Here you have it, my lemon and blueberry paleo loaf. The perfect afternoon snack, or enjoy this with friends alongside a delicious pot of coffee or tea during the weekend. Ingredients: • 6 eggs • 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup • 1/4 cup lemon juice • Rind from 1 lemon • 2/3 cup coconut flour • Pinch of salt • 1.5 cups blueberries (frozen is fine) Method: 1. Heat oven to 180 degrees celsius, and line a loaf tin with baking paper. 2. Add all ingredients into a bowl, except for the blueberries and mix well. Once well combined, add in blueberries and stir-together. 3. Pour mixture into the loaf tin and fan bake for 40 minutes, until skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool, slice then enjoy! Recipe from: https://www.nataliebrady.co.nz/blog/paleo-lemon-blueberry-loaf

Exciting News We have moved to Covid-19 Alert Level One! Things are now looking a little more normal at Northern Arena. With the move to level one a few things have been revised including: Our new Level One timetable is available and will come into effect on Monday 15 June. Bookings will still be required for Studio One, RPM/SPRINT, and F2 - Please ensure you still check-in at reception. BE KIND - If you need to cancel your booking, please be courteous and cancel within plenty of time before the class via your online dashboard to allow others on the waitlist an opportunity to attend. We have increased spaces in all studios. Water coolers, showers, and changing rooms are now open and back in use. Our standard gym rules still apply: Wash your hands on entry, No Towel - No Workout Please wipe down all equipment after use using the wipes provided. If you need to activate your online account to make a class booking please click here.

尊敬的家长朋友们: 作为学期预付款人,您还没有预订下学期现在所在的游泳课位置。为了确保下学期还在同一个时间同一堂课, 您现在需要预订和支付下学期的课程, 下学期（Term 3) 是从7月20号星期一开始. 请知悉: 如果您没有在6月22号之前预订和支付下学期的课, 您本学期现有的位置会在6月22号之后开放给其它人预订. 如何预订 很简单, 来前台让我们的工作人员帮助您或者致电我们，我们在每周三，周五和周日上午提供中文客服服务。 09 421 9700 如果您想换动游泳的时间, 您可以在6月22号后和我们联系更改。 让您的预订变得更简单些！ 还有一种更方便的付款方式是像Netflix一样的自动扣款形式的月付！如果您想从全学期预付款改成月付的话，有以下几种方式： 1. 打电话给我们重新预订下学期时换成月付，我们的电话是09 421 9700。 2. 下次孩子上课时来前台让工作人员来帮您改。 3. 点击以下链接来填写您的借记卡，信用卡或者指定的银行帐号 （请注意： 除了填表外，您还是会需要预订下学期的位置）。 改成月付

