Some days you’re just not up to a heart-thumping Spin class. Or maybe working out just isn’t your idea of a good time. Well, here’s some great news: You can melt away fat while having fun and without stepping foot in the gym. Try these eight no-sweat tricks for burning 100 calories while doing stuff you love (think gardening, hosting a party and playing with your pooch). Slimming has never been so enjoyable—or so simple!
Can you dig it?
Sow pumpkin seeds in July and you’ll reap jack-o’-lanterns by Halloween. Spend 21 minutes tilling soil and planting in your backyard to meet your triple-digit goal. Think of growing as a way of shrinking!
Have a doggone good time
Leash your canine companion and head to the dog park at a relaxed pace to burn 30 calories in 10 minutes. At the park, use the leash to jump rope for four minutes to zap 40 calories. (If your leash is too short, use a jump rope as a leash.) Stroll back home to erase another 30 calories.
Create a night to remember
Check event listings for an outdoor screening of an oldie but goody movie. Prepare and pack a picnic (20 calories in 10 minutes), lug it from the car to the grass (18 calories in 5 minutes), and toss a Frisbee for 20 minutes as you wait for the opening credits (64 calories). Then kick back, relax, and enjoy the show. Those 100 calories? Hasta la vista, baby.
Kick it old-school
Time to relive those carefree childhood summers. Bring a kite to the park or beach, wait for a big gust of wind, and then fly high! You’ll blow away 100 calories in 12 minutes. Or pull on a pair of roller skates and take off (with a helmet, naturally), doing your best figure eights and spins whenever possible (100 nixed in 14 minutes).
Go coupon-crazy
Surf Groupon.com to find great deals on adventures near you. Redeem a coupon for rock climbing, one of the site’s frequently discounted activities, and you’ll burn 100 calories in 9 minutes while scaling a wall. Or nab an amusement park day pass, another site favorite, and you’ll lose 100 in 31 minutes as you meander from ride to ride.
Suit up
Have a diving contest! Spend 30 minutes competing off the diving board at your local pool—cannonballs count (95 calories). Cap it off with 5 minutes in the whirlpool (5 calories). Everyone wins!
Lean and limber
Stretching feels good, protects you from injury and torches 2.7 calories a minute, more than twice as many as sitting. Spend 6 minutes daily working on your flexibility to zap more than 100 calories in a week.
Host a dinner party
Turn off Top Chef and become one yourself. Between chopping and table setting, you’ll burn 100 calories in 38 minutes. SELF’s Chicken and Cheese Sliders recipe takes about that long to whip up. And it’s a crowd-pleaser! Serves 4
Vegetable oil cooking spray
1 green bell pepper, chopped
½ medium red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 bone-in skinless chicken breast (about 6 oz)
½ cup store-bought barbecue sauce
¼ can (7 oz) chipotle peppers in adobo
8 small whole-wheat buns (such as Pepperidge Farm Wheat Sliders)
½ cup grated aged cheddar
8 cherry tomatoes, sliced
2 cups sprouts (such as arugula or broccoli)
Coat a medium saucepan with cooking spray. Cook bell pepper, onion and garlic in pan over medium heat, stirring, three minutes. Add chicken, barbecue sauce, chipotles and ¼ cup water; cover and simmer until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165º, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove chicken from sauce; place on a plate to cool for five minutes. Use a fork to pull meat off bone and shred; return meat to pan and toss to coat with sauce. Heat oven to 400º. Open buns and set on a baking sheet covered with foil. Distribute chicken evenly among bottom half of each bun (about 2 tbsp per bun); top each with 2 tbsp cheese. Bake until cheese melts and bubbles, four to five minutes. Top with tomatoes, sprouts and bun cap; serve immediately.
THE DISH 374 calories per 2 sliders, 8 g fat (2 g saturated), 52 g carbs, 8 g fiber, 27 g protein
About Me
- ReyAnne
- Davao City, Philippines
- I love to tease my friends when I'm bored. It serves as my recreation.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
SOMETHING THAT BOYS LOVE :D
Men and women don't always see eye to eye — especially when it comes to what makes a lady look amazing. While you might find a blunt and structured 'do incredibly chic, there's a really good chance he just finds it weird. In an effort to demystify what guys find sexy, we polled a handful to find out which hairstyles men really do prefer.
