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Tom Ryan’s Lounge

JE — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:35:46 +0000

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Friday Night October 11, 2018

Here’s what we did

We first dropped in on a Thursday night in October. Place was practically empty, cause no band was playing. They told us there would be a band on Friday night so we decided to come back. As we walked in on Friday night, there were lots of people standing around, and the band was on break. This place is a straight saloon with no food available, but we noticed that quite a few people brought their own food in. We found a table near the dance floor so we sat down and asked for iced tea, but had to settle for water.

The band came back and started off with a two-step. We jumped on that, but found, as we started to two-step, that everyone was dancing something different and mostly in one spot. It was impossible to move around the dance floor in a counter clockwise direction, or in any direction for that matter. So, we danced most every dance in the first set and the result was the same, crowed floor, not much room to move, not much fun. If this fits your dancing style, then this is your kind of place.

The dance experience

Tom Ryan’s, in our opinion, would really be much better if the band would occasionally call out the dance (two-step, linedance, WC Swing etc) for a song before they played it. Bingo…call a two-step and everyone two-steps in the same direction. Bottom line, after an hour, we felt that it would be more fun to go to Denim & Diamonds in Mesa or Norton’s Country Corner in Queen Creek to two-step. So that’s what we did, and it was.

The seating experience.

There were lots of high drink tables with 2 or 4 stools. Makes sense that lots of people would be sitting when not dancing, right? But no, everybody at Tom Ryan’s, stands next to their stool, next to their table and clogs up the whole seating area. Making it hard to get to the dance floor and making it very hard to get on and off the dance floor. People, take a load off and sit on your stool at your table when not dancing.

Here’s what we saw

Age range: 50+

Dress Code: none that we saw. I would describe the dress as country to casual.

Floor: A medium size linoleum dance floor.

Dance Mix: Mostly two-step with an occasional waltz thrown in.

Dance Music: All Country Western, so we really liked that.

Live Music: Band Wagon was the band playing the night we were there. They were a good band.

Dancing: The dance floor was very crowded every dance and everybody was dancing to the beat of their own drum (doing there own thing) lol It was basically chaos.

Dance Lessons: there were no lessons the night we were there.

Food: No food served. Best to bring your own food.

Beverages: Full bar service bar. No iced tea. :((

Restrooms: Clean and nice.

Security: Doorman and some security inside. The parking lot was close and safe.

Parking: Lots of parking for free.

Atmosphere: Everybody seemed to be having fun, lots of laughing and drinking.

WRAP UP: This is the kind of place where you can have HonkyTonk fun, it’s just not a place that wants to maximize the dancing experience…

So Long for now…We’re off to the next venue! :))

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Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row

JE — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:46:22 +0000

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Whiskey Row

Gilbert Arizona

Friday night October 11, 2019

Ridin’ into Town

Hi y’all we just got back from Arizona and we visited some interesting Country Western venues. We are excited to tell you all about them. When we arrived in Gilbert Arizona’s Heritage District, we were surprised to see lots of neon lights and lots of people and families strolling and sitting in the downtown area. The Arizona weather in the evenings is awesome in the Fall. It was so busy, that we had a hard time spotting our destination, Whiskey Row! And this was at 6 pm in the evening, Folks.

The town of Gilbert has a Historical District with multiple restaurants, shops, historical sites, and late night fun. Before coming here, we read and heard lots about Dierks Bentley’s country western music and Whiskey Row Gilbert, with its large dance floor. So we parked, walked in and sat at the bar, ready for a night of country dancing! We ordered some dinner and excitedly waited for the band to play. That’s when the bartender told us the band didn’t start till 9 pm. So, we decided to look around.

Here’s what we saw:

Dance Crowd: Mostly 25-50

Dress Code: No dress code (one review said the doormen got to decide)

Dance Floor: A fairly large wooden dance floor, but it was not well maintained. We also watched several people dancing while holding a drink in their hand. This is an unsafe practice.

