Broadway through LifeBalance: The LifeBalance Program is pleased to offer members great seats at great prices to Broadway Across America performances in Portland, Seattle and Anchorage
Upcoming Performances Include:
Broadway Across America Anchorage
Broadway Across America Portland
- Twelve Angry Men
Thursday, March 13, 2008
- Sweeny Todd
Thursday, April 10, 2008
- High School Musical
Saturday, May 31, 2008
- Avenue Q
Thursday, June 26, 2008
- The Phantom of the Opera
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Broadway Across America Seattle
- Mamma Mia
Thursday, March 20, 2008
- My Fair Lady
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
- High School Musical
Thursday, May 22, 2008
- Avenue Q
Friday, June 20, 2008
- A Chorus Line
Friday, August 8, 2008
- The Phantom of the Opera
Thursday, September 11, 2008
- The Color Purple
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Ten Reasons to Warm Up: Tempted to skip your warm up? Don't! Your warm up is an important part of your exercise routine. Here are 10 vital reasons for starting out with a warm up and not taking shortcuts: 1) Increases degradation of oxyhemoglobin – In lay person's terms, warming up helps break down the chemical complex of oxygen, which enables it to separate from the blood and enhance its delivery to the muscle. 2) Increases body temperature – Warming up reduces the potential for muscle and connective injuries. 3) Increases blood flow to exercising muscles – The more blood that reaches the muscles, the easier the delivery of nutrients required for energy production. 4) Increase blood flow to the heart – More blood to the heart means a reduced risk for exercise-induced cardiac abnormalities. 5) Decreases muscle viscosity – Warming up enhances the suppleness of the muscle. 6) Helps promote sweating – Remember, sweat is good. Sweating reduces the amount of heat stored in the body. Your body spends more energy cooling itself than through any other activity. 7) Enhances the speed of transmission of nerve impulses – Motor faculties improve greatly when you're warmed up. Need proof? Get out of bed and run to the front door. You'll probably bump into something, or worse, fall down. If you walked to the front door, and stretched. You could run like Forest Gump. 8) Increases the blood saturation of muscles and connective tissue – Sounds messy but in reality, the more blood reaching the muscles, tendons and ligaments, the better the elasticity of these tissues. Which means better performance and reduced chance of injuries. 9) Prepares the cardiovascular system for impending workload – Helps the heart and blood vessels adjust to the body's increased demands for blood and oxygen. 10) Prepares muscles for impending workload – Warming up may reduce the likelihood of excessive muscle soreness. (24 Hour Fitness)
Simple vs Complex Carbohydrates – Understanding the Difference: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 64% of all Americans are overweight and more than 30% of this group is considered obese. Clearly, exploring the issue of how we should eat seems more important than ever. Are all carbohydrates bad? Should you join the no carb bandwagon and start cutting bread, grains and fruit from your diet? According to USDA's food and consumption data, most of the carbohydrates we eat come from grain products, including cereals and pasta, as well as baked products, which contribute both sugar and starch. Far less of the carbohydrates we eat come from fruits and vegetables. The composition of ingredients in processed, carb-based foods has changed over the years. The inflation of portion sizes has accompanied the addition of excess sugar, high fructose corn syrup, flour and other starches to bulk up the product. Americans are subsequently becoming more super sized. Formerly benign carbs such as tortillas and bagels have quadrupled in size, as have pasta portions in restaurants. We have grown accustomed to an over-full plate, and even at home, we tend to fill it up more than we did twenty years ago. As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) succinctly says - calories count. Cutting back on portions of all foods, not just the less nutritious carbohydrates would automatically cut the calories. Good and bad foods exist in each food group: fat, protein and carbohydrate. Just as there are good and bad fats, not all carbs are created equal. Fast acting carbohydrates are the simplest in nature and though they quickly enter the bloodstream after we eat, they do not provide long-lasting energy. These include fruit juice, sweetened beverages, and other refined carbohydrates like white bread and white rice. These foods should be limited, and when consumed occasionally, they should be paired with higher fiber foods such as veggies or beans, to slow the uptake of sugar into the bloodstream. Sugars are a diverse group and can be found naturally in all carbohydrate foods, from dairy to fruit. No matter what the sugar source, it is converted into glucose, which is the first energy source our body utilizes. Although our bodies prefer burning glucose to other nutrients, it's our job to ensure we are fueling ourselves with the right carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates take longer to break down than simple sugars. When eaten within a balanced diet, they leave us more satiated, keep blood sugars even, and provide excellent nutrition, including fiber. Complex carbohydrates include whole grains, pasta and cereals, whole wheat bread, legumes, fruits and vegetables. Cutting calories by reducing all nutrients, especially saturated and trans fats, is the key to long-term weight loss and maintenance. To manage your weight, balance the calories you eat with your physical activity. Have a carrot, not the carrot cake; or have cherry yogurt, not cherry pie. (Foodfit.com)
The
randomly drawn correct answer to this trivia question
wins a LifeBalance Member Event gift certificate to
an upcoming event.
