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Archives for August 2020

MONDAY 24TH AUGUST 2020 -- VOL.5.

Our weekly round-up from the Weekday Wellness sessions

Olympic Friday Fun!

On behalf of Charitable Travel, our destination partner Atlantic City USA and our chosen charity The Mintridge Foundation THANK YOU for keeping on joining #WeekdayWellness.

On Friday we were joined by another amazing and inspirational Mintridge Foundation Ambassador, Marilyn Okoro, who shared her tale of record-breaking athletics, Olympic achievement and some great hints and tips for mind and body as part of a wellness journey. Take a look at her Q&A here!

Great quotes for life from Marilyn:

“Setbacks are a part of life, keep pushing through” and “Always look for a positive in anything”. You bet Marilyn, that’s great advice.

If you love what we’re doing please tell your friends, colleagues and family to sign up here!

This weeks' live & learn

MEDITATE BY THE OCEAN

SUPERFOOD IS YUMMY TOO

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Weekly recap

Finger on the Triggers
Learn about your triggers, in order take care of your own mental health.

Pick for Positivity
Surround yourself with the right people to keep on the ‘path’.

Creative & Smart Minds
Get creative with your daily life. Train smart more than hard as you get older. Quality over quantity!

YES Drill Sergeant!
Drills, repetitive actions in exercise and technique, are essential for muscle memory in training.

Superwomen & Supermen
Choose ‘super-foods’ to reduce inflammation in the body from stress of training, and to help keep the body balanced.

Mindful & Centred
Meditation and yoga in order to calm the mind, and to gain a sense of peace.

Is Salt Good for You?
Himalayan salt lamps, in order to get your room into a tranquil state. 

You CAN and you WILL!
Say positive affirmations to yourself to keep yourself on track and motivated. Why not make your own positive affirmations cards?

In the right frame of mind?
Everything we do in life starts with our mindset. Get there and try to stay there. Push negativity away.

Thank you Marilyn & Jenny!!

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Atlantic City: LGBT+

Bet you didn’t know that back in the ‘50s, Atlantic City, NJ was a major destination for gay and lesbian visitors, before Key West and Provincetown.

Long before Stonewall and the first Gay Pride marches there was a prominent LGBT presence in AC.

In fact it’s thanks to the crowds of gay fans that the campy, fun Miss America “Show Us Your Shoes” 

Parade began decades ago and is still one of the most popular annual parades on the Boardwalk.

Casinos, resorts, hotels, spas, restaurants and nightclubs extend a warm invitation to LGBT visitors. Atlantic City’s current mayor, Don Guardian, is gay, so the welcome is from the leadership too!

We're sprinting into the weekend...

This morning in our last session of Weekday Wellness for the week, we were joined by  athlete and Olympian Marilyn Okoro! Watch the video below to find out about her training programme, what got her into athletics to begin with, and what’s happening with her Tokyo 2020 +1 plans!

Join us for future Weekday Wellness session, hosted by our Wellness Ambassador Jenny Tomei to help with your fitness and nutrition goals and questions! Sessions are hosted via zoom every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8am to 8:45am.

These sessions are free, but we ask that you make a donation to The Mintridge Foundation to help support their mission to assist young people of all ages, abilities and physical capabilities to develop confidence and resilience, and creates awareness of the importance of mental and physical wellbeing through sport. Read more about The Mintridge Foundation here.

Click here to read more and sign up for Weekday Wellness!

Our Founder has been featured in Attitude!

Attitude, the UK’s best-selling Gay magazine, interviewed the brains behind Charitable Travel for their latest edition!
See below for a snippet to whet your whistle, but check out the full article in this months edition of Attitude!

MONDAY 17TH AUGUST 2020 -- VOL.4.

Our bi-weekly round-up from the Weekday Wellness sessions

Even more about #GutHealth!

On behalf of Charitable Travel, our partner destination Atlantic City USA, and out chosen charity, The Mintridge Foundation, THANK YOU for joining #WeekdayWellness.

If you love what we’re doing please tell your friends, colleagues and family to sign up here.

If you’ve signed up, joined us a few times, but have just been too busy over the summer to come back, or it’s just been too hot to think about HIIT sessions – WE UNDERSTAND! But, please come back and join in, taking the sessions at your pace and learning about nutrition.

In this edition we’re talking more about gut health and learning more about the amazing diversity of Atlantic City!

This weeks' live & learn

JUMPING ABOUT? THINK ABOUT SLOWING IT DOWN

CAN YOU SEE SOME PRE-BIOTIC VEG HERE

PRO-BIOTICS YUM FOR GUTS

Fitness weekly recap

Exercise and Gut health?!
Bacterial diversity in the gut and regular exercise are important when it comes to gut health.

Do the right thing people!
However you need to do the right type of exercise in order  to grab those gut health benefits, otherwise you could actually end up doing more damage to your gut!