Retro Bangs
"I'll always like that sort of late '60s long bangs with longer hair look. Think Mary Jane, Spider-Man's girlfriend. I've noticed that Rose Byrne, who seems to be in every other movie right now, has been wearing her hair this way, and it has certainly captured my attention.
Tom, 33, Book Jacket Designer
Vivid Hues
"Good hair will get my attention from across the room. I really like warm, vivid colors. The style itself, and whether it looks good, will change with the times and who is wearing it, but a great color will always get me."
Tim, 35, Software Developer
The Ponytail
"I love a simple ponytail and no makeup. I guess that's the sporty look."
Christian, 23, Environmental Engineer
Long and Simple
"Keep it simple! I like women with longer hair. It can be straight — slight curls are okay — but in general girls should keep it long and in good condition. I like it long because it looks more feminine."
Daniel, 31, Financial Consultant
Messy Bob
"My personal fave is a messy bob. I cut my girlfriend's curly red locks this way; it makes the back of her fair neck look so appealing. I've cut most of my past girlfriends hair. They always seemed to like it. I'm a serial bob-ist."
Reid, 30, Illustrator
Short and Punky
"I was always a fan of short, punky and messy black hair look."
Graham, 26, Nanny
Long and Wild
"I love long, messy hair. Mary-Kate Olsen and her messy bohemian look is hot. But I can also get down with a really structured short haircut. The trick is to match your hair with your face shape, and more importantly your persona. This may come as a surprise to a lot of women, but guys are much more perceptive when it comes to visual cues than we're given credit for. Though many of us may not be able to verbalize, we do notice."
Stephen, 28, Fashion Photographer
Classic Coifs
"I like the more classic hairstyles, like Christina Hendricks on Mad Men. Of course, that might also be my preference for redheads."
Jason, 27, Copywriter
Soft Layers
"I like long layers on a girl; it's more interesting than just straight hair. Blunt haircuts make girls look too harsh, and they're not contemporary — if her hair is too structured, it can be distracting and intimidating. Loose, wavy hair makes a girl look relaxed and approachable."
Tom, 28, Longshoreman
Pixie Cut
"I love when a woman feels confident about her face to wear short hair. It's strong and powerful."
Martin, 34, Artist and Entrepreneur
photo credit: Michael N. Todaro/Contributor/Getty Images
Retro Bangs
"I'll always like that sort of late '60s long bangs with longer hair look. Think Mary Jane, Spider-Man's girlfriend. I've noticed that Rose Byrne, who seems to be in every other movie right now, has been wearing her hair this way, and it has certainly captured my attention.
Tom, 33, Book Jacket Designer
photo credit: Julien Hekimian/Getty Images
Vivid Hues
"Good hair will get my attention from across the room. I really like warm, vivid colors. The style itself, and whether it looks good, will change with the times and who is wearing it, but a great color will always get me."
Tim, 35, Software Developer
photo credit: George Pimentel/Getty Images
The Ponytail
"I love a simple ponytail and no makeup. I guess that's the sporty look."
Christian, 23, Environmental Engineer
photo credit: George Pimentel/Getty Images
Long and Simple
"Keep it simple! I like women with longer hair. It can be straight — slight curls are okay — but in general girls should keep it long and in good condition. I like it long because it looks more feminine."
Daniel, 31, Financial Consultant
photo credit: Eric Ryan/Getty Images
Messy Bob
"My personal fave is a messy bob. I cut my girlfriend's curly red locks this way; it makes the back of her fair neck look so appealing. I've cut most of my past girlfriends hair. They always seemed to like it. I'm a serial bob-ist."
Reid, 30, Illustrator
photo credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Short and Punky
"I was always a fan of short, punky and messy black hair look."
Graham, 26, Nanny
photo credit: Larry Busacca/Getty Images
Long and Wild
"I love long, messy hair. Mary-Kate Olsen and her messy bohemian look is hot. But I can also get down with a really structured short haircut. The trick is to match your hair with your face shape, and more importantly your persona. This may come as a surprise to a lot of women, but guys are much more perceptive when it comes to visual cues than we're given credit for. Though many of us may not be able to verbalize, we do notice."