Last
month's trivia question, which asked members to identify a photograph of a LifeBalance Provider was
correctly answered by Richard Manning. The correct answer was the Kingstad Center. Congratulations!
This
month's question is in the form of a photograph from a LifeBalance Provider in Washington. Who is this LifeBalance Provider?
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answer this month's trivia question, simply fill in
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The
correct answer to this month's question will be revealed
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 The randomly drawn correct answer to this trivia question wins a $10 certificate from LifeBalance Partner CNCA. Remember, LifeBalance members receive special savings from CNCA. Visit the LifeBalance / CNCA page for details.
Last month's trivia question, which asked about DHA and EPA was correctly answered by Diane Amunds-Griepsma. The correct answer was "All of the Above".
This month's question: Bananas are one of the few foods to contain 6 major _________ groups?
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Sailing with Doug Dillon: In this new section of the LifeBalance website, we profile a LifeBalance member achieving success and practicing their own life balance.
This month, we profile LifeBalance member Doug Dillon, where he shares the success he has had furthering his passion for sailing with Island Sailing Club.
For the complete story, visit the LifeBalance Member Profile.
Cold Weather Training Tips: LifeBalance Provider Wonders of Walking offers helpful Cold Weather Training Tips in the Ask the Experts section of the Wellness Window.
The LifeBalance Wellness Window offers members streamlined access to all things wellness related, including fitness and health club listings, personal coaches, massage practitioners, yoga and Pilates studios and more. The Wellness Window also offers members health and wellness related articles and content including daily fitness tips, healthy recipes, motivational insight, fitness tools, health and wellness calculators and more.
When you sign up for a MyLifeBalance account, you can quickly save your favorite LifeBalance searches so that you can access them with ease.
Don't have a MyLifeBalance account? Get one now.
“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.” - Henry Van Dyke.
It is Possible?: Is work/life balance even a possibility in 2008 now that we have 24 hour email access and new technologies allowing us to connect to work through our cell phones? The answer is yes! But first we must STOP and include reflective thinking into our working practices. The Center for Disease Control reports that up to 40% of job burnout is due to stress. If you're afraid to take a day off because your inbox can't handle it or if you find yourself answering emails way after dark, then it's time to work your on awareness and set up new strategies to include balance into your life. Where to begin? I triple dog dare you to spend just 5 minutes searching the LifeBalance website and find one activity you can do with your family or friends to begin creating a healthy and balanced life in 2008. (Brought to you by Jason
Stein Coaching)
Have a Heart: Did you know that the human heart will beat roughly 35 million times a year and during a typical human life span, beat approximately 2.5 billion times. On average, the human heart weighs less than a pound. In a lifetime, the heart pumps approximately one million barrels of blood. Also, women's hearts usually beat faster than men's.
