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A continuation of our Healthy Eating On A Budget topic.  See more comparisons in our Food News category.

BEST PORK

Pork Chops
$3.10/lb

Ham
$3.36/lb

It’s a little strange to us that ham is one of the least nutritious types of pork you can eat, but it’s a little more expensive than chops–the second most nutritious. While you’re only saving pennies per pound by opting for loin chops over ham, you’ll benefit hugely from the extra nutrients, and more healthful protein-to-fat ratio.

Round Roast
$3.90/lb

Sirloin Steak
$4.99/lb

When it comes to protein-to-fat ratio and density of 10 essential nutrients commonly found in protein, round roast scores slightly better than sirloin. The prices, however, differ significantly: choose the round, and save nearly a dollar a pound.

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How to Stretch for Hula Hooping
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Watch for another video next Tuesday!

A new theory has been tossed around amongst trainers that the detailed Health Questionnaire might be a deterrent to some potential new clients as they don’t want to fill out a long form before signing up for any classes/camps.  With this in mind, we’ve updated the Registration and Health Questionnaire process on MyClassPro.

A continuation of our Healthy Eating On A Budget topic.  See more comparisons in our Food News category.

BEST FISH

Farmed Catfish
$2.52/lb

Pacific Halibut
$4/lb

You know you should be eating more fish, but do you know which kind is healthiest? Our favorite sea creatures are rich in omega-3s; relatively low in mercury, PCBs, and dioxins; have decently high protein content; and are ecologically sustainable. With these qualifications in mind, both the Pacific Halibut and Farmed Catfish rank well. But opt for the Catfish, and you’ll save an average of $1.50 a pound.

Chicken Leg
$1.43/lb

Chicken Breast
$2.36/lb

Eat This, Not That! developed a matrix where they compare all major cuts of beef, pork, poultry and alternative meats through a rigorous equation to assess their core nutritional value. The criteria? High protein-to-fat ratio; density of 10 essential nutrients commonly found in proteins; and low saturated fat concentrations and cholesterol levels. Light chicken meat won out handily over all other cuts, with chicken breast being the best you could buy. But for an almost equally healthy chicken alternative, a dark chicken leg will save you 89 cents a pound—and it scored higher in nutritional value than all cuts of beef except for kidney and liver.

One more thought: You can also opt for a frozen chicken breast, which contains almost identical nutrients at half the price as the fresh breast.

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The last video in the Lunge Series adds a twist of difficulty.

How to Stall a Hula Hoop
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Watch for another video next Tuesday!

A continuation of our Healthy Eating On A Budget topic.  See more comparisons in our Food News category.

BEST BROWN-BAGGED FRUIT

Banana
$0.61/lb

Red Delicious Apple
$1.21/lb

If you bring your lunch to work every day, it’s smart to toss a fruit in the lunch sack. But which one’s most worthy of your hard-earned money? An apple will give you 14 percent of your day’s Vitamin C and 4 grams of fiber, but a banana, at half the price per pound, offers more Vitamin C and just 1 less gram of fiber.

Carrots
$0.80/lb

Celery
$0.78/lb

If you’re looking for a super healthy, low-calorie snack, you’ll get more of a nutritional punch from carrots than celery, at practically the same cost per pound. One serving of carrots has twice as much fiber as celery–and 43 times as much Vitamin A!

Frozen Blueberries
$0.22/oz

Fresh Blueberries
$0.91/oz

The price of fresh fruits out of season is significantly higher than when they’re in season, due to transportation costs. And if you want to get your money’s worth, you’ll need to eat them within three days of buying, so they don’t spoil. One cup of frozen blueberries gives you just as much fiber as the raw variety, and a handful fewer calories. While fresh blueberries offer 18 percent more Vitamin C, that difference isn’t worth the extra cost.

MyClassPro offers many helpful features.  Using these features in a creative way can give you more control and allows you to offer exciting options to your clients.

For example, you may want to offer a Free Mini-Camp for new clients within an existing boot camp, something like a “Get the first week free” offer.  By using the Class Discounts feature with the “new client only” setting, you can do just that.

Lets say you have an existing Boot Camp that runs for 4 weeks from January 4th through January 29th.  You want to offer 2 free days per week within this camp for new clients only.

First, set up a Class Discount (Classes > Discounts) with a discount amount of 100%, enter a discount code of your choosing (i.e.:  FREEWK ), and then check the option to present this discount to new clients only.

Set up new listings on your schedule that run on:  (as an example)
Monday and Wednesday – week 1    January 4 – 6
Monday and Wednesday – week 2    January 11-13
Monday and Wednesday – week 3    January 18-20
Monday and Wednesday – week 4    January 25-27
with a title of something like New Member Free Trial Mini-Camp.

If the two free days combined are valued at $100, then set the class cost to $100 and use only the Pay Now payment option.  You can also set an attendance limit on these Mini Camps to control how many new clients can attend each week.  Be sure to click the Submit button.

Assign the 100% discount to each of the above camps, then send out your email letting people know of these new Free Trial Mini-Camps including the discount code.  Remember to add a note to let people know these codes are case sensitive!

This results in you being able to assign certain days new people can come and try out an existing camp, plus you’ll be able to refer to the signup list for each Mini-Camp to know exactly how many new people will be attending on the specific days.

The new client will fill out your Registration form and when they sign up for the New Member Free Trial Mini-Camp they will be shown the Discount Code box in which they would  enter the Discount Code.  Once they enter the code… they’re registered and done.

If an existing client tries to sign up for the New Member Free Trial Mini-Camp, they will be shown a price of $100 with only a Pay Now payment option.  (No Discount Code box)  If they don’t complete payment, they will be automatically removed from the camp’s signup list for non-payment and they will be sent an email notification.

If an existing client signs up and DOES pay, you just made an extra $100!

Moving Hoop From Waist to Torso
When moving a hula hoop from the waist to the torso, reach hand though opening in front of body then lift body through. Learn how to move a hula hoop from neck to torso with the tips in this free video on working out with a hula hoop from a professional hooping instructor.

Watch for another video next Tuesday!