Category: Food/Health/Fitness
Everyone Loves Calvert Farm
That’s the impression I’ve gotten from asking folks about Calvert Farm, source of Greenbelt’s Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, and more goodies on Sundays at the Greenbelt Farmers Market. People also say great things about Pam Stegall Roberts in particular, shown above at the Farmers Market’s opening day for the 2013 season. The Farm Calvert Farm [...]
Kale-a-Rama was Awesome, and so is Veganism
I was soooo impressed with the “first-ever” Kale-a-Rama Festival that was a major happening recently in Roosevelt Center, I had to find out who or what was behind it. Here’s what I found out via organizer Cam MacQueen. Who Made it Happen There were four organizers of the event, all vegans and active the animal [...]
Q&A with Yoga Instructor Karl Gary
Next up in our series of interviews with the yoga instructors of Greenbelt is a Q&A with Karl Gary. He’s a gentle and meditative form of Yoga at the Mowatt Memorial Church, 40 Court Ridge Rd. Greenbelt. Monday nights, Friday nights 7:00 – 8:15 pm and Saturday morning 8:30 – 9:45 am. Please check out [...]
Q&A with Yoga Instructor Christine Romero
Next in our series of interviews with Greenbelt’s yoga and fitness instructors is Christine Romero, who teaches yoga classes at Greenbelt’s Community Center for the SAGE program of Prince George’s Community College. Q: What types of yoga were you trained in? My practice began in 1992 at St. Mark’s Yoga Center on Capitol Hill, where [...]
Finding Yogic Bliss in Greenbelt
Over the years I’ve tried a half dozen different yoga teachers and found none that were a good fit for me. Living in Takoma Park, I naturally tried the local yoga establishment – Willow Street, with almost 30 different instructors. Here’s what I disliked about the classes I tried – partnering! I wanted yoga to [...]
Q&A with Yoga Teacher Laura Bonkosky
This is the first in a series of interviews with the people who teach yoga in Greenbelt. Read more about it here. Laura Bonkosky teaches the Lunchtime Yoga classes Tuesday and Thursday through the Greenbelt Department of Recreation. Here’s the Rec Dept Activity Guide; yoga is on pages 16 and 17. Laura moved to [...]
Where Local Fitness-Seekers Find Support
Curious to know what goes on at the PLAY Fitness and Nutrition Workshops given by Kim Rush Lynch and Chelsea Calhoun, I stopped by their free sneak peak the other day. There was a nice turn-out of women of a certain age, and after some movement – fun, playful movement – things got interesting as [...]
Lunchtime Yoga is Worth Your Lunch Hour
By Chelsea L. Calhoun, NASM CPT The week before Christmas I did an intense leg workout and took a pole dancing class on Monday, and on Tuesday went roller skating. The result – extremely tight quads. I could barely walk. Since I was determined to experience several different types of exercise classes during my holiday [...]
Kim’s Tips for the Winter Blues and Invitation to PLAY
by Kim Rush Lynch The holidays are over and the football season is about to wrap up. Unless you’re a cold-weather person who enjoys the outdoors, the end of January can bring the winter blues. Because our bodies naturally want to hibernate this time of year, we find ourselves moving less and eating more. In [...]
Healthy Tips for Holiday Eaters, and a Free Event about Sugar
The Event Please join Kim Rush-Lynch and Chelsea Calhoun for their FREE Healthy Holidays Open House on Saturday, December 1, 2012, at Glenn Dale Community Center, 2-4 PM. They will explore alternatives to sugar and ways to bring that sweet flavor into your holiday menus. Learn and PLAY games that will keep your family entertained [...]
Fun with Fermented Foods
by Kim Rush-Lynch Many people are familiar with canning, but few people are aware of a traditional food preservation practice known as fermentation. Fermentation is the process where food is exposed to bacteria and yeasts, either through inoculation or naturally through the surrounding environment. When the conditions are favorable, these beneficial microorganisms outgrow their opportunistic [...]
Greenbelt’s Bee Yoga Fusion IS a Real Workout
By Chelsea L. Calhoun, NASM CPT When I taught my dance fitness workout at the PG Sports and Learning Complex, I was surprised by how many people attending my class felt that yoga and Pilates are fluff workouts. Yoga was the class before mine, and as my students waited I’d hear them bashing yoga, saying [...]
Firing it up at the Greenbelt Farmers Market
by Kim Rush Lynch If you are a griller, hopefully you stopped by the Greenbelt Farmers Market last Sunday for a sample of Rita Calvert’s grilled turkey with smoked tomato charred corn salsa. This recipe is a delightful addition to Rita’s book, The Grass-fed Gourmet Fires It Up! This chef, author, photographer and farm-to-table food [...]
Behind the Step Club Door
Ever wondered what goes on down the stairs from this sign across from the Co-op and behind Domino’s in Roosevelt Center? The answer is: 33 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings per week. 2 Narcotics Anonymous meetings per week 3 Chemically Dependent Anonymous meetings per week One Dual Recovery Anonymous meetings per week 2 Adult Children of Alcoholics [...]
Meet the Greenbelter who Bought Proteus Bicycles
Laurie Lemieux, a long-time Greenbelter and avid cyclist, recently bought Proteus Bicycles on Route 1 (with Proteus employee Ben Bassett) and you can meet Laurie and cycling husband Jeff tomorrow at the Farmers Market. They’ll be conducting a bike clinic, giving out tips for beginners, maps of PG county trails, and instruction in changing flat [...]