Make it easy… What!!??
Choose low intensity workouts and strength training routines, these are excellent for out gut health! Long strenuous activity can actually be more harmful to your gut bacteria!

 

Nutrition weekly recap

Optimise your gut health by introducing more pre-biotic foods into your diet! They’re found in foods such as onion, garlic, chicory root, green bananas, asparagus, lentils, oats, artichokes, leeks and more.

This is important for health! 
Pre-biotics are fuel for the good bacteria within our guts. Think of your gut as a ecosystem which needs nourishment from the right kind of foods.

Good bacteria.. so good!
Has been shown to support our immune system!

Stop the swelling?
Pre-biotics can also regulate inflammation and help to improve digestion, and produce immune-system-modulating SCFA (Short Chain Fatty Acids)

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Atlantic City: Wellbeing by the Ocean

Get Sporty in AC too!

Golfers will be thrilled, with Atlantic City having been ranked among the Top Ten Golf Cities in America and if, as some say, you don’t want to ruin a good walk chasing a small white ball there is plenty more outdoors to keep focused on fitness. Sailing, canoe or kayak rental are available at nearby local, state and national parks including Atlantic County Park at Lake Lenape. Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge and Bass River State Forest offer scenic views and incredible hiking trails for rustic keep fit. Whether you are a ‘gym-bunny’ or love to get on the water or the wilderness Atlantic City has great options wellness options blended with lots of fun and entertainment.

TUESDAY 11TH AUGUST 2020 -- VOL.3.

Our bi-weekly round-up from the Weekday Wellness sessions

#GutHealth! Yes that's what we said!

On behalf of Charitable Travel, our partner destination Atlantic City USA, and out chosen charity, The Mintridge Foundation, THANK YOU for two more brilliant weeks of fitness & nutritionThis week the focus has been on GUTS. But read more about that below.

Thanks so much for the committed hot weather heroes who have been joining # weekday Wellness to experience the feel good buzz of HIT exercise especially when the weather is so hot outside. Keeping hydrating was definitely the order of the day. Special thanks this week to CCFM Cabin Crew radio, for their shout outs this week about #Weekday wellness… We’re looking forward to our flyers joining our sessions!

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What did we learn?

JENNY’S NUTRITION ADVICE

PRO-BIOTICS – YUM FOR GUTS!

A GOOD DIET CAN BE YUMMY TOO!

How is exercise linked to good gut health? Studies have shown that exercise has a number of benefits which contribute towards our gut health. It is also linked to an increased number of beneficial microbial species.

Low intensity exercise can also help to relieve constipation and improve GI transit.

Yoga also has a positive effect on the gut-brain-axis, which is essential for our digestion, and has been shown to help improve our mental and emotional wellbeing.

Fitness fear? If you’re experiencing gut issues make sure you are looking forward to your workouts and not dreading them, as stress will exacerbate a GI problems!

Nutrition recap

How to optimise your gut health and digestion. Trillions of bacteria live in your GI tract! They are responsible for many different things including digestion, immune modulation, hormones, and many more!

Remember 70% of immune system is in your gut, so it’s important to feed and nourish all the good bacteria within our guts with pre-biotic rich foods and fermented foods.

What we pre-biotics? They are a type of carbohydrate found mostly in fibre-rich fruits, they are a type of fibre that. Stimulates the good bacteria within our guts.

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Atlantic City: Wellbeing by the Ocean

Sports and Recreation

Basking beside the boardwalk, beachside and overlooking the Atlantic ocean, Atlantic city offers so much, especially for keeping up your fitness, health, and wellbeing whilst enjoying the destination.

Great spas and fitness facilities are available at the world class resort hotels, but the wellness opportunities do not stop there. The water is safe thanks to stringent State water quality programmes. Swim, surf, sail or windsurf, or get those legs moving and run, bike ride, power walk, or simply stroll the four-mile Boardwalk. You will also find beach yoga to combine mindfulness with much needed vitamin D. Find out more here.

We were delighted to welcome The Mintridge Foundation ambassador, athlete, hockey captain, canoeist, record holder and Paralympian Laura Sugar to our #WeekdayWellness Zoom session on Friday last week.

Laura’s #JustSayYes attitude and her achievements are incredible. Watch to the Q&A with Laura below.

Sign up here to join #WeekDayWellness at 8am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday with Jenny Tomei for great online fitness and nutrition advice.

Everyone knows that if you’ve booked a holiday and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office advise against travel you are entitled to cancel your holiday. But are you worried about booking travel because of Covid-19 in circumstances where the UK Government doesn’t recommend against travel?

In this case Charitable Travel are delighted to offer our website visitors and customers access to travel insurance relevant to the current Covid-19 situation, providing additional peace of mind when booking their next holiday. Provided by Rush Insurance and underwritten by one of the leading providers of travel insurance and assistance in the UK, Allianz, with over 65 years’ experience in the travel industry.

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SATURDAY 1ST AUGUST 2020 -- VOL.2.

