Saturday, July 27, 2013
Friday, July 26, 2013
Fitness Friday
I'm naming Fridays as "FITNESS FRIDAYS". So every Friday, I'll be bringing videos with FITNESS tips for you and your dog! How great is that?!??!? Enjoy!
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Tu NOT Salad
By Pamela Schmidlin, Certified Health Coach, Professional Photographer and Videographer, Professional Dog Trainer, and Swiss American Vegan Gal
Recently, a fellow YouTuber, posted a video on a great salad alternative. Growing up most of us probably have had a tunafish sandwich right?...(I said MOST!) Well as a vegan, you don't have to give up these types of sandwiches, you just have to substitute healthier options into the mix.
So I responded to her video on YouTube by making my version of Tu NOT Salad, and making it into a wrap without bread!
Of course, there are always other options to replace, any ingredients I used but I feel that my version has the"fishy" taste of Tuna without the FISH! I actually prefer Earth Balance Vegan Mayo, but here it goes.....check out my video below!
If you choose you can offer the TU NOT Salad to your dog, and share the meal- I would leave off the lettuce wrap though. Otherwise, everything is safe and healthy for the whole Six Legged Companion team!
Recently, a fellow YouTuber, posted a video on a great salad alternative. Growing up most of us probably have had a tunafish sandwich right?...(I said MOST!) Well as a vegan, you don't have to give up these types of sandwiches, you just have to substitute healthier options into the mix.
So I responded to her video on YouTube by making my version of Tu NOT Salad, and making it into a wrap without bread!
Of course, there are always other options to replace, any ingredients I used but I feel that my version has the"fishy" taste of Tuna without the FISH! I actually prefer Earth Balance Vegan Mayo, but here it goes.....check out my video below!
If you choose you can offer the TU NOT Salad to your dog, and share the meal- I would leave off the lettuce wrap though. Otherwise, everything is safe and healthy for the whole Six Legged Companion team!
I hope you enjoyed this video, you can watch Sarah's version on her YouTube channel at TheVegetablife or check her website out at www.The Vegetablife.com.
As always you can find me at:
Email me and tell me what your up to and what you want to me to blog about, at
If you like what you see and want to learn more about living a healthier life with a health coach by your side contact me for a FREE Health Consultation today!
I can be found on the web at:
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/theDogRunner
Monday, July 8, 2013
Top 5 Tips for Surviving the Dog Days of Summer
By Pamela Schmidlin, Certified Health Coach, Professional Photographer/ Videographer, Professional Dog Trainer
WOW! Can you believe the temperatures lately? Here in Long Island, New York, temperatures have risen to all time highs. There have been heat advisories issued for the area.
As the Old Farmers Almanac says, it is the time for the Dog Days of Summer. According to the almanac, it starts on July 3rd.
So, Skyler and I decided we should blog and do a video on the Dog Days and how to handle them safely and happily. (And the rest of our pack!)
WOW! Can you believe the temperatures lately? Here in Long Island, New York, temperatures have risen to all time highs. There have been heat advisories issued for the area.
As the Old Farmers Almanac says, it is the time for the Dog Days of Summer. According to the almanac, it starts on July 3rd.
So, Skyler and I decided we should blog and do a video on the Dog Days and how to handle them safely and happily. (And the rest of our pack!)
Skyler and I at the IAMS Doggy Dash
that takes place during the Dog Days of Summer!
Skyler and I know what it's like to exercise in the heat of it all. And we also know how to do it safely! So we want to share our knowledge with you. Just knowing how to handle the Dog Days of Summer is so important to a happy and healthy season!
Here are our 5 Top Tips for Surviving the Dog Days of Summer:
1. Exercise early or late in the day!
2. Keep Hydrated!
3. Keep Cool!
4. Protect your uncovered bodyparts!
and
5. Know the signs of Overheating and Heatstroke, and what to do in case of overheating.
WATCH OUR VIDEO HERE FOR DETAILS!
So we hope you choose to take our tips and have a great Doggone Healthy Summer, during these Dog Days of Summer!
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Motivation
Tuesday, May 14, 2013- Motivation!
Today MOTIVATION is such hard thing at times to come across. Where do you find it? How do hang on to it? Well, here are a few suggestions and my story from this past weekend.
Last week I was asked by the president of my running club, the Greater Long Island Running Club AKA GLIRC, (www.theglirc.org), to photograph an event for our monthly publication. So Sunday morning, I set out to do just that. It was the Carl Hart Duathlon in Heckscher State Park here on Long Island.
I must say the athletes had perfect weather for the event. Nice temps, beautiful weather. The rain had stopped the night before. This must have been a motivating factor for many! Afterall the sun was shining and they were ready to roll!
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| Lance Homan, Fruition Fitness |
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| Michelle Homan, Fruition Fitness |
great motivation for me today, just to see some friends I haven't seen in awhile. As I made my way to the start area, I found other friends from GLIRC Lance and Michelle, also from Fruition Fitness (www.fruitionfitness.com), as well as some awesome triathletes! As Lance was warming up for the event, he gave me a high five, the simple act of a high five from someone really can mean alot! So the next time your at an event and you see a friend racing put your hand out and give them a high five! The motivation can really mean alot (on both ends)!