Dance Floor Maintenance: Before 8 pm the dance floor is filled with removable tables for dining. We were sitting right on the edge of the dance floor for 2 hours. We could see lots of things being spilled on the floor, including food, napkins and utensils. When the tables were moved from the dance floor, some napkins and utensils were picked up, but no one thoroughly swept or cleaned the floor. From our vantage point, I could see at least 15 or 20 gobs of gum that had been mashed into the dance floor. Honestly, the dance floor looked like it had not been properly maintained in a very long time. Last word on that!

Dance Music: When the band, Yankton, came on at 9 pm, it turned out to be very disappointing. They did not play one country western song while we were there. Not one. It was a Friday night of free style dancing.

Dancing: No one was dancing two-step or line dancing

Food: They have terrific food here, and the service was very good.

Beverages: Full bar and they had tasty iced tea too!

Restrooms: Very large and very clean.

Security: They had lots of security at the door and inside.

Attmosphere: It was very festive inside with lots of people dining and socializing.

Newbies: This is not a place to learn or dance country western dancing.

WRAP UP: Remember, we are country western dancers, looking to two-step, linedance, and WC Swing. We did not find that at Whiskey Row Gilbert that night. We did find a very nice restaurant, in a nice town, with lots of parking and a friendly place to have a terrific meal. The atmosphere was based on a nice open air area and had a room for kids to play in while families waited to be seated. Staff was nice. The security was good. Food and drinks were great! Dance floor was large. Just no Country Western music or dancing.

So Long for now…Were off to the next venue! :))

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Bourbon Jack’s Bar & Grill

JE — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 20:11:39 +0000

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Bourbon Jacks Bar & Grill

Chandler AZ

Thursday night

Oct 10, 2019

We arrived at Bourbon Jack’s About 6pm after a long drive from the coast. We were hungry and excited to dance at a new venue. We ordered a meal and everyone we spoke to was very nice. We had the Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad and Vegetable Southwest Soup, which were both very good!

After eating, we were excited to dance, but the band didn’t come on until 8:30, so we took a look around.

Here’s what we saw:

Cover charge: There was no cover charge the Thursday night we were there

Dress Code: No dress code that we saw.

Dance Floor: Dance floor is medium/small smooth cement, not the best to dance on, but it works.

Dance Music: All Country western with mostly two-step and a couple line dances thrown in during the bands first set. The band was very good!

We particularly liked the bands rendition of Copperhead Road.

Decor: Some country western wall hangings with one whole wall of brick and one wall of wood. The place has a new feel to it and lots of seating. There were eight TV’s featuring all sports. A very pleasant atmosphere.

Dance Lessons: Two step lessons on Tuesday night.

Food: Full menu and full bar. We drank ice tea all night, which included refills.

Restrooms: Small, but very clean.

Security: We saw no extra security beyond the bartender and waitresses. The area around the building felt very safe.

Parking: The whole area is retail and there was lots of parking close by.

We enjoyed our evening of dancing at Bourbon Jacks. The only shortcoming for the night was the very small crowd. There were only about 3 or 4 other people dancing during the first set by the band. When we left after the 1^st set, there was still a fairly small crowd.

We did meet a couple on the dance floor and they encouraged us to follow them dancing the Copperhead Road line dance and that was really fun. Most of the set we danced the two-step.

Restrooms were clean but tiny. Music tempo for dancing was fine, even though it was a bit on the slow side. We are used to dancing a moderate to fast tempo for the two-step. Just our preference. All in all, we had a good time and will be back again at Bourbon Jack’s in 2020 to dance and review on a Friday or Saturday night.

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Tea and Your Health

JE — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 20:18:03 +0000

JeffE’s Blog No #3

This Blog’s Goals: Better Nutrition, Fitness, Mobility, Longevity.

As a long time athlete, I have trained hard over the years and constantly thought about nutrition and fitness and how to deal with it as we get older. In each one of my blogs, I want to share some things I have learned along the way. My goal is to help you improve your nutrition and fitness and increase mobility and longevity. Today we are going to take one big, baby step with nutrition…TEA!