Intention Into Reality: The moment you have the intention is the moment to begin moving steadily toward the fulfillment of it. Habits, distractions, procrastination and discouragement can stop you if you let them, so make the decision not to let them. Your desire to persevere can be stronger than anything which stands in your way. Every single moment you have the option of continuing in the direction of achieving what you intend to achieve. The moments will pass whether you make full use of them or not. They can lead to achievement or to regret. If you're sick and tired of enduring the sting of regret, you do not have to experience it even one moment longer. You can choose to give all you have to all you can be, and what a grand experience that is. You can always choose to put the moments to work, to put yourself to work making a difference, making headway, making it happen. You can always choose to take one more step in the direction of your goal, and after that another step, and another. There is no deep, dark secret for turning intention into reality, yet there is every possibility for anyone who is willing. When you put one foot in front of the other, take one step and then the next, when you start immediately and then keep on going, whatever you intend to do will get done. (Daily Motivator)
A Healthy Habit Forming New Year: Are you ready to establish your goals for the New Year? Experts agree the key to setting achievable personal goals is to make them realistic and integrate them into your daily life. Whether you have resolved to exercise every day, get to bed earlier each night or eat a healthier balanced diet; the trick is in the repetition. Researchers have found that it takes 21 to 30 days to either break an old habit or establish a new behavior. Start small. Pick just one bad habit you would like to do away with, or a good habit you would like to adopt. Resolving to work out every day, eat well at every meal, save money and quit smoking all at once could be unrealistic and might even become a recipe for increased stress in your life. As with any project you will want to establish a date when you will start your new behavior. “I’ll start tomorrow,” leaves you a great deal of wiggle room because tomorrow is a moving target. Saying, “I’ll start January 8th” gives you a definite and concrete plan. There are many simple steps that will be easy to maintain and help you feel healthier in the New Year. Eating breakfast every day gets your digestive system moving and helps you manage your diet throughout the day. Light exercise in the morning will give you an immediate energy boost. Keep in mind, you want to make these habits easy to adopt and easy to repeat day by day. If you are tight on time in the morning, don’t plan to make a complicated two course meal for breakfast. Pick a simple meal plan, prepare ingredients the night before and give yourself time to enjoy your efforts! The same is true of exercise. Is it really realistic to plan a two hour visit to the gym before heading to work? A thirty minute walk around the neighborhood may better fit your life style and still give you the energy boost and exercise you are looking for. Above all else, stay focused and positive. Daily effort will pay off in a great year for the happy and healthy new you! (Brought to you by Xenium)
Each month, Boone Bridge Books features a different title for LifeBalance members. This month's title is:
Slim for Life: The Ultimate Health and Detox Plan
Gillian McKeith
Boone Bridge Books offers members at least 25% Savings on all titles (excluding textbooks) ordered from their website.
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Your LifeBalance Just Got Better – Idaho, Montana & Utah: The LifeBalance Program is pleased to announce the expansion of services to three new states; Idaho, Montana and Utah. The LifeBalance team has been hard at work adding new providers and events in these states and is pleased to welcome all new members and providers to the LifeBalance Recreational, Cultural & Wellness Benefit Program. Please visit the LifeBalance Search for Savings, the LifeBalance Events Calendar and the LifeBalance Ticket Window to view new member options, service areas and additions to the program.
For
a complete overview of the LifeBalance Program website,
visit the About LifeBalance section of the site and take a guided tour.
Find
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Network gives members the opportunity to quickly
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by geographic region and category, or by business
name, through the LifeBalance
Search for Savings.
You
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rates with the top vendors, instructors, and venues.
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the LifeBalance Events Calendar and the LifeBalance Ticket Window for a complete listing and select the listing that interests
you and then complete your registration.
The LifeBalance Wellness Window offers members food and fitness tips, wellness calculators, information about community events and more. MyLifeBalance is a new component of the LifeBalance Program that includes personalized wellness tools, customized content and more.
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Sunday, August 10th 2008 will be the 13th annual Providence Bridge Pedal. This is your opportunity to bicycle across all of Portland’s bridges and visit LifeBalance Providers at the Bridge Pedal Expo on August 9. 