Our bi-weekly round-up from the Weekday Wellness sessions

#WeekdayWellness Goes Olympic!

On behalf of Charitable Travel, our partner destination Atlantic City USA, and out chosen charity, The Mintridge Foundation, THANK YOU for two brilliant weeks of fitness & nutrition, culminating on Friday 31st July with a live Q&A with amazing Mintridge ambassador and Para athlete Laura Sugar, more about that soon.
Thanks too for those who joined us to experience the fell good from the buzz of HIIT exercise and building a better relationship with food. Our stars this week are team Travel Trade Gazette, for their fabulous commitment sign up here. Remember these sessions are for you, so please feel free to give feedback, ask questions and share!

What did we learn?

Eating well can be yummy too!

What’s clean eating? Ask Jenny!

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Fitness Weekly Recap

Keep Regular
Get into a routine, and plan your week for the best cumulative results, building on the past achievements and hard work.

HIIT is hard
HIIT training is the best form of training at home because it doesn’t need much space or time, and it’s a great fat burner.

Get off of your butt!
Especially in lockdown, working from home, remember regular walks if you’re sat at your desk all day. Great for mind and body.

Gooooaaaaaaallll!!!
Set yourself short term, realistic and achievable goals! for example “this week I am going to join all three week day wellness sessions and take Jenny’s difficulty option on one set”

Nutrition Weekly Recap

Balance is best
Eat regular set meals that contain fibre, protein, and fats. fibre helps to keep you fuller for longer, which will help reduce any cravings

Keep it in mind
Eat mindfully, by chewing your food slowly

Be consistent
Keep consistent with your diet and try to eliminate snacking. Try to avoid low calorie diets, as these can cause a drop in metabolism, which means you’ll find it harder to lose weight.

Atlantic City: Wellbeing By the Ocean

Shopping, Arts, and Culture

Among the great choice is: Tanger outlets The Walk, a $76 million, 15 city block dining and retail outlet, with upscale retailers, downsized prices, and the recent addition of Bass Pro Shops; The Quarter at Tropicana, part of a $1245 Million expansion, with 200,000 square feet of retail, dining, entertainment and spa options.

More diverse shipping can be found along the Boardwalk and throughout the city’s casinos.

The AC area is full of history and places to celebrate it: Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton Colleges, Atlantic City Historical Museum, Atlantic City Ballet, the civil Rights Garden, New Jersey Korean War Memorial and Atlantic City Art Center.

WEEK ONE FRIDAY 17 JULY 2020 -- VOL.1.

Our weekly round-up from the Weekday Wellness sessions

Thank you for a great week of wellness with Jenny Tomei!

On behalf of Charitable Travel, our partner destination Atlantic City USA, and out chosen charity, The Mintridge Foundation, THANK YOU for a brilliant week of fitness & nutrition.
Thanks too for those who signed up to join us in the coming days and weeks to build on the feel good from the buzz of HIIT exercise and building a better relationship with food. Here’s a big shout out to James, Rhina, and Rebecca for keeping coming back for more!

Week One Highlights

Fitness: How to stay consistent with your exercise and nutrition!
Nutrition: How to establish good health after lockdown eases?

Remember, these sessions are for you, so please feel free to give feedback, ask questions, and share!

What did we learn?

Zoom Shot from Tuesday!

Eating well can be yummy too!

What’s clean eating? Ask Jenny!

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Fitness Weekly Recap

Track it
Track your workout sessions, in order to keep on top of your progress, this will help to keep you motivated

Slow and Gradual
Always start slowly if you’re new to exercise, then gradually increase the intensity of the workouts when you start to see improvements!

Pace yourself
You don’t need to start out exercising every day, just take your time, and ease yourself into a routine.

Consistency
Consistency is everything, keep to an exercise routine that you can stick to, you will see more results this way.

Set Goals
Set yourself short term, realistic, and achievable goals. For example “This week I am going to try and manage two more half press-ups/ full press-ups than the previous week.”

Nutrition Weekly Recap

Get in the Habit
Form small habits, for example “This week I am going to drink two litres of water everyday”

Add Healthy – Don’t Deprive
If you’ve found you’ve been eating less healthy options in lockdown than you normally would, rather than focusing on the things you want to cut out from your diet, think about healthy options you’d like to add.

Atlantic City: Wellbeing By the Ocean

Where it all started

The beach is where it all started; pristine sand with healthy salt air and a developer who saw the promise it held. Now Atlantic City is one of the world’s favourite beach destinations. The beach differentiates itself from other gambling locales

During the summer, the beaches are guarded by the country’s first lifeguard organisation and the water is safe. visitors stroll, ride a bicycle, a tour the boardwalk on a distinctive rolling chair

The first permanent boardwalk was built in 1870 as a way to keep sand off of hotel carpets. Today, the boardwalk is more than 5 miles in length and 60 bet across at it’s widest point.

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