WHAT IS TEA?

Tea comes from the plant camellia sinensis. Only tea from this plant is considered true tea (henseforth called tea). All other teas are herbal tea. Tea comes in four different types: white, green, oolong, and black. Each type has a different taste and different nutritional values, because the processing is different for each type of tea. All four teas are very good for you, but since green and white tea are processed less than black and oolong teas, they have a higher nutritional value than black and oolong teas. Black and oolong teas have about double the caffeine of green and white, so they give you a bigger boost in the morning. These teas have their own individual flavor, with white tea the smoothest and mildest tasting, and green tea a bit more of a distinctive taste. Both black and oolong are much stronger in taste. Sometimes it takes a few tries to find the taste that suits you.

WHY IS TEA HEALTHY FOR YOU?

True tea is considered a superfood because it contains unique antioxidants and compounds that can improve your health. The first important antioxidant is flavonoids. The most potent of the flavonoids is ECGC (also known as catechins). When the body consumes flavonoids, ECGC helps prevent damage to your body from free radicals. Free radicals can cause cancer, heart disease and clogged arteries through oxidation. They build up within the body during bodily processes such as breathing and drinking water. Polyphenols, a micronutrient which may also prevent heart disease and type 2 diabetes, are a second powerful compound found in true tea. Finally, theanine is an amino acid found in tea that can help relieve stress and have a calming affect. It may also help prevent and reduce the damage from strokes.

WHAT ARE THE HEALTH BENEFITS (this should send you running to the store to buy tea)

-Lowers Cancer risk- ovarian, pancreatic, oral cancer, prostate cancer,

-Tea is tied to longevity (In population observations)

-Protects skin from aging

-Supports bone density

-Helps prevent type 2 diabetes

-Supports brain health

-Reduces stress

-Reduces Inflammation

-Supports immune system

_ -Reduces blood pressure

What I’ve noticed since I started drinking tea 3 years ago is:

-lower blood sugar, dropped from 99 to 85 on fasting glucose test,

-lower blood pressure from 130/80 to 110/65

-my skin cleared up

-positive bone density test

I have also given up all carbonated and sweetened drinks for tea, water and almond milk.

HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU DRINK?

3-5 cups per day, every day!

HOW I DRINK TEA?

-Hot black tea first thing in the morning, I like the extra caffeine

-Iced green tea during the day with lemon or lime juice

-Hot tea at night often with with lemon, bergomot or cinnamin

–without sugar (negates many of the benefits of tea) or sweeteners

–without cream

-fresh brewed with bottled water

-not bottled tea

-not instant instant

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY!

Remember: You are what you eat! So long till next time…

Jeff 🙂

Also, send me a gmail with any questions, or if you would like to know my favorite teas.

bootscootinreview@gmail.com

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Country Western Dancing honkytonk linedance two-step

CE — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 15:22:04 +0000

BOOT SCOOTIN’ REVIEW Country Western Dancing Linedancing

Saddles N Spurs Saloon– Revisited
2333 N Jones Blvd #108
Las Vegas, NV 89108

May 24,2019

Country Western Dancing linedance two-step videos

Don’t miss the free easy-to-learn beginning, linedance and two-step dance videos at the end of this blog!

What a great time

We wanted to give a shout out to Saddles n Spurs for their terrific dance lessons. This is one great HonkyTonk worth revisiting.

We had the most delightful and instructive lessons from Teddy and Brenda Valdez.

Yep, it’s all about Country Western Dancing at Saddle N Spurs Saloon! Check out our dance gear!

The Lessons

Oh my gosh, this was the first place we had consecutive lessons one
right after another for over an hour, at a learn-able rate of speed, but also

also had time to practice the dance at a later time in he evening. SOOO much fun.

Teddy was so welcoming and treated us like family. Such a refreshing
down home welcome. This place is truly a beginner’s alert place. Do not
miss these lessons. Our compliments to this dynamic duo.