As I moved along, I found my friend Andrea from GLIRC as well as the Long Island Triathlon Team! She was wearing the LITT colors. (www.longislandtriathlonteam.vpweb.com/)
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| Andrea SchieckSongen, sporting the LITT colors |
Wearing the colors of a team or group can be motivating in itself. Belonging to a team or group, you automatically have the motivation from team members and supporters that from personal experience has gotten me through some times I wanted to give up. Without the Long Island Triathlon Team, I wouldn't have completed my first triathlon! They helped me through the swim, with lots of training, and weekly bike rides, and whenever they saw me at a running event team members would cheer me on!
As the race started watching everyone head off I was motivated to go out and race myself this season.
While I was shooting I was able to cheer on my friends and get some great shots of them.
One of my favorite shots of the day, was a shot of two Karen and Fran riding side by side. They proudly wore their GLIRC singlets, and rode side by side. I know they were there helping each other out, telling one another not to give up and cheering each other along.
Karen Klafter- Schacker and Fran Sanseverino- DeAngelis,
sporting the GLIRC colors and motivating each other during the race.
It just reminded me, how the GLIRC team is there for one another. And how they help motivate each other at all the events, and in training for all the events as well. Now, I would be be wrong to say that other groups such as Northport Running Club, and the Long Island Triathlon Team do not do the same. Joining a group, club, or team can really give a boost to your motivation level. Heck a few years ago, it motivated me so much that I went as far as winning Most Improved Runner in all of GLIRC! (hhmmm....what will it take to do the same this year?!?!?....I feel I've just invited some competition here!)
Feeling motivated yet? Joining together with that team can make a difference!
As a health coach, one thing that I am here for my clients for is to motivate them get to their goals and beyond. Having been in the military I know how easy it is to lose motivation, and how hard it is to get it back, BUT with the right tools you can do it. You can beat the odds and get to where you want to be!
Hey Karen did it here, she broke the tape at this duathlon!
Karen Klafter-Schacker
finishing and breaking the tape for the win!
(and motivating me!)
One other place I got my motivation for the day (and everyday), was and is from my dogs. They motivate me to live my life in such a way that I can be happy and healthy. From going out for that daily walk, or run to eating healthy to going out and be social with others.
Skyler and I ,motivated each other
to get to the finish line here
to get our awards and have a great day together!
Pets can help motivate
and be there for you all the time!
Now get out there and accomplish what you want to do!
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
By Pamela Schmidlin, Certified Health Coach, Professional Photographer and Videographer, Certified Dog Trainer
May 7, 2013- Omega 3 and 6 Essential Fatty Acids
Omega 3 and 6 Essential Fatty Acids are necessary to our health and our dogs health and life. Although we cannot produce these on our own. SO we need to obtain these from our food sources. If you are not vegetarian or vegan, you can obtain these through fish and fish oils. Whereas vegetarians and vegan, who look for our nutrition through plant sources need to find plant sources to get our Omegas from.
Well, here we go some plant sources that have Omega 3 and 6 Essential Fatty Acids are:
Walnuts, flaxseeds, and chia seeds. Yes, our nuts and seeds have these essential and important Omegas.
May 7, 2013- Omega 3 and 6 Essential Fatty Acids
Omega 3 and 6 Essential Fatty Acids are necessary to our health and our dogs health and life. Although we cannot produce these on our own. SO we need to obtain these from our food sources. If you are not vegetarian or vegan, you can obtain these through fish and fish oils. Whereas vegetarians and vegan, who look for our nutrition through plant sources need to find plant sources to get our Omegas from. Well, here we go some plant sources that have Omega 3 and 6 Essential Fatty Acids are:
Walnuts, flaxseeds, and chia seeds. Yes, our nuts and seeds have these essential and important Omegas.
Ways to use these are to pack a bag of nuts (a small bag, let's not over do it, remember too much of a good thing turns out not to be so good) and have them during the day.
Take flax, or chia seeds and add them to smoothies (which I did today- I grounded my flaxseeds up and put them into my Vega Smoothie after my workout this morning!) or add them to salads. Actually you can add these to just about anything, pastas, rices, etc.
These can also benefit our dogs, flaxseed and flaxseed oil are used in dogs to strengthen their bones, heal their paws, and maintain their energy. It also also plays a significant role in canine cardiovascular health and skin and coat health. It is an important source of fiber and antioxidants, as well as having anti-tumor properties. Flax seed as an anti-inflammatory useful in treating arthritis, (with three senior dogs, I add a little flaxseed to their food at least once a week).
Email me and tell me what your up to and what you want to me to blog about, at
pamelaschm@optonline.net
If you like what you see and want to learn more about living a healthier life with a health coach by your side contact me for a FREE Health Consultation today!
If you like what you see and want to learn more about living a healthier life with a health coach by your side contact me for a FREE Health Consultation today!
I can be found on the web at:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SwissAmericanVegan
Twitter: www.twitter.com/theDogRunner
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