Cooking for One

Are you stuck in a cycle of eating out instead of cooking? Do you have a difficult time planning meals for yourself?

Summer’s bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables makes it easier than ever to have a varied and healthy diet. But what else can you do if you’re cooking for one? Don’t know where to begin? Join us to learn how you can tweak the foods you like to eat and make your diet healthier.

In this presentation you will receive recipes and learn about buying and storing foods to reduce waste.

Cooking for One is offered on Tuesday, August 14 from 10:15-11:15 a.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 350 S. Dahlia Street, in Denver.

Registration is required by Friday, August 10. Please call 720-321-8940 to reserve your space!

Free Blood Pressure & Cholesterol Screenings

Do you know your blood pressure and cholesterol numbers? Keeps tabs on your health with a free screening! A health care professional will perform the screenings and answer questions about blood pressure readings. The cholesterol screening requires a 12-hour fast prior to testing for total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, LDL levels.


Screenings are offered every third Friday at the Health Passport Van Gordon office, 34 Van Gordon, suite 220, in Lakewood. Screenings are also offered every first Saturday at Health Passport in Belmar, 463 S. Vance Street. Please note, the September screening at Belmar will be on Saturday, September 8.


The next screening is Saturday, August 4 from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. in Belmar. Advance registration is required by Thursday, August 2. Please call 720-321-8940.

New Members get FREE Fitness Class

St. Anthony Hospitals Health Passport is a FREE membership program offering lifelong learning and health education classes, fitness classes, travel and other special services for the Denver metro community. Become a member and get connected with a dynamic group of well-educated, engaged Coloradans who want to learn how to live better, be healthier, stay active, meet interesting people and contribute to their community.

New member special:  Sign up by August 1 and receive your first fitness class free!

http://myhealthpassport.org/register-with-healthpassport

Instructions: In the box below “How did you hear about Health Passport” enter “blog.” We will mail you a free fitness class coupon in approximately one week.

From caregiver classes to overseas travel, music appreciation to computer classes, book club to walking groups, you’ll find a class or activity to suit your interests.  

Classes and activities are held in various locations including St. Anthony Hospitals in Lakewood and Westminster, Health Passport in Belmar, Edgewater Recreation Center, Jewish Community Center and Orchard Town Center. Registration is necessary for all classes and programs.

View our July-September class schedule at www.myhealthpassport.org

Explore the benefits of a Health Passport membership today! We look forward to seeing you soon.

Pepsi Center VIP Tour July 25

Health Passport is a FREE membership program offering lifelong learning, travel, health education and other special services for the Denver metro community. Become a member and get connected with a dynamic group of well-educated, engaged Coloradans who want to learn how to live better, be healthier, stay active, meet interesting people and contribute to their community.

In addition to informative classes held in various locations in the metro Denver area, Health Passport offers excursions to places of interest.

Coming July 25 is a VIP trip to the Pepsi Center, home of the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche and Colorado Mammoth. During the tour, you’ll learn how the Pepsi Center converts from hockey ice to basketball court.  Plus you’ll have backstage access to see where some of the biggest names in music have performed. Find out what’s involved in hosting more than 250 different events each year.

Pepsi Center facts:

• Sporting events, concerts, ice and family shows
• 1000 staff members to run an event

• Opened October 1, 1999 with Celine Dion in concert

Cost to build Pepsi Center

• Over $180 million - which were private funds
• Approximately 21 months to build

Arena

• 5 level arena
• Seating: Basketball - 19,155; Hockey - 18,007; Arena Football - 17,417; Lacrosse - 18,007; Concerts - 20,000+ depending on stage configuration; Special events - 21,000

Land

• 45 Acres
• Building is 675,000 square feet

Sculpture in the Grand Atrium

• The sculpture weighs 2,000 pounds
• Cost $75,000.00 - 1.5 times life size

The tour runs from 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Transportation is included. Reservations are required by calling 720-321-8940 by July 23. Cost for Health Passport members is $7. Non-members pay $12. 

Piloxing -- Sleek, Sexy and Powerful Exercise!

Piloxing is an exciting, new inter-disciplinary exercise program that has attracted devotees worldwide, including Hollywood celebrities and international stars.


Piloxing is quickly becoming a global fitness phenomenon because it’s the first program that blends the muscle sculpting of Pilates, the strengthening and cardio of boxing and the fun and sensuality of dance into a high energy interval workout.

In addition, piloxing incorporates the use of weighted gloves which add to the workout by toning the arms and maximizing cardiovascular health.

Geared for women, this exercise is guaranteed to whip you into shape, using a class format that’s both fun and challenging!

Piloxing is the brainchild of Swedish dancer and celebrity trainer Viveca Jensen and the culmination of her mission to physically and mentally empower women through fitness.  

Get acquainted with piloxing to achieve life-long health.  Certified piloxing instructor Cheryl Toler teaches the Health Passport class on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:20 p.m.  Try your first class FREE.  Registration is required by calling 720-321-8940.


Health Passport fitness classes are held at 463 S. Vance Street in Belmar. Health Passport members pay $7 per class or may purchase punch cards that cost $25 for five classes.  Non-members pay $10 per class or may purchase punch cards that cost $30 for five classes.

Health Passport is a FREE membership program offering lifelong learning, travel, health education and other special services for the Denver metro community.