The Visit
We have made this place a regular part of our visits to Las Vegas. The one
thing that makes this place a charming old tavern is its age, but it had a few chinks in the restroom armor that needs to be fixed ; the aging restroom plumbing. We had to leave before we wanted to. We were assured this was being taken care of and would be fixed very soon. All the other charming features of this true honkytonk saloon make this a must visit place for true country western dancing. We know we’ll be back soon :))

The BONUS

So, if you decide to go out country dancing soon, you need some arrows in your quiver! If you want to join in on the fun, you need to know how to two-step and a couple of easy and popular linedances that they play wherever line dancing is happening. We have added below two easy to learn, easy to dance; linedance videos. And, as a second bonus, a very easy and very basic Two-Step Couples dance lesson. These are three dances you can easily learn and be ready to dance at your next visit to a Country Western Dance place. Have a ton of fun!

Country Western Line Dance videos

The Electric Slide

Or, if you want to spice up the Electric Slide:

The Electric Slide with spice

The Cupid Shuffle

Or, a spiced up version:

The Cupid Shuffle (spiced up)

The Two-Step couples dance (a must for meeting and dancing with others)

The basic Two-Step

Wanna spice it up a bit?

The basic two-step with a turn

Jeff and Carol

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GILLEY’S LAS VEGAS SALOON country western dancing

CE — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 19:45:45 +0000

BOOT SCOOTIN’ REVIEW Country Western Dancing

Gilley’s Las Vegas

3300 S. Las Vegas Blvd

Las Vegas, NV 89109

Same ol’, Same ol’…or is it?

Hi y’all, we have been country western dancing at Gilley’s several times in the past 4 years. But, we were Not very impressed with it in the past. The bands were only so-so, the atmosphere with hay bales was old, and there was no energy, enthusiasm or excitement to be found. The dancing was overwhelmed with loud disco/metal music and an out of control dance floor.

Something is NEW

But that has all changed! Because, to our surprise, this night, we encountered a good country band, a much improved atmosphere and more country western dancing music than we ever heard in years past. This time, we felt this country western dancing venue, Gilley’s, deserved a good review. Better music, free dance lessons, cleaner restrooms, more dances called, and Oh, a Thursday Night bull riding contest with a mechanical bull! Including a $200 pot for the person that could ride the bull for the longest time! Ride’m Cowboys and Cowgirls!

INSIDE:

Cover Charge: We visited on a Thursday and there was no cover charge

Age range: Drinking age to 50+

Dress Code: No dress code was displayed, but most wore jeans, gals wore rompers, dresses, jeans& casual tops, some cowboy boots and cowboy hats, of course. We felt very comfortable wearing boots, hats, country western dancing shirts and jeans. Woohoo!

Dance Floor: Good size for dancing on a Thursday, but we have visited on the weekend and felt it was almost too crowded to dance. It was like dancing in a can of sardines! This fall when we stop by Gilley’s again, we will check out the crowd size on a Friday or Saturday night, for sure.

Dance Mix: Occasional two-step with band (most songs were very slow), and more dancable tempo with DJ. We also danced swing and some slow dances. We were surprised that most nights they have free linedancing lessons, but only handful of linedances were called and played that night.

Dance Music: The live music that night was Brian Lynn Jones and the Misfit Cowboys

Dancing: We did a fair amount of dancing. Would’ve danced more if more of the songs had a good dance tempo.

Dance Lessons: We didn’t take the lesson, but here is a dance lesson video of the linedance “The Electric Slide” that you can learn at home and have fun dancing at Gilley’s! And as a bonus, here is a basic Two-Step dance lesson for the most popular type of country western dancing for couples! Enjoy!

Food: Salads, BBQ, Chilli, Nachos, Hush Puppies, Ribs, Brisket, Chicken and Burgers

Beverages: Alcoholic, Tea, Sodas, Coffee

Restrooms: Average size and average cleanliness. Could use some work there!

Security: Good security at Back door and Front door and inside.

