Bikes around Boston!

Hubway has come to Boston. Launched today at 11am, New Balance Hubway is a bike sharing system (kind of like zipcar, but far more green!)

I had heard rumor of a bike transit system coming to Boston, and was so excited to see the Hubway stands up and ready to use today! Such a cool system that I will be testing out!

I saw this stand in my neck of the woods, the North End.

The gears!

How it works: A bike costs $5 for a 24 hour period and $12 for a three day period. An annual membership is $85 (there is a special price of $60 until the end of July).

Your ride is free for the first 30 minutes! Be aware you need a credit card to rent the bikes. There is a $101 security deposit placed on the card, then returned to you when the bike is returned.

There are 61 stations set up around the city, providing 610 bikes. I have so far seen 4 New Balance Hubway stands. Where have you seen them? GO RIDE!

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Brandon Bettencourt and filed under events, fun, sweat, fitness.

stretch at your desk

Take a minute, and do this video.   [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xr1VtitdAg?hd=1&w=500&h=314]

Get up and go for a walk.

Drink a whole bottle of water.

And Repeat!

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Brandon Bettencourt and filed under fitness.

Berry Smoothie and Green Smoothie Recipe & Video

berry smoothie

berry smoothie

Check out those stainless steel straws!

Berry Smoothie (serves 2)

Ingredients

  • 2 Frozen Bananas (makes the smoothie cold, so no need for ice!)
  • 1 C milk (can be almond, soy, anything!)
  • Frozen or fresh mixed berries
  • 1 tsp chia seeds

Feel free to get creative and add protein powder, flax seeds, or anything that makes you smile!

lauren green smoothie

lauren green smoothie

Green Smoothie (serves 2)

Ingredients

  • 2 frozen bananas
  • 1 C any kind of milk (soy, almond, cow!)
  • 2 tbsp nut butter
  • 1 tsp chia seeds
  • 3-6 stems of kale

Follow along with us here! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aEM6kU0rvI?hd=1&w=560&h=349]

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Brandon Bettencourt and filed under food, snack, drink and tagged fun interview video food drink snack homemade healthy green drinks blender.

Vlogging with Halley

This whole week I was so excited to meet up with Halley for some food Vlogging. After reading Halleys blog I knew we had to combine our forces and create some wonderful healthy goodies.  I was so lucky to have Halley with me for this video. She is an awesome food blogger and taught me things like video blogging is called vlogging... how did I not know this!!! It was awesome having her in the kitchen. She has such a "whatever happens, happens" type attitude when it comes to cooking. So confident and willing to try anything, I think that makes her a great cook!

Uploading videos take forever (for me at least). The video is still loading; 930 minutes remain (that has to be a mistake, right??!) Until then, check out her blog and her latest post about our cooking adventure!

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Brandon Bettencourt and filed under fun, interview, food.