Art of Strength - Keeping Workouts Family Fun

Keeping Workouts Family Fun

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With plenty of warm weather still ahead of us we wanted to stress the importance of getting out there and training with you family.

Incorporating workouts into the fabric of your family activities is important in developing healthy habits and making the workouts fun will insure that they’ll stick.

Check out the video of just a few of the exercises we’re using to “create play” and making exercise fun for everyone.

Eat This

Eating squash flowers is a family tradition in our home. This time of year every Sunday my mom would be frying up fresh squash flowers. The smell is indescribable. Now I have carried on the tradition of spoiling my family as my mom did.

Eat these like candy; they are that good. Fry up a batch, enjoy them fresh, then do more. You want male flowers which have stems (females are attached to the squash). Harvest flowers once they have just opened and use them as soon as possible. Ask for flowers at farmers’ markets or in specialty food shops. Do be sure the blossoms are from zucchini as other squash flowers often have strong, unpleasant flavors.

If you wash the flowers, do it very gently and dry them suspended upside down. Both the coatings below are excellent. The first is fly-away crisp and a more batter-like finish. The second is my grandmother’s and is barely noticed on the flowers. Use a cold-pressed vegetable oil (peanut or grape seed oil are best), if possible.

If the flowers are organic, life is truly good.

• 24 male zucchini flowers (with stems)

• About 4 cups cold-pressed peanut or grape seed oil

• 2 large eggs, beaten

• 2 cups flour seasoned with salt and pepper

• Salt

Gently remove the pistol from each flower. Cut stems to about 1 inch. Make sure blossoms are dry.

Heat 1 inch of oil in a 12-inch sauté pan over medium high until oil is hot but not smoking. It should be about 365 degrees on a candy thermometer. Have eggs and flour in 2 shallow soup dishes.

Dip several blossoms in the egg, let most of it drain away, then roll in flour, shaking off excess. Fry a few minutes until crisp and golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels, season with salt and serve hot.

Variation: My grandmother also often made a light flour and water batter, blending it to the consistency of heavy cream. After dipping the blossoms, most of the batter was allowed to drain away.

Try This

One of Anthony’s favorite piece of training gear is the new Nike Lunar Glide.

They’re light weight and offer tremendous support for his legs and back.

The design and cushioning allows him painless training and running and with his busy traveling and coaching schedule, the ability to be comfortable and able to stand for long periods of time is a necessity and the Nike Lunar Glides offer him just that. Check them out here…