do this. It’s all about just doing and embracing discomfort,” says owner Joe Carabase.

M.E.L.T. Fitness Studio is Connecticut’s #1 Fat Loss Solution! M.E.L.T. helps clients drop body fat throughout the Hartford County and Farmington Valley through bootcamps, personal training, semi private personal training, youth fitness, sports specific training, bridal bootcamps and corporate fitness.

For a free trial, email meltfitness@gmail.com or call (860)372-4887

It Pays To Work Hard At M.E.L.T. Fitness Studio

Week six of the Eight Week Transformation Contest and our bootcamp clients are killing it!! Not only are waist lines changes and the numbers on the scales, but mindsets and lifestyles. This challenge is creating healthier habits which will in the long run, create better quality in their lives.

Results Coach Nicole, at the Glastonbury M.E.L.T. Fitness location, talked with three of her clients to see how they are doing so far.

Nicole- "Tara, how are you feeling at the end of week six in the Transformation Contest?"

Tara-"This week has been a challenge for me with the time change and the really nice weather. It was hard to motivate myself to come. However, once I got here for Semi-private training and

then bootcamp, I felt awesome and energized. I am always glad when I come and that I feel great when I leave."

Nicole- "What has been your success with the challenge in the six weeks?"

Tara- "I have definitely lost inches, and I have been a lot better about my eating since starting the challenge."

Nicole-"Audrey, how are you doing in week six?"

Audrey-" I am good, a little sore but feeling really good! I have so much energy and my stamina has increased rapidly. The Semi-private training is really helping me get to the next level in my fitness and I am doing bootcamp six days a week."

Nicole-"Sarah, I got a chance to talk to you earlier this week and you shared some great new with me about taking in four belt loops since starting! What have your challenges been?"

Sarah-" Food has been a challenge for me this week, and staying on track with eating healthy. I have allowed myself to cheat here and then, but I keep trying to focus on the Transformation Contest, which is helping me not fall off the wagon too much."

All of the Personal Trainers here at M.E.L.T. Fitness Studio have seen some great changes take place during this challenge. With two more weeks to go, we can not wait to see how everyone's weight loss success has been. The best thing about this challenge is that it is getting the clients to change their habits and form a new mindset towards their health. Even when the eight weeks is said and done, this is something that they can stick with and stay healthy!

The challenge will help clients develop healthy habits and learn to stick with them. For more
information on how to transform your body and your life, contact M.E.L.T. Fitness Studio at 860
-430-5151 or send an email to meltfitness@gmail.com

TOMA - Key to Success!

Before we discuss TOMA, I just wanted to thank all of you who participated in our Share the Love, Bring a Friend Week, we raised $575 for the Heart Foundation!


TOMA aka Top of Mind Awareness is vital for success in anything. Have you ever heard of the book and movie The Secret? If you haven’t, simply put it’s about getting what you want in life by thinking positively, visualization and the law of attraction. These concepts and TOMA program your subconscious mind around things you think about, whether good or bad, and actually dictate actions you take.


4 Ways to Utilize TOMA to Shed Body fat


1. Mark your calendar with days and times you are going to work out, every day, every week. This way, every time you look at your calendar, you see your workouts. Plus, it’s been proven that if you schedule something, you are 95% more likely to attend it. Our mindbody software makes this easy for our bootcamp and personal training clients.


2. Join a challenging fitness program: When you are physically challenged, you are going to think more about whatever it was that challenged you, either before or after the training session. You will feel accomplished and energized; your subconscious will crave more of that feeling, thus pushing you to work out more. While we focus on form first, our goal of every workout at M.E.L.T. is to make it an challenging experience, whether bootcamp or personal training at our South Windsor, Harwinton, Glastonbury and On-site locations.


3. Log your eating: I cannot tell you how many people I’ve consulted with that have told me how healthy they eat and how they have no idea why they can’t lose the extra belly fat around their stomach. Upon persisting them to keep an active food log, I always notice several things that they are consuming and not doing that are leading to belly fat gain. We are human and I don’t care how good your memory is, if you don’t track something its out of sight. Plain and simple, those who log what they eat on a daily base get better results. I know logging can be tedious so I created a log book that only requires you to check things off, rather than writing them in. I built our meal plan into the check list so that our clients do not have to remember every aspect of the plan, the choices are right there for them to check!


4. Seek out accountability: I can honestly tell you one of the best things I’ve ever done was join a mastermind. In this group, other professionals and I meet quarterly to support and hold each other accountable. Its human nature to fall off track but when people are expecting you to do certain things and are willing to support you to accomplish those things, you will get stuff done.


Accountability happens on all level; top Olympic athletes, professional athletes, successful business people – you name it! Therefore, we created our F.L.A.G. (fat loss accountability group) in our Glastonbury, South Windsor and Harwinton bootcamp and personal training locations because we know people who join this group will get better results. One of our members in our Glastonbury group lost 10 lbs since our first FLAG meeting! We cut each group off at 14 people, if you are interested, email meltfitness@gmail.com as soon as possible! Each member of the FLAG group receives this easy to follow log book, attends one monthly meeting where we do measurements and give each member the platform to share what they are going through.


ACTION is key! The one thing I think The Secret could have done a better job in is explain how important implementing these concepts is. Thinking alone gets you nowhere, but the more TOMA you have – the more action you are likely to take.


We created a fun and challenging environment here at M.E.L.T. through our Bootcamps, Personal Training, Semi Private Personal Training, Warrior Classes, Youth Training and our F.L.A.G. where we make TOMA easy for our clients, if you are interested in any of the above services we provide just email meltfitness@gmail.com .


Have a great day and don’t forget to focus on these two things: 1. You set a positive TOMA 2. You take action asap!


JC


PS: Early Bird Registration for our M.E.L.T. Madness Tournament is under way!


Teams of two will be competing in Fitness Challenges for Cash Prizes


Registration includes:


-BadA** T Shirt (that we promise will fit :) )


-Entry to competition


-Coaching from top trainers


-Well planned competition and events


-Dj


-1 keg beer after the event


Competition will be indoors and outdoors in South Windsor. Details to come

Local Business Spotlight: Salon Dell'Aera

       Hey everybody! Craig here. I had the chance to meet up with the owner of Salon Dell'Aera Heidi Cass. A successful business owner in the town of Glastonbury. I was able to catch up with her and ask her how her business is going.

1.       Who is your company and what do you do?

Salon Dell’Aera is the company and I am a hairstylist.

2.       What is one thing that is unique about your company?

Our company has a very central location, easy access to the highway, plenty of parking and most importantly is a place to come and feel better about yourself and build your confidence at the same time.

3.       Do you have anything exciting going on currently…events, promos, expansions?

We are offering a special decondition strength treatment for the month of March. I use a strengthening shampoo then deep conditioning all with complimentary champagne, fresh berries and Belgian chocolate for $35 which is usually $55!

4.       As a busy professional, you must have great organizational skills. Since most of our clients are busy professional, what’s your number one time management and organizational tip?

I use an appointment book and am always aware of the clock, I know how long each type of cut or treatment will take and use the appointment book according to the job. I would rather have fewer clients and take my time and give them the best experience possible then over book. That’s why the appointment book works!