Sunday, August 13, 2017

FOOD and Exercise for Summer Streets, Restaurant Week and Strava!!

If you make it to 24th Street and Park Avenue during Summer Streets on Saturday, August 19, 2017 try the Yasso Frozen Yogurt!!

Hi,

SUMMER STREETS . . . 10TH ANNIVERSARY . . .

Your Weekly MaveSave is here once again . . . As I did last week, I'm opening this one with Summer Streets!  Like so many great deals it's a recurring one!  So, even if you missed the first two Saturdays of August, you can still walk, run, bike, scoot or skateboard (I didn't see many skateboarders, though) during the last Summer Streets this summer on Saturday, August 19th!

Yasso was delicious!!  My husband, daughter and I devoured the yogurt bars and thought the S'Mores yogurt bar was divine!!  Clearly, we weren't alone because they ran out of it before the other 3 types of bars were finished.  When you ask for your bars, be sure to pick up the $1 coupon!

The Nature's Path Organic Bars were also delicious and well worth the exercise you had to do in order to receive one!  I had to do 3 jumping jacks for a Blueberry Bar and my daughter did some lunges for her Chocolate Bar.

I think the noosa yoghurts were also a hit because there were none left by about 11:30 AM!

The Apple Banana GoGoSqueez, numerous flavors of Honest Tea and Cabot Cheese were also tasty!!

I  will gladly continue talking about food (hint -- it happens twice a year) but of course, Summer Streets is about exercise and what protects your precious head better than a bike helmet?  On 24th Street, they were giving away free DOT biking helmets.  The line is very long but patience is a virtue! The link below shows you a picture of how you will have the helmet fitted when they give it to you.  Thanks DOT!


This seems to be a year with some major anniversaries.  

NYC
Restaurant
  Week
®
25th Anniversary

JUL 24–AUG 18 *

3 Courses:
$29 Lunch / $42 Dinner


https://www.nycgo.com/restaurant-week

As you can see above, this is the 25th Anniversary of Restaurant Week.  It's a misnomer and there couldn't be amore marvelous misnomer!  Although Restaurant Week began in late July, it actually lasts until this Friday, August 18th.  Sure, it would have been great to have made reservations on the first day.  But, that ship has sailed for this summer!  See what restaurants you want to try out during this last week.  I have to say that I'm glad I tried Vermilion during Restaurant Week.My friend and I enjoyed their Indian-Latin Fusion menu.  Also, everyone I've recommended it to has loved it!  I hope you will, too!

vermilionrestaurant.com/menu

If you have favorite restaurants that you would recommend, please let me know!!

Back to Exercise!! 

This free app may inspire you to track your exercise.  Particularly in NY, I think we take for granted how much we walk.  I'm curious to know if people find themselves connecting to friends on Strava and finding even more inspiration for exercise through this  social network . . . 

Strava
Strava
Strava is a website and mobile app used to track athletic activity via GPS. Its slogan is "The Social Network for Athletes". Its headquarters are located in San Francisco, California. The most popular activities tracked using the software are cycling and running.

https://www.strava.com

I hope you've found this weekly post helpful!! Next week you can look forward to even more activities, suggestions and website to save money, find deals and just enjoy!!

Have a great week!

Copyright 2017  MaveSave  

 

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Friday, August 4, 2017


                                                                         Friday, August 4, 2017

Hi Everyone!!

Like every summer in the City, there have just been too many fun, free, cheap or pretty reasonable activities to do this summer!  This is the kind of “problem” we need to have (especially nowadays)!!

I’ve been gleefully emailing many of you my MaveSave Mave$ave finds (and wonderful suggestions that you’ve made) but I’m back to blogging these amazing deals!  Please make sure to follow me and spread the word to your family and friends about these deals.  If you know of good deals, I’m also more than happy to share your website suggestions!
This weekly entry will focus on the 10th Annual Summer Streets Celebration this month!   The first Saturday of Summer Streets is tomorrow (beginning at 7 AM – sorry!!)

This family friendly event has something for everyone!!

They used to say a picture is worth a thousand words.  Well, links often include far more than a thousand words and all kinds of fantastic information.  That’s why I suggest you use this NYC link to see which of the many activities appeals to you and your friends and family!  Enjoy!!

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/summerstreets/html/route/activities.shtml
Via NYC DOT



LG QuadWash Water Park

For example, your kids can enjoy the obstacle course in this LG attraction while you can sit down and (try to, at least) relax!


Food Sessions
Speaking of everyone, we all like to eat and we tend to like it so much that we really enjoy it.  So, this portion of Summer Streets sounds like a winner!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/citi-summer-streets-registration-36697320674

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