{"id":2077,"date":"2011-07-31T12:04:12","date_gmt":"2011-07-31T19:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/?p=2077"},"modified":"2011-08-27T06:12:58","modified_gmt":"2011-08-27T13:12:58","slug":"meaning-happy-hour-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2011\/07\/31\/meaning-happy-hour-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Whole New Meaning to Happy Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a title=\"What is Happy Hour\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Happy_hour\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a>, &#8220;Happy Hour is a marketing term for a period of time in which a restaurant or bar offers discounts on alcoholic drinks, such as beer, wine, and cocktails. Typically, it is in the late afternoon Monday through Thursday,  usually taking place at some period between 4 PM and 7 PM. \u00a0 The term Happy Hour also is commonly used to describe the gathering  of work colleagues at a restaurant or bar after work hours, possibly  outside the period of 4 PM and 7 PM.<\/p>\n<p>Since I don&#8217;t drink and never have, happy hour has a whole different meaning to me. \u00a0 I virtually always run or work out in the morning, so my happy hour starts the day. \u00a0 It is literally a &#8220;happy hour&#8221;, which you would understand better if you were a runner and had experienced &#8220;<a title=\"What is Runner's High?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.howtobefit.com\/runners-high.htm\" target=\"_blank\">runner&#8217;s high<\/a>&#8221; during which I am feeling elated that I ran or I oftentimes get the same feeling even when I work out out. \u00a0 Doing a Beachbody workout DVD like <a title=\"P90X Complete Fitness System\" href=\"http:\/\/store.howtobefit.com\/merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Store_Code=HPHRMS&amp;Product_Code=MDP90XDVDK3&amp;Category_Code=WD\" target=\"_blank\">P90X<\/a> or <a title=\"P90X+ - For P90X Graduates!\" href=\"http:\/\/store.howtobefit.com\/merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Store_Code=HPHRMS&amp;Product_Code=MDPXDVD2101&amp;Category_Code=WD\" target=\"_blank\">P90X +<\/a> or <a title=\"Chalean Extreme - Muscle Burns Fat\" href=\"http:\/\/store.howtobefit.com\/merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Store_Code=HPHRMS&amp;Product_Code=MDCLDVD2102&amp;Category_Code=WD\" target=\"_blank\">Chalean Extreme<\/a> gives me a sense of accomplishment that would make anyone happy for the next hour!<\/p>\n<p>But I don&#8217;t just have a happy mind. \u00a0 In the 15:00 &#8211; 30:00 (the best opportunity to refuel your body) after I run or workout, I always have a drink or a mixed drink. \u00a0 What, you say! \u00a0 Yes, I have water and also mix up a brimming full glass of <a title=\"Shakeology - It's a Shake, It's a Meal\" href=\"http:\/\/myshakeology.com\/esuite\/home\/howtobefit\" target=\"_blank\">Shakeology<\/a> &#8211; either straight up or as a mixed drink! \u00a0 <a title=\"Shakeology - 70 Healthy Ingredients In One Glass\" href=\"http:\/\/myshakeology.com\/esuite\/home\/howtobefit\" target=\"_blank\">Shakeology<\/a> straight out of the bag and mixed in my case with almond milk is great tasting and super nutritious with its 70 healthy ingredients. \u00a0 But if I have done a particularly long or hard workout, I will add more total calories by adding some plain yogurt, peanut butter and perhaps some fruit that needs to be used up or maybe frozen blueberries or raspberries if there are some.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is my mind happy and my spirits high from the &#8220;workout high&#8221;, but I also have a very happy and well nourished body, too. \u00a0 Next time that you are planning on going to happy hour, why don&#8217;t you make your own happy hour at home with a great workout and a super healthy <a title=\"Shakeology - A World of Nutrition\" href=\"http:\/\/myshakeology.com\/esuite\/home\/howtobefit\" target=\"_blank\">Shakeology<\/a> &#8220;mixed drink&#8221;!<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Wikipedia, &#8220;Happy Hour is a marketing term for a period of time in which a restaurant or bar offers discounts on alcoholic drinks, such as beer, wine, and cocktails. 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