Harvey T's

If it does not sound familiar to you, it use to be the organic health food grocery store here on campus. It was right next to la herradora in the village, but recently had to close down because of unsaid circumstances. If you have ever been in there they had the most amazing selection of health foods and it was not even badly priced, it had alittle cafe in there where you could get awesome salads and wraps.They cater to everyone from people who just want to eat healthier too vegans and vegetarians who find it hard to eat anywhere else.It is deffinantly sad to see it go but there is another one pretty close by in Suffolk if you want to get some good food. They plan to reopen a store in norfolk this year but they are trying to find a location. You can even send them an email or call them if you are a customer who knows of a place they should put it .If you know of an open place it says to call Tommy Langford at 804-221-6042.

Golds Gym in Ghent

Yeah now that we have the new gym on old dominion campus we finally can actually stay on campus and get a good work out. Not that long ago there was not that option and the closest real gym was down 21st street in Ghent.Most of the people that were in the gym were college students and college professors, ouch now i guess.I am one of those people who kept anxiously waiting for odu fitness center to finish but when it never was getting done, i finally decided to join golds gym. They have an awesome student rate and even if you aren't a student it is still a good price. For being able to come in whenever you want and get to take awesome classes for free.
I know if you are like me that classes are the best way too go, to have a teacher telling you what to do is easier than making yourself do it. They have all kinds of classes from spinning classes,ab classes,yoga,pilates,body pump,and step classes. With a wide range if you go in there to work out, there is bound to be some kind of class taking place.
I talked too one of the managers there , her name was jamie. She was very sweet and showed me around, heck if you are a girl and love to tan and get massages you can even do that there too. So how awesome is it too have a work out, then go get a good tan, and then maybe even a facial or massage . Sounds like a pretty good deal too me. If you are interested in where too find this golds gym and are living in the norfolk area i put it on a map for you ...

while in mexicoo

After getting better, i was off to cancun mexico for 5 days. Short but lovely trip. And on my way back i was reading the new cosmo and discovered they really need some new stories. But what caught my eye was how they always have tips on what you should eat to get rid of your flab..

the list=

1.green tea=caffeine,plus catechins substances that burn belly fat. aim for three 8ounce cups a day

2.yogurt=contains probiotics, a bacteria that absorbs fat.

3.coffee=caffine that jumps your lipolysis, breaks down fat. drink 2 cups a day

4.cinnamon=adding 1/4 to 1 teaspoon of it, helps blood sugar to raise energy

5.chili peppers=metabolism-boosting compound called capsaicin

6.chicken and fish=takes energy to digest food , so body burns calories digesting protein more than carbs and fat .

Although some of these are obvious and you already knew, just thought id share some pointers from the top selling girl magazine in the world. Now back to my cancun trip. I stayed at an all inclusive resort and was actually very shocked at how many people were working out on vacation. The gym was packed there every morning and then through out the whole day they had things such as water aerobics, yoga on the beach, snorkeling in the pool, and stretching/meditation classes. My friend tina and i decided to try the yoga on the beach and i have never felt so relaxed in my life. Something im defiantly going to continue to do.

kidney stones

So i have been gone for some time because after my championship meet i was stuck in the hospital with two kidney stones..NOT FUN. but i didnt know why i got them seeing as i thought i was very healthy, worked out alot and ate well. so I decided to see how people got kidney stones and i discovered...it is caused by dehydration and it is caused by eating too much calcium riched foods. So i highly advise everyone to drink your water and watch what you eat because it is not something you want to go through ouchhhh.