If you’re a parent then you’ll be no stranger to the fact that kids waste A LOT of food. They go through fussy phases. They say they’re still hungry, then decide they are not, and because their appetites can vary from day to day it can be hard to know exactly how much to provide. According to Love Food Hate Waste, the average Kiwi family throws away three shopping trolleys full of edible food each year, with an average cost of $563. That’s mind-blowing stuff and I’m sure we’d all like an extra $500 in our pocket each year. While it might not seem a big deal, if we all make an effort to reduce our food waste we not only help our wallets, but the environment too. With less food wastage, you reduce your carbon footprint, buy less and use less packaging. Reducing food waste isn’t about forcing your child to eat more or eat what they don’t want to try. There are lots of ways to reduce food wastage alongside helping them embrace a range of foods as they grow. Here’s how. REDUCING BREAD WASTAGE SAVE THE CRUSTS. We probably don’t think too much about wasting bread, but it’s the number one food item we throw away in New Zealand. Crusts tend to be the least favourite part of bread and kids will often leave them on their plate or insist you cut them off. But instead of throwing them away, pop them in a bag in the freezer. Then when you need breadcrumbs, just take them out, whizz them up in the blender and you’ll have instant breadcrumbs. You can use these to make home-made chicken nuggets. RECIPE FOR CHICKEN NUGGETS Simply cut up chicken breast, beat an egg, dip the chicken pieces in egg and then the breadcrumbs. Pan fry until they’re cooked through. They’re always a favourite with the kids! MAKE FRENCH TOAST BREADSTICKS You can also use your crusts or bread scraps to make french toast sticks. Simply beat together 1-2 eggs (depending on how much you want to make), a dash of milk and a sprinkle of cinnamon, dip in your crusts then pan fry until cooked through. RE-USE SANDWICHES You can re-use leftover sandwiches for afternoon tea. Pop them in the toasted sandwich press for a refreshed version. USING LEFTOVER VEGETABLES AND FRUIT & ENCOURAGING YOUR CHILD TO EAT FAMILY MEALS When kids don’t eat vegetables, it’s tempting to just leave them off their plate. But it’s important to serve children the same meals as adults (including 1-2 foods you know that they will eat), even if they won’t eat everything. This way they can become familiar with a range of foods and they see you eating them too which allows them to learn by watching what you do. It provides the opportunity for them to touch, lick and taste them and get used to the sight, smell and taste of a range of foods. BUT THERE’S NO NEED TO WASTE WHAT THEY DON’T EAT. HERE’S SOME WAYS TO USE UP LEFTOVERS · Use the kids leftover vegetables the next day as a part of an omelette for breakfast or lunch. · Leftover cooked vegetables can be chopped up finely and added to mince dishes the next day. Use the mince to make mini pies made with bread cases (always a fave) or mince pasta dishes. · Cucumber and cooked carrot sticks are a great snack but more often than not they just have one bite out of each of them. I reuse the cucumber either for my salads or in smoothies and add the carrots to dinner or again add them to smoothies. · Our fridge sometimes ends up with quite a collection of partly eaten bananas. Some I eat myself but the stuff that ends up sitting in the fridge for a few days gets frozen for baking. Banana bread is my go-to recipe to use them up. · Ice blocks are always a winner with kids and they’re a great way to use up leftover fruit and even vegetables!! Good combinations are carrot + banana and orange; pumpkin, apple and orange, banana, berry and cucumber; minted peas, kiwifruit, banana, yoghurt and avocado; orange, carrot, banana and yoghurt. As long as you’ve got more fruit than vegetables and don’t go for very strongly flavoured veges, they taste just like a fruit ice block. Article from: https://eatwellnz.co.nz/8-ways-to-reduce-your-childs-food-waste-and-save-money/

Northern Arena Supervised Play Area To Close. It is with great regret we inform you that we have made the decision to discontinue the Northern Arena Supervised Play Area for the foreseeable future. We are truly sorry if you relied upon this service in order to visit the gym/swim school however, due to the current climate we operate in and for financial reasons it has become apparent that we are no longer able to provide this service at Northern Arena. If you have any unused childcare concessions remaining we have emailed you details. We’d like to thank everyone for your understanding and support of the Northern Arena Supervised Play Area.

