Attention All Lake Ashton Ladies

Southern Women's Conference, Friday, October 9th

I thought it was time to devote a blog to the all great ladies that call Lake Ashton home.

The ladies at Lake Ashton invite you to come along with us and pamper yourself with a day designed exclusively for women! You will enjoy a day full savvy shopping, creative cooking ideas, healthy lifestyle tips, trendy fashion shows, celebrity guest and much more. We will stop for an early lunch at Sweet Tomatoes ( on your own ) before heading to the days event.

Your tour cost of $37 includes the following: Escorted deluxe motor coach transportation, drivers gratuities, and admission to the Convention Center.

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Residents can meet others who are wanting to live their best life possible by attaining a healthy weight. This supportive group meets weekly and a group leader tackles real life challenges and topics to arm members with tools to make good choices about food. Members learn about nutrition, filling food, journaling and other proven weight loss methods. Weigh-ins begins weekly at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6 p.m. in the HFC Craft Room. This is just one of the many clubs and programs at Lake Ashton designed to enhance your life!

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Lake Ashton has so much to offer folks looking for an active, fun filled lifestyle. With 36 holes of private golf there is a level of play for every golfer from beginner to advanced. The 26,000 sq. ft. clubhouse has a grand ballroom with stage, surround sound movie theatre, bowling alley, cards and game rooms, crafts and resident library. Outside over looking the serene water of Lake Ashton is the pool and hot tub. Lake Ashton has two tennis centers one with hard surface and the other with soft surface. Don't forget the 30,000 sq. ft. Health and Fitness Center with indoor pool, large community room, media center, and one of a kind fitness centers.

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Top Ten Nutritional Mistakes

Lake Ashton residents have an active lifestyle. Active lifestyles need nutritional support to help fuel cardiovascular and strength related activities. Hmmm.... that's just about everything!

Skipping Breakfast: Experts agree, skipping breakfast just means you will be hungrier later which can make optimal performance difficult or pose problems to manage weight.

Not eating Before a Workout: Providing fuel allows for a better, more productive exercise session. Eat a combination of protein, fat, and carbs about 1.5 hours prior to working out.

Waiting Too Long After Exercising to Eat: Your body needs to replace fuel utilized during a workout and is most responsive to nutrients within 30 to 45 minutes after working out.

Replacing Meals with "Energy Bars and Drinks": If those items contain the right portion of protein, fat, carbs, and fiber, all is good. However, you need to read the labels to make sure you are not eating a pseudo candy bar.

Not Eating Enough Carbs: Carbs are essential to fuel the body. Good carbs don't make you gain weight unless you have trouble with portion control.

Not Consuming Enough Calories: You need enough calories to fuel your active lifestyle. If you are under-caloried, your body will hold onto fat weight for survival.

Believing Exercise Allows You to Eat as Much as You Want: You still need the right amount of nutrients and can easily exceed the calories you used to work out.

Not Drinking the Right Amount of Fluids: Dehydration is a serious problem. Especially in the heat and humidity of summer. Your performance and overall well being can suffer tremendously.

Jumping on the Latest Diet Craze: It's tempting but the formula never changes. Calories in and calories out and the right mix of nutrients are the magic formula.

Not Researching Supplements: The supplement industry is largely unregulated. Make sure you have researched the company and their products.

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Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm is bowling night at Ashton Lanes, Lake Ashton's own bowling alley in the 26,000 sq. ft. clubhouse. I decided to grab a burger,fries and coke from the grill and try my luck bowling. It's been many years since I've bowled in a league and I was sure I would be a little rusty. After a few practice frames I was back in the groove. Whether you want full time non-stop activities or enjoy being less active, Lake Ashton has something for everyone.

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This weekend I decided to head out to the open waters and do a little deep sea fishing. It's only 90 minutes or less to either coast from Lake Ashton so the hardest decision was do I fish in the Gulf of Mexico or in the Atlantic Ocean? I decided to head over to Port Canaveral and try my luck. The captain and crew were very hospitable and by 8:30 am I was 25 miles off the east coast of Florida in a place known as Pelican Straight. After just a couple of minutes I landed the first catch of the day a Sea Bass. Over the next 5 hours an assortment of different species including, Bonita, Flounder, Mahi Mahi, Atlantic Shark, Grouper and Red Snapper all were introduced to the live well. So much fun in the sun! When your looking for Florida retirement communities remember the great location Lake Ashton has.

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Biking around Lake Ashton

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I was up early today riding my bike around scenic Lake Ashton. Not only is riding a bike a great way to stay in shape but with the great weather and beautiful nature staying active outdoors in Central Florida is a great way to stay young. Lake Ashton has a biking, walking club to help you stay in shape with like minded adults. Of course there are many activities that does not require physical assertion. So exercise, play, relax or anything you want!

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New Floorplans and Model Center Florida Retirement Communities

Greetings from sunny Central Florida. I just saw our Director of Construction and he showed me the NEW floor plans for Lake Ashton. WOW, is all I can say. I can't wait to see the new model center with theses beautiful new homes. The first permits have been submitted so building will be starting very shortly. All of you looking at Florida retirement communities need to make plans to visit Lake Ashton and see for yourself the lifestyle, homes and community you have been dreaming of.

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New Floor Plans and Model Center

Social Media for Florida Retirement Communities

Up early today to attend a "Social Media" boot camp. The internet has changed the way we do and think of business. The latest craze is social media; Facebook, Youtube, Twitter,etc. I'm here trying to learn about Facebook today. Be sure to visit our new Facebook page. Well time to get back to class.

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Florida retirement communities inventory sale

When your looking for Florida retirement communities Lake Ashton should be at the top of your list. I was just told by the sales manager that the last few remaining inventory homes need to be sold. What a great opportunity to live in the premier Active Adult Community in Central Florida and receive huge savings on some really great homes. With only a few inventory homes remaining act fast to get the best selection. See you soon.

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Just spent some time with the Design Center Manager here at Lake Ashton KC Ciferni. Wow! what a lot of choices you have here. Lake Ashton must be one of the last builders to allow you to custom design your home. After so many years of work to retire, why settle for a home that's not exactly what you want. Lake Ashton's Design team and builder will work with you so your dream home becomes a reality.

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What is your vision of the ideal day? Do you prefer socializing with a group or exploring the great outdoors on your own? Or, if you are like me, you love to golf! Whatever your ideal day looks like we have lots to offer here at Lake Ashton. We have indoor and outdoor group activities as well as lots of clubs and organizations to join. I had the opportunity to talk to Lake Ashton's Activity Director, Trisha Adams, and she shared with me Lake Ashton has a huge variety of activities for every lifestyle. When your looking for Florida retirement communities remember Lake Ashton has everything for your "Mind", "Body", and "Soul".