Happy Birthday Chris LaLanne

I would like to take this time to wish CHRIS a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Aside from Chris being the love of my life, he has also been a mentor to me in regards to CrossFit and nutrition. He has changed my life in more ways than you can imagine. I know I am not alone in this, as many of you have expressed the same sentiment. Chris was born to be in the fitness field and help people lead healthier lives. Not a day goes by where Chris isn't trying to reach out to someone to make a positive change in their life. Whether it'd be through nutrition or through their physical well-being, Chris genuinely cares about people. He cares about every single one of his students like they were family and truthfully to US you are ALL family. Please raise a glass and let's toast to the man who made his dream of "LaLanne Fitness" a reality and turned it into a place that we can all call home. We love you Chris. -Maribel



Happy Birthday Chris!!

The TOP 50 CrossFit exercises! by Chris LaLanne

Workout of the Day
"Kelly"
5 Rounds for time:
400m Run
30 Box Jumps (20")
30 Wall Balls (20#/14#)

PALEO RECIPE
"Flourless Cashew Cookies" by Cindalous Kitchen Blues
1 c. unsalted raw cashews
1/2 c. mixed nuts
1/4 c. sunflower seeds
1/4 c. sesame seeds
3 small dates
1/4 c. shredded coconut
1 organic carrot, shredded
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. natural brown sugar (optional)
Add the nuts to the Vita-Mix and blend them on high for about 90 seconds until they form a thick paste. Add everything else and blend again on high for about 1 1/2 minutes or until well mixed. While blending, press the ingredients to the bottom of the blender using your Vita-Mix damper.
Coat a cookie sheet with non-stick spray and preheat your oven to 350 degrees. I used a spatula to remove the nut batter from the Vita-Mix and then scooped the batter into a large mouth bowl. Form cookie patties in your hand and drop them onto the cookie sheet. Bake the cookies at 350 for 15-17 minutes. Let cool.
In preparing these cookies, we realized that the batter would also serve to make gluten free, dairy free cookie bars similar to Lara Bars(coming to LLF soon!)

"Another candle in your cake? Well, that's no cause to pout, Be glad that you have strength enough to blow the damn thing out."-Anonymous