ATMOSPHERE: Changed from years past (the hay bales are gone and replaced with (I kid you not) saddle barstools and many more tables

NEWBIES: Good place to start out, probably with the free lessons. Talked to some newbies visiting from British Columbia and they definitely would’ve loved a lesson to get started on the dance floor.

Specifics: As always, earlier arrival is less crowded.

Final Thoughts: We were very pleasantly surprised with the new makeover at Gilley’s, and we had a really good time Country Western Dancing, watching the bull riding contest, and the generally more open and relaxed atmosphere. We will be visiting Gilley’s again soon. Until then, See Y’all next time!

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STONEY’S ROCKIN’ COUNTRY country western dance place

CE — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 21:06:31 +0000

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BOOT SCOOTIN’ REVIEW Country Western Dance Place

Stoney’s Rockin’ Country

6611 S Las Vegas Blvd. #160

Las Vegas, NV 89119

INSIDE:

Cover Charge: ??? (No cover charge on the Fri night we attended, but not sure about other nights, so check their website if this is a concern for you.)

Age range: 18-50+ high energy, because of all the boot stomping, jumping and spinning; all in good fun, so definitely expect a younger and totally fun crowd

Schedule: Open Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, and Sun. Live music on Fri and Sat. Dance Lessons every night at 7:30, usually 2 dances taught per night.

Web Site: stoneysrockincountry.com A Country Western Dance Place

Dress Code: Country Casual, boots are a given and some hats. Guys in tee-shirts, cowboy shirts and jeans, gals in jeans and cutoff jeans.

Dance Floor: Good size, way bigger than your average CW dance place. The largest CW dance floor in Vegas.

Dance Mix: Line dance 70%, swing 15%, two-step and couple 15%. A Country Western Dance Place.

Dance Music: Mostly Popular Country, with some pop/rock and hip hop thrown in.

Live Music: Brian Lynn Jones and the Misfit Cowboys, great band. See website for upcoming bands and events.

Dance Lessons: We took a group lesson that went pretty fast. The teacher was young and great but you better pick up the pace to inhale the instructions. The first lesson was a high intermediate line dance that was difficult for us. The second lesson was a beginners line dance and all the newbies had fun and we did too!

Food: Retro Wednesdays has free appetizers with purchase of drink, Thurs. Ladies Night has $1.00

drinks, food at bar. This is not a restaurant, it is a Dance place, so don’t expect lots of food and non alcoholic drinks.

Beverages: Beer, Wine, Hard Liquor and water

Restrooms: Big, clean and maintained

Atmosphere: night club with lots of smilin’ faces and rompin’ stompin’ dancin’ attitudes.

Newbies: Take the lessons, go out and try the dances even if you’re shy or think you have two left feet! Nobody cares, they’re all thinkin’ the same thing and worrying about themselves. Have fun! 🙂 Well known, with lots of tourists and lots of locals too!

OUTSIDE

Security: There were lots of security people stationed throughout the venue and experienced people at the doors as we came in and as we exited too.

Parking: Lots of well-lighted, free parking in the middle of a very large shopping mall. A very safe environment both outside and inside at Stoney’s.

Final Thoughts: This is a fun, exciting place to dance and have fun! There are plenty of people out on the big dance floor that know how to dance, and stomp and spin. Plenty of people to follow if you are a newbie. This a place where everybody has a good time.

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Country Dancing, Western Wear, Restaurants in Vegas

CE — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 15:10:16 +0000

Country Dancing, Western Wear, Restaurants in Las Vegas this Spring, 2019

Our blog this time is about a special trip. Check out our individual reviews of Gilley’s, Stoney’s and Saddles N Spurs. Quite a variety and each with their own specialness.

So, on this trip we celebrated our Anniversary. We like to go to places where there are multiple (if possible) places to dance, different foods, activities, art/floral displays. This time, I was on the hunt for a special dessert to celebrate our anniversary. Our usual choice is something that is chocolate in some way, Ok? And I have a passion for cake. We found our dessert at Bellagio’s Spago. The dessert is called Spiked Lemon. Wow, we chose “not chocolate”. It is a light chiffon cake filled with citrus mousse. It was amazing!