INGREDIENTS For the banana bread: • 1 1/2 cup gluten-free flour (I used Healtheries Simple Wheat & Gluten Free Baking Mix) • 1/4 cup cacao powder • 1 cup ripe mashed banana (2-3 bananas) • 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted and cooled • 1/3 cup packed coconut sugar • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • 1/4 cup coconut yoghurt (greek or natural would also work) • 1/2 cup smashed raspberries • 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut shredded Chia seed egg – • 1 tablespoons black chia seeds (I used the Healtheries Black Chia Seeds) • 3 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk (coconut milk, full fat milk or water also work) Toppings (optional) – • 1 banana, sliced • 2 – 4 tablespoons black chia seeds (I used the Healtheries Black Chia Seeds) • 2 tablespoons shredded coconut • 1/4 cup smashed raspberries For the chia seed jam: • 1 1/4 cup raspberries (if frozen, thawed) • 1/3 cup black chia seeds (I used the Healtheries Black Chia Seeds) METHOD For the chia seed jam: 1. Take your raspberries add them to a blender and puree. 2. Add the raspberry puree to a jar and mix in chia seeds. 3. Cover and let sit for at least 20 minutes in the fridge. For best results, leave overnight. For the banana loaf: 1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees on bake. 2. Make your chia seed egg by mixing together chia seeds with almond milk in a small bowl. Let it sit for 15 – 20 minutes until the chia seeds have swollen and the mixture turns to a gel. 3. Take a bowl and mix together the flour and cacao in a powder. 4. In a larger bowl, combine the mashed banana, chia seed egg, coconut sugar, coconut oil, coconut yoghurt, vanilla extract. Whisk well. 5. Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet mixing well. You will need to mix until the mixture is well incorporated. It will be thick, slightly wet and have a deep brown colour. 6. Using a spatula, fold through shredded coconut and raspberries. 7. Grease a 20 cm loaf tin with coconut oil. Pour your mixture into the loaf tin and decorated with sliced banana, chia seeds, shredded coconut and raspberries. 8. Place in the oven and cook for 60 minutes or until a skewer is inserted and comes out clean. 9. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. 10. Serve and enjoy! Recipe by: http://www.arianaomipi.com/recipes/raspberry-coconut-cacao-chia-seed-banana-bread/

Exciting News Exciting news, we’ve been super busy during Covid-19 lock down creating an online portal for your swim school. Due to the nature of the situation, extensive work has been done on our timetable in order to make this online portal happen, to minimise your contact with others as well as adjusting times to ease parking at peak times. What this means is that we require you to book yourself a new lesson day and times online. We want to ensure your health and safety is our no1 priority whilst using the swim school. Opening The first day of swimming lessons Monday 18 May. You will need to rebook your lessons. You can do this via the new online portal now! <<< Create and Login To Your Account Now >>> <<< How To Login Tutorial >>> Please note: If the team has already contacted you to confirm your booking you will not need to rebook. However, you will still need to set up your online account. You may have credit on your account from the March direct debit. This credit will remain on your account. If you have compromised immunity or caregiver is aged 70+ we kindly ask you to consider your health and safety at this time. Online Your brand spanking new online swim school portal means you can now: Book your new class day and time View your current bookings day, time and level Update your contact details Make payments and update payment information Mark yourself as absent for a lesson Book a make-up lesson If you’ve taken a break (within 12 months) you will be able to re-book straight back into the swim school. If you have taken a break (more than 12 months) you will be able to book directly into an assessment class and once an assessment is complete, you will be able to book into your assessed level online. We are working on future features including: Being able to cancel your booking (you are currently still required to contact reception. Moving days/times/classes yourself Swim School As above, extensive work has been done on our timetable to reduce contact with others We are using alternate lanes where possible With our swipe-in system we have the ability to know who and when everyone is in the facility so we can contact trace if we are required We kindly ask you to limit swimmers to one caregiver per family (where possible) Students are to enter the pool from “A” end and exit classes from “B” end Physical distancing Markings on seating for guidance Less seating in the café Please respect other people space and around the facility Cleaning The facility has undergone a deep clean of all surfaces and equipment before reopening Additional cleaning of equipment remains in place We encourage you to change at home before and after your lessons where possible We kindly ask you to wash your hand before entering the facility at the handwashing station provided Additional hand cleaning station on entry to the facility Contactless entry and exit points We will continue to keep you updated on any changes to the situation as soon as possible. All you need to do now is create your account and rebook! Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reply to this email or call us on 094219700. As you can appreciate we will have our call volume will be higher than usual at this time.

