Reminder!

Saturday 5/5 at 6:00am (and the 1st Saturday of every month) is Rock Star Boot Camp's H.O.T camp (Hybrid Obstacle Training). Here you will ramp up your game to prepare for whatever obstacle race you having coming up. You won't find training like this anywhere!

Next Saturday 5/12 is Nutrition 101 camp at the Desert Ridge Warehouse. Lisa Ingermanson, Registered Dietitian, will discuss the basics of eating right, portion control, and a Q&A session. Lisa will also offer BMI/Waist-to-Hip Ratio Measurement for those who want to stick around after. Be sure to arrive 15 min prior. Space is limited, so sign up now and show up early for a good seat. Free to Desert Ridge Warehouse members, $5 for non-Warehouse members. Click HERE to sign up!

Make sure to keep an eye on the Announcements & Events page for more news!

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A little while ago I had some health issues arise that made me reevaluate what I was eating daily and look into adding more raw vegetable juice into my meal plans. (You can read about that on my personal blog if you wish...) I was looking for a detox/cleanse for just overall health but the timing ended up being perfect.

The topic of juicing actually comes up quite often in the Rock Star Boot Camp Fit & Healthy group on Facebook. Things can get complicated so I've been trying to find an article that explains the basic benefits of juicing... why it's good for you, how to do it, what ingredients are best etc.

I found this quick link, Juicing For Health. Basic, easy to understand-- I like this blurb:

"Why should I juice vegetables rather than eat them whole?
Many of us have relatively compromised intestines as a result of poor food choices over many years. This limits our bodies' ability to absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables and juicing tends to facilitate this absorption.
Vegetable and fruit juicing is also well suited for the fast moving lifestyle which we pride ourselves in here in the West. It makes it possible for busy people to add more healing foods into their diets with minimal effort."

Now there are a bajillion resources on juicing you can read but I found that this one was easy and simple. It's always tough for me to find good combinations so if you have any please post them in the comments below, I'm sure others want to hear them too!

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Last week Rock Star Boot Camp had the pleasure of being part of an obstacle course race at an elementary school. It was posted before... The Cartwright Elementary School Fun Run. Anyway, the day was a BLAST. The kids had such an amazing time, I mean.... the smiles- infectious. There was a little girl named Yaneli that is in a wheel chair. A group of volunteers planned to carry her through the ENTIRE race, whatever it took- over/under/through... they were going to make it happen for her. At first it appeared that about 10 volunteers were going to help out but as soon as the time came, I was overwhelmed with the site of them all. I think it was closer to 25-30! I got choked up several times watching everyone work together all with one goal: to make this girl happy. Mission accomplished. You can see more photos here. 
Yaneli finishing the race. SO ROCK STAR I can't even begin to describe!