What's next

 Colour Run Melbourne is done and dusted (with an explosion of colour) for another year. Whether it was your first one, you missed out or you're a frequent flyer you might possible be like us and suffer from runners depression. Never fear we've got all the details on your next high energy, high colour event... and it doesn't disappoint.

 

N E O N RUN

Neon Run is a 5km night-time spectacular run with four unique neon zones of rock, disco, pop and house featuring lasers, black lights, strobes, dancers, and DJs. Let us take you on a journey full of lights, colour and action.

LOCATIONS

 

DATES

Brisbane      :   Sat 12th October 2013 Sold Out

Sydney        :   Sat 19th October 2013 Sold Out

Perth           :    Sat 9th November 2013 Entries Open

Melbourne  :    Sat 22nd February 2014 Entries Open

Adelaide     :    Sat 5th April 2014 Coming Soon

Gold Coast  :   Sat 3rd May 2014 Coming Soon

not so fried rice

Veggie (not) Fried Rice


This is one our a favourite quick and easy meals. It's great for when you haven't made it to the shops but still want something nutritious for dinner. It's also really adaptable. You can swap the rice for quinoa or as we do sometimes swap out the soy sauce for lemon juice and add salmon!

Ingredients

1 onion diced
4 eggs beaten
200g turkey breast sliced thinly and diced
2tbls fresh ginger minced
2 carrots julienne
1 Red capsicum julienne
1 cup of peas
1 head of broccoli florets
6 shallots sliced thinly.
6 cups long grain brown rice cooked
1 tbls oil
Soy sauce

 

Method

• -          Heat pan/wok and cooked turkey till crispy. Place to side
• -          Add oil, onions and garlic cook till soft and fragrant, add eggs and stir till cooked through.
• -          Add rice and stir through onion, ginger, egg mix until combined.
• -          Add remanding vegetables, turn heat down to medium, cook for 5-10 mins stirring occasionally.
• -          Add turkey and soy sauce to taste.
• -          Stir through. Serve into bowls and garnish with shallots.

Enjoy

                             

Note. Can also be made using quinoa and or chicken breast. Add any additional vegetables such as zucchini, bean sprouts, mushrooms.

& I'm feeling good!

At last summer is finally here (!!)  and there is some good news... this season is actually good for us!!

1. Reduces chance of heart attacks
Research indicates that you are less likely to die of a heart attack in the summer than in the winter.
2. People eat more fruit
Rising temperatures and increased availability of summer fruits make it easier to fulfill the recommended quota of eating five portions of vegetables & two of fruit a day.
They also boost the immune system and, because of their low calorie content, help with weight loss.
Calorie intake in general is lower in the summer because increased body temperature makes us less likely to reach for the sugary and fatty comfort food we use in the winter to stave off the cold.
3. Relieves skin complaints
Controlled exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays can have a therapeutic effect on skin complaints such as acne, psoriasis and dermatitis.
4. Increases agility
The summer is an excellent time to begin an exercise programme. Not only do summer clothes provide an incentive to get the body in shape, but the feel-good factor created by sunlight boosts our enthusiasm to begin a fitness regime. Warmer weather also means our body ease into exercise quicker with less risk of a soft tissue injury.
5. Increases our water consumption
Water is vital to thousands of chemical processes that take place in the body's cells to enable it to function. These include promoting digestion, regulating body temperature, improving the health and vitality of our skin and flushing toxins from the body.
In the summer months we are more inclined to drink the recommended two litres of water a day needed for optimum health.
6. Helps migraine sufferers
Canadian doctors running trials testing the link between weather and migraines have concluded that clear, sunny and dry weather reduces attacks of migraine. However, if the weather turns muggy, watch out because the symptoms may return.
7. Helps to regulate sleep disorders
Waking up to the sun and getting early-morning exposure to its light can help those suffering from sleep disorders such as insomnia.
This is because sunlight helps the body's internal biological clock reset itself. Sleep experts recommend exposure to an hour of sunlight between 7am and 9am each morning to help those who have problems getting to sleep at night.
Make sure you also go to sleep in a room without light because darkness increases the production of the sleepinducing chemical melatonin.

And thats just a few things great about summer. Don't forget the beach, icecream, christmas, new years, polo, triathlons & festival season just to mention a few.

- NF x

Colour Bomb

We've just updated RUN TIME with all you need to know about the colour run for 2014

THE COLOUR RUN

The Color Run™  2014. Only 2 dates have been released as of yet so stay tuned!

Invite your friends to run, have fun, and help us to raise much needed funds for our charity partners.

LOCATIONS 

DATES

Event	Dates
Sydney, Australia	February 9th, 2014
Canberra, Australia	February 16th, 2014
Ballarat, Australia	TBD 2014
Brisbane, Australia	TBA 2014
Darwin, Australia	TBA 2014
Hobart, Australia	TBA 2014
Albury, Australia	TBA 2014
Newcastle, Australia	TBA 2014
Adelaide, Australia	TBA 2014
Melbourne, Australia	TBA 2014
Perth, Australia	TBA 2014
Gold Coast, Australia	TBA 2014
Cairns, Australia	TBA 2014
Sunshine Coast, Australia	TBA 2014
Wollongong, Australia	TBA 2014
Townsville, Australia	TBA 2014

Express fitness

We've got your week sorted with these easy fitness cards. Give them a go and let us know what you think!!