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Welcome to
Altitude Peak Fitness
Dear melissa,
I hope you are staying
healthy and having a fabulous summer!
Altitude has started off as a
great success and our campers have seen fantastic
results. Fall is a great time to get into a
regular fitness routine or to jump start a routine that
may not be giving the results you desire. Give your old routine
the boot and sign up for one of our fall camps.
Fall is almost here and we
have lots of fun events:
·
Happy Hour at Brix
(22nd and Market) Friday, Aug.
31st, at 5:30. Come join
the fun--past, present, and future campers
welcome.
·
Altitude Running Club starts Saturday, Sept. 8th. Meet at 8:30.
Every second Saturday we run together through LoDo,
the Platte, Cherry Creek, and other urban environs. Runs are 3+
miles--do the whole run or just a part. Mostly enjoy the
outdoors and meet fellow urban runners. Campers,
neighbors, friends and family are
welcome.
·
Participate in Riversweep on
Saturday, Sept. 29th and give a little
back to Denver.
Altitude will join other volunteers to help clean
up trails along the Platte. Grab your
gloves, buddies, and your Altitude t-shirt and have some
fun doing some good for the community where we stay
fit.
Afterwards we will head back to Altitude for some
cold ones.
Sign-up at Altitude.
·
Don't forget, our Self-Defense
Classes begin on Saturday, September
15th. The classes
follow the Krav Maga principles originally used by the
Israeli Defense Department and now taught to many local
police agencies.
Get a great cardio workout and feel safer in the
city. Sign up soon, as
class size is
limited.
Fall Bootcamp begins
Monday, September 10th. Get
ready.
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Who's Who: How Well Do You
Know Your Fellow Campers? 
See
what Rey Hernandez from the 6:30 p.m.
class has to say:
What
is your greatest extravagance?
I spend a ridiculous amount on haircuts.
You see--it's more than a haircut, it's therapy. Willow knows all
about my life and she gives me the best advice ever
while cutting my hair. It's hair
therapy.
Who is your
favorite professional sports team?
The Boston Red Sox. The most hated? The
F*@#$@# New York Yankees.
Who are your heroes in real
life?
Cheesy answer here: my parents. They
rock. They're kind, loving, hardworking... I could go on
and on.
When do you feel
healthiest?
I love the feeling I get as I walk out of
the shower after a workout.
What
is your favorite cocktail?
Lately, I've been
enjoying Gin and Grapefruit Juice.
What is your most treasured
possession?
My dog, Lego.
What is your favorite Altitude
workout?
Clean Press, by far. Least
favorite? Up Downs.
What is your
greatest fear?
I don't like edges, falling off
edges, jumping off edges, anything to do with edges.
I'm fine
with heights, but I don't like
edges.
What is your most
visited Denver night spot?
The Horseshoe Lounge
on 20th between Pennsylvania and Logan is great. The location is
hard to beat.
What is your motto?
So it's not really a motto, but it
comes from my favorite movie, Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory. That's the old one with Gene Wilder.
At one point, when it makes no sense, Wonka says 'We are
the music makers, and we are the dreamers of
dreams.'
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Healthy
Eating
Rosemary Tuscan
Chicken
¼ t fresh sage
1 t fresh rosemary
¼ t sea salt or kosher
salt
¼ t black pepper
¼ t olive oil
2 4-oz chicken breasts
2 shallots, chopped
1 celery stalk, diced
1 red tomato, chopped
2 tablespoons capers
½ C red wine
4 kalamata olives,
chopped
2 T golden raisins
Couscous Pilaf
¼ t olive oil
1/3 C mixed vegetables (zucchini,
yellow squash, tomato, carrot,
celery)
½ C whole-wheat couscous
½ C vegetable stock or chicken
stock
1 t chopped parsley
1 t chopped mint
1.
Preheat
oven to 375 degrees.
2.
Blend
sage, rosemary, salt and pepper together in a small
bowl.
3.
Place
the oil in an ovenproof sauté pan, over medium-high
heat.
Season each chicken breast with half the herb
mixture.
Add shallots and celery to the hot
pan.
4.
Place
the breasts skin side down and cook 3 minute or until
the skin is golden. Turn the breasts
over, add tomatoes and capers and cook 2 minutes. Add wine, olives
and raisins and place the pan in the center of the
oven. Bake
10 minutes.
5.
Meanwhile,
make the couscous.
In a medium saucepan, sauté mixed vegetables in
olive oil until tender. Add couscous and
vegetable stock.
Bring to a boil. Cover, remove
from heat and let sit 5 minutes. Fluff with fork
and toss in parsley and mint.
6.
Remove
from oven; pull off chicken skin and discard. Pour the sauce
over chicken.
Serve with ½ cup couscous
pilaf.
Nutrition:
433 calories, 7 g fat, 52 g carbs, 34 g
protein, 7 g fiber, 94 mg calcium, 3.6 mg iron, 801 mg
sodium.
Serves 2.
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Tips
from Tiffinie
When you have a craving for a snack that is not
in your diet plan, drink a big glass of water. You
may just be thirsty. This will not only help beat that
craving, it will also allow you to get the water you need to
stay hydrated.
If after 30 minutes you still have that craving,
give in...sort of. Let yourself have half of what you
want (if you continue to deprive yourself, you will end up
breaking down and eating more). Throw the other half
away. Don't save it for later because you will end up
eating the whole snack. Of course "giving in" won't work
if you do this every day, but we need to satisfy our cravings
every now and then to help us stay on track.
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Peak
Trivia
How many stairs are there on both sides of the Millenium
Bridge?
Be the first to give the correct answer and win the
prize.
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June Camp
Photos
5:30 a.m.
7:00 a.m
5:00/6:30 p.m.
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