While there have been different versions of the Presidential Fitness Test, the one most are familiar with includes a one-mile run, pull-ups or push-ups, sit-ups, shuttle run and sit-and-reach, according to Harvard Health. It’s not yet clear what will be included in the Trump administration’s Presidential Fitness Test.
[I trust the kids are in better shape than my 1970’s high school generation was. Female students were apparently EXPECTED to be wimps because if we simply did one clean pull-up we earned 90%. The boys laughed when I did it!]
EXERCISE: * Walk indoors 25 minutes * Stroll outdoors 30 minutes * PT APP workout –low back stretch / strengthening
WATER: (2) × (32) = 64 oz (+)
EATS: * black bean brownie cookies w/o flour! (this recipe, but w/ black beans instead of chickpeas & add leftover oatmeal) * leftover bowl of pinto beans, brown rice, fresh tomatoes, chopped raw greens, avocado, salsa w/ small pineapple juice * homemade peach cobbler (AI assisted recipe – just typed in ingredients & set parameters)
… SUN HAS SET …
Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly lucious food, and wautéed means water-sautéed
Ingredients: 4 sweet peaches, sliced 2 ripe bananas, mashed 5 Medjool dates, pitted and finely chopped or blended into paste 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup almonds, chopped 1/2 cup soy milk 1 tsp cinnamon (or more to taste) pinch of salt, vanilla extract
Instructions: * Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). * Prepare fruit base: * Mix sliced peaches and mashed bananas in a bowl. * Add half the chopped dates or date paste and a sprinkle of cinnamon. * Spread this mix in a small baking dish.
CRUMBLE TOPPING (Vegan, No Oil or Refined Sugar)
Ingredients: 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup almonds (or almond meal) 4 Medjool dates, pitted 1 tbsp tapioca flour (helps bind and crisp the topping) 1 tsp cinnamon 1–2 tsp lemon (optional, for brightness) 2–4 tbsp soy milk, just enough to make it stick together slightly
Instructions (using high-speed blender):
* Make the crumble base: * In the blender, pulse the almonds and oats until coarsely ground — not flour, more like a rough meal with texture. * Add dates & dry ingredients: * Add the pitted dates, tapioca flour, cinnamon, and lemon zest. * Pulse again until the dates are well dispersed and the mixture starts to clump slightly.
Moisten slightly via:
* Add 1 tbsp almond milk at a time and pulse. Stop when the mixture holds together a bit when pinched, like a damp crumble — not wet or doughy. * Sprinkle the crumble topping over your peach filling evenly. It doesn’t have to cover everything completely.
Bake:
Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 30–40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling.
Let cool for 10–15 minutes before serving — this helps the tapioca in the filling fully set.
MEDITATION: Proverbs 23: 14-35 “Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. […] At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.”
EXERCISE: * Walk indoors 30 minutes * Walk outdoors 30 minutes * PT APP workout –low back stretch / strengthening –gentle hip mobility stretches –relieving hip exercises [On a fun love-mission caring for Mom, no opportunity to do my regular workout, lots of sitting=discomfort, but will be creative the next few days!]
WATER: (2) × (32) = 64 oz (+)
EATS: * oatmeal w/ cinnamon, Martian almond milk w/ kale & fresh peach, apricot * toast w/ apricot jam & half banana * bowl of pinto/black beans, brown rice, fresh tomatoes, raw cabbage, avocado, steamed broccoli, corn tortilla
… SUN HAS SET …
Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly lucious food, and wautéed means water-sautéed