Stephen, 28, Fashion Photographer
photo credit: Christina Hendricks/Getty Images
Classic Coifs
"I like the more classic hairstyles, like Christina Hendricks on Mad Men. Of course, that might also be my preference for redheads."
Jason, 27, Copywriter
photo credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Images
Soft Layers
"I like long layers on a girl; it's more interesting than just straight hair. Blunt haircuts make girls look too harsh, and they're not contemporary — if her hair is too structured, it can be distracting and intimidating. Loose, wavy hair makes a girl look relaxed and approachable."
Tom, 28, Longshoreman
photo credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
Pixie Cut
"I love when a woman feels confident about her face to wear short hair. It's strong and powerful."
Martin, 34, Artist and Entrepreneur
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
HOTELS THE WEIRDS :D
America’s Weirdest
Theme Hotels
Food & Wine reveals the strangest places
to book a room.
Jules' Undersea Lodge
Photo: Courtesy of Jules' Undersea Lodge
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If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to sleep underwater or inside a prison—there’s a hotel for that.
Offering more than just a bed near the sights, theme hotels are quickly becoming destinations for adventurous travelers.
Consider Wigwam Village in Arizona, where guests stay in tepees, a preferred sleeping arrangement of road-trippers in the 1940s. At Jules' Undersea Lodge in Florida, scuba training is required for check in.
Here, 10 reasons to skip the standard room and check into a cave, a giant wooden beagle or a simulated golf course.
Jules' Undersea Lodge
Key Largo, FL
Guests need scuba training—offered on site—to check into this hotel's underwater suites. Incredibly, there's room service: Staff divers will deliver well-wrapped pizzas from local restaurants ($500 per person per night).
Dog Bark Park Inn
Photo: Courtesy of Dog Bark Park Inn B&B
Dog Bark Park Inn
Cottonwood, ID
Originally a roadside attraction, this massive wooden beagle is now a B&B. Alongside, there's a port-a-potty hidden in a 12-foot-tall fire hydrant (doubles with breakfast from $92).
Wigwam Village
Photo: © David A Eastley/Alamy
Wigwam Village
Holbrook, AZ
1940s road-trippers witnessed the country's brief profusion of "wigwam hotels." A few remain, like this Arizona property where guests sleep in freestanding concrete tepees (doubles from $54 per night).
Beckham Creek Cave Lodge
Photo: Courtesy of Beckham Creek Cave Lodge
Beckham Creek Cave Lodge
Parthenon, AR
It took four years to turn this Ozarks cave into a hotel. Dehumidifiers keep dampness at bay, and natural sunlight penetrates the space through large windows (from $450 per night).
The Liberty Hotel
Photo: Courtesy of The Liberty Hotel
The Liberty Hotel
Boston, MA
For more than 100 years, this riverside property was a prison with a view. Today, it's a luxe hotel that retains the cell doors and catwalks from its past life. Visit Clink restaurant for crisp-seared Berkshire pork belly from Eleven Madison Park escapee Joseph Margate (doubles from $295).
Winvian
Photo: Courtesy of Winvian
Winvian
Litchfield Hills, CT
The Winvian's helicopter cottage houses a 17,000 lb chopper that's been turned into a private lounge. Want something cozier? Choose from the woodland compound's 18 other quirky rooms, like one modeled after the inside of a beaver's den (doubles from $650).
Kate's Lazy Meadow Motel
Photo: © BUTTER
Kate's Lazy Meadow Motel
Mt. Tremper, NY
True to form for flamboyantly retro B-52s singer Kate Pierson, her Catskills retreat is awash in vintage kitsch. Multihued appliances complement Midcentury-Modern sofas and easy chairs (cabins from $17).
Aurora Express Bed & Breakfast
Photo: Courtesy of Aurora Express Bed & Breakfast
Aurora Express Bed & Breakfast
Fairbanks, AK
Owners Mike and Sue Wilson pieced together their B&B from retired railroad cars, hauling them one by one to this ridge overlooking Fairbanks. The newest is an 85-foot-long dining car (double cars from $145).
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