We also saw the Japanese themed cherry blossom spring floral display in Bellagio’s Botanical Conservatory. It was a beautiful display of cherry blossoms, a Japanese palace, cranes, butterflies and orchids. Bellagio has seasonal displays year around. Great job this Spring! Oh, and a shoutout to the Mirage for a great room and a great stay!

Then we visited our first Boot Barn Superstore in Las Vegas. It definitely offered a variety in apparel, boots, hats etc. There were so many choices. Beautiful patterns, colors and styles. Jeff found a western jacket with matching pants and three shirts at Cowtown. I found a pair of jeans with sparkly flowers on the pockets and three tops (short sleeve, long sleeve and sleeveless) at the Boot Barn Superstore (lots of name brands too). Can’t wait to wear them! Oh, I forgot to mention our shopping spree was during the Memorial Day weekend so there were sales! Yippee!

Breakfast: Blueberry Hill Family Restaurant – delicious pancakes, waffles, French toast, omelets, eggs, ham, sausages, bacon, hash browns and biscuits & gravy! Just stay away from the crepes, it’s not a French place nor gourmet, it’s just a down home place that’s darn good. Lunch/Dinner: For those of you who are Vegan or just like plant-based food every now and then, we had lunch at VegeNation. Great food. We had Buffalo Wings made out of cauliflower! It’s not chicken it’s a plant so just be open to that kind of Yum! Jeff had a quesadilla made out of white sweet potatoes and a black beans topped with chipotle ranch and guacamole. He was “pleasantly surprised.” I really got into it too. I had the power protein tacos made with ground walnuts, sun dried tomatoes, and sunflower seeds, wrapped in collard green (the stuff your mama would’ve said, “sticks to your ribs!”) tortillas topped with jicama slaw and chili vinaigrette. I know, it may sound gosh awful but it was really tasty. Besides, just knowing it is providing good nutrition is an added plus. There are a load more eating places in Las Vegas and we will review them each time we go back!

That’s all for now, we hope to be traveling and bloggin more soon! See y’all for now…

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Tailgate Linedance

CE — Sun, 05 May 2019 21:43:41 +0000

TAILGATE LINEDANCE – STEP SHEET AND VIDEO

Fitness and Fun

Boot Scootin’ Blog

May 5, 2019

Hi y’all, we just had the best time learning this linedance and wanted to share it with you. It’s got a great Boogie beat and syncopation. There’s a tricky first eight counts but the rest is pure FUN! So grab some boots, hat, shirt/blouse, and pants and let’s go bootscootin!

Step Sheet-Tailgate, music same name by Neal McCoy (no tags or re-starts)

Here are the 32 counts and steps:

First 8 counts:

Right heel hold (count 1,2)

Step Right (count and)

Left heel (3)

Step Left (count and)

Walk forward Right (4), Left (5), Right (6), Left (7), Slide Right foot up to Left (8)

Second count of 8 are three triple steps in a counterclockwise circle:

Triple Right back (1 and 2)

½ turn Left triple (3 and 4)

½ turn Left triple (5 and 6)

Stomp Left, Stomp Right clap (7, 8)

Third count of eight:

Right hip hip (1,2)

Left hip hip (3,4)

Right, Left stomp clap (5,6)

Right, Left stomp clap (7,8)

Fourth count of eight:

Right sideways triple (1 and 2), Step Left Back (3), Step Right Forward (4)

Left sideways triple (5 and 6), Step Right Back (7), quarter turn Step Left (8) START AGAIN

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JeffE’sTake 4/28/19

CE — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 23:27:41 +0000

JeffE’sTake 4/28/2019

JeffE’sTake 4/26/2019

Edition #2

Hello Country Western Dancers,

My name is Jeff Evans and today is the second edition of my new blog. I am writing this blog to help you understand the fun and benefits of CW dancing as I have experienced it over the last 4 years. You’ll hear all about both the highlights and low lights, and there have been plenty of both, lol.

About me.

