Rowan Campus Rec

So who’s excited about the Rec Center’s 19 day Spring Break Challenge!?! I sure am! The point of this challenge isn’t just to get a quick-fix spring break body, the point is all about overall wellness and just keeping active! A lot of people (me included) need a structured formatted workout plan to use each day. If you’re one of those people the Spring Break Challenge is definitely for you! It’s progressive, meaning each day as you grow stronger the workouts get either longer or a little bit harder. By the end of the challenge you’ll be surprising yourself on all that you have achieved within the 19-day period. A lot of the workouts we’ve incorporated into the challenge are pretty basic; you know pushups, sit ups, lunges, etc. But some of the workouts are a little harder to envision off the top of your head. Thankfully we’ve got Meg (one of our graphic designers) to demo a bunch of the exercises so there’s absolutely no confusion!  Let's start with lying ...

I love to cook! One of my specialties (I think) are stuffed peppers. One day while browsing my cabinets and realized I had a ton of quinoa that I never use. I started looking at recipes online and I came across this awesome one from hungryhappens.com. Ground turkey quinoa stuffed peppers! SOOOO so soon good!! I'm in a good mood today so I decided I'll share my secret recipe with you guys! Ingredients: 1.5 cups COOKED quinoa 4 large bell peppers, sliced in half, lengthwise, seeds removed (any color!) 1 tsp olive oil (+ more later) 1 small red onion, diced 1 cup of chopped celery 1 lb extra lean ground turkey meat 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp ground cumin sea salt to taste 2.5 tbs tomato paste 1 cup chicken broth 1 medium tomato, diced  bread crumb (optional... I don't use them though!) shredded mexi blend cheese Directions: Preheat oven to 400 F. In a large skillet, heat the 1 tsp olive oil on medium high.  Add to it the garlic, celery and onion saut...