Event Details

Details

Holiday Healthy

By Anne Blocker, Fresh Conversations Coordinator

Jingle bell rock. Dashing through the Snow. Deck the halls. The holidays are upon us and like these familiar song lyrics suggest, December is a month to stay active – for fun and for health.

Join a Fresh Conversation program in your area to discover enjoyable tips for staying holiday healthy this December and throughout the whole year.

With winter snows and slippery sidewalks part of the season, it is easy to spend extra time in a favorite recliner.  But did you know that that habit can cause you to lose muscle over the winter?

Being active every day helps us build up muscle strength. But inactivity – even as little as 2 weeks - can rob the body of 25 to 30% of its muscle.  This can have a big impact on your general health and quality of life. Regaining muscle strength is possible, but it takes six weeks—or three times longer than the period of inactivity. And, according to studies, muscle building requires weight training in addition to other physical activity.

So, the goal of the season, is to keep moving!

Join a December Fresh Conversation Holiday Health party to explore fun opportunities for movement in your community. A party isn’t a party without food to celebrate, so the food samples will include recreated holiday favorites with a tasty, healthy twist. The program newsletter also features recipes for tasty oatmeal cookies, zucchini muffins and an easy cowboy party dip.

Take 30 minutes for yourself this month and join a Fresh Conversations program for fun, fellowship and food. Sites offering the program include Applewood and Alverno Apartments – Dubuque, Bellevue, Cedar Falls, Cresco, Dyersville, Decorah, Dubuque, Dumont, Eldora, Elgin, Elkader, Grinnell, Iowa Falls, Independence, Greene, Guttenberg, Grundy Center, Manchester, Marshalltown, Oelwein, Tama, Walnut Court – Waterloo, West Union, and Waukon.  

New members and sites are welcome anytime. Bring a guest and check your local meal site for the date and time. If your meal site is interested in bringing Fresh Conversations to your location, contact coordinator Anne Blocker at anneblockerrd@gmail.com.