I grew up in California, Texas, Pennsylvania and Arizona, the last forty five years in CA. I majored in Finance in College and have a BBA and MBA. I have spent most of my life involved in sporting activities such as HS football, Collegiate wrestling (ASU), outrigger canoe racing (35 yrs), skiing, and surfing. I have also been very interested in nutrition and fitness all of my adult life, and I’m 70 years old now. My business career has included working for an major integrated oil co, several stock brokerage firms (including Morgan Stanley), and owning a small gift-ware mfg co. Whew…and now I am retired :).

Why am I doing this?

Carol and I have been dancing for a few years now. We have experienced the many wonderful benefits of CW dancing and we want to share what we’ve learned (so you can have these fun experiences too)! For us, the benefits have been lots of fun, inexpensive nights out at very nice dance places around Southern California. We have also enjoyed lots of travel to cities around the US dancing at really fun places and meeting lots of nice people. We go where the dance places are and explore the sights and sounds of the entire city and surrounding areas. We have been to Canada, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and, of course, our home base of California. BTW, you can read our reviews of these dance venues at our website bootscootinreview.com. We have also learned that getting the most out of dancing requires fitness and mobility, in order to get the most out of dancing, walking and hiking while sightseeing. So it requires a certain level of fitness and wellness that will make every part of your life better! We are all about helping you step-by-step get fit and be nutritionally sound while having fun fun fun! The fitness benefits you get from dancing one or two nights a week are amazing. But, you will have to build this up by doing a few extra things at home. I will be offering my thoughts and ideas on nutrition, fitness and best practices to help you reach your goals.

BTW, have you been working on your first baby step? I mentioned it in my last blog, do you remember? It was start every morning with the thought, “I’m going to make this the best day it can be!” I personally think this every day and it works! :))

I told you I want you to get excited about another new step today, so we are going to talk about nutrition and a new recipe from Carol that is very nutritious, healthy and easy to make. It is a delicious 13 Bean Soup! But before I give you the recipe, I want to talk a little about the basics of nutrition and how you will benefit from this new recipe.

NUTRITION

Legumes and you.

The three goals of this blog are Fun, Fitness and Nutrition. We love to Country Dance and want to be able to do so into our eighties. By making several easy changes to your diet, you can start on the road to better fitness, mobility, and longevity. It all starts with the food you eat everyday.

First, health and wellness come from eating the basic food groups.

These are the major food groups: fruits, veggies, grains, legumes, proteins (from fish, meat, chicken, and dairy) .

I am also adding 4 food categories for foods that deserve special consideration;

nuts/seeds, herbs/spices, oils, and teas. I will be talking all about these as we go forward.

So what is a good healthy balance of these food groups for a healthy diet? Most dietitians feel your daily goals should be in these ranges:

Fruit and Veggies 45%

Whole grains 15%

Legumes 10%

Proteins from meat,

chick, dairy, poultry 15%

Nuts, seeds, herbs 10%

and spices

Other 5%

So your task over the next few days is to begin eating foods from these five major food groups and my special areas.

Today, I want to focus on one particular food group, Legumes

Legumes

Legumes, including beans, lentils, soybeans, peanuts and peas, are plants with seed pods that split in half. Beans provide a lot of bang for the buck. They are among the least expensive, powerhouse foods, chock full of fiber, complex carbohydrates, antioxidants and protein. Beans also contain a variety of vitamins and minerals and are a key component in lowering your risk of diseases including heart attack, diabetes, stroke and cancer.

Whats in Bob’s Red Mills 13 Bean Soup?

Ingredients: Navy beans, Black Beans, Red beans, Pinto beans, Baby Lima Beans, Large Lima beans, Garbanzo beans, Great Northern beans, Kidney beans, Black-eyed peas, Yellow Split peas, Green Split peas and Lentils. Also low in fat, cholesterol, sugar, and sodium. High in protein, fiber and carbohydrates.

Now its time to CLICK HERE to Carols blog to get the 13 Bean Soup and vegetable recipe!

I hope you enjoy it and have some feedback for us!

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