Yay, now we can re-open!! Thank you for your dedication and commitment to the cause. Today we heard the great news that we will be moving to alert Level 2 on Thursday 14/05/20. Your health and safety is paramount whilst using the gym. The following explains what this means to you and your gym, and what we are doing to keep you safe: Opening We will be opening our doors again at 5 am Thursday 14/05/20. Your membership will come off suspension and be active on 14/05/20. Your revised Level 2 Group Fitness and Gym Floor (weights and cardio area) Booking Timetable will be “Live” and available for you tomorrow. We will notify you when it is ready. If you are not quite ready to return and haven’t already advised us yet. Please click here To extend your suspension for a further 4 weeks for free. At this time under Alert Level 2, the Northern Arena Supervised Play Area will remain closed. Gym and Group Fitness Timetable and class size changes have been made to minimise large groups and split arrivals and departures. Strictly all group fitness and gym floor weights/cardio area classes must be booked via our online booking system. Click here if you haven’t activated your online account. Please respect government guidelines in regard to social distancing in the facility. Where possible please limit the use of the gym change rooms to the use of the toilets and handwashing. We encourage you to shower and change at home. There will be reduced participants in all group fitness classes. We have the ability to contact trace and know who is in our facility at any time. - Please ensure you can scan-in using your swipe tag on arrival. Hallway markings for entry and exit. Gym Floor equipment reduced. In peak times the mezzanine floor space may be closed for Personal Trainer’s use only. Cleaning & New Gym Rules The facility has undergone a deep clean of all surfaces and equipment since closing. A visible cleaning schedule and additional cleaning of equipment remain in place. We kindly ask you to wash your hand before entering the gym in the hand basins provided. Please bring your own gym mat as Northern Arena’s mats have been removed during level 2 Hairdryers and straighteners have been removed from the changing rooms – please feel free to bring your own. Please – No sweat towel, no workout. Please bring your own water bottle as our water stations/fountains will not be in use in level 2. Additional sanitising and wipes have been added around the gym - Please wipe down your equipment after use with the wipes provided. Contactless entry and exit points. If you have compromised immunity or feeling unwell, we kindly ask you to stay at home. Now we are reopening we will be reducing our online activity on our private Facebook group in order to concentrate on providing safer exercise within the facility. Thank you for all your participation and encouragement over this time, it certainly has made the difference for us to keep going for you. As always, we will continue to keep you updated on any changes to the situation as soon as possible. Please know that all of these health and safety procedures are in guidance to keep you safe to train! Please be patient and kind as we navigate our way through this time. We cant wait to see you back and training at Northern Arena. _ The Team at Northern Arena

Working from home has plenty of perks; flexibility of time, no commute, you can cook yourself an awesome lunch, throw on a load of washing in the middle of the day, sweatpants are appropriate attire, and working in a comfortable environment. You are often able to plan out your day to be more productive while mixing work and life. While working from home can be amazing, you do need to set a few things in place to make the most of your time and keep the balance between work life and personal life. Have a set workspace Set up an office somewhere in the house where you can be comfortable that has natural lighting. Ideally, you want an area of the house that has a door. You can close it when you are working so you do not get distracted by the other members of your household, then also closing it at the end of the day is a good way to distinguish switching off from work time. You want to keep your work in one space in the house, otherwise, you may find your whole house becomes your office. This is not only a highly unproductive way to work but also begins to engulf your personal life. Set your work hours It’s easy to get carried away and work a lot longer than you typically would when you’re working from home. Set out exactly what hours you are going to work for the day and stick to that. If your job allows, you don’t necessarily have to set your work hours as 9-5. You may find it more productive and more balanced working in the morning, having a longer break at lunchtime, and then picking up work again in the afternoon and working a bit later. Find what works for you. When working from home, you no longer have the commute time, make the most of it. If you have kids, you might use the time you would normally spend in the car to play before you start work for the day. Or you might use this time to do housework or cook a nice healthy breakfast. If you set aside this time that you would normally spend in the car with a productive task, you will feel accomplished and ready to start your workday. Take a set lunch break Just as you would at work, get up from your desk, leave the room, and have a proper lunch break. It’s so easy to just keep working when you are at home, so set an alarm if you need to and force yourself away from your work for a half-hour. This will actually help you be more productive. You could even go for a short walk or eat lunch outside to get some fresh air. Put your work away at the end of the day Turn off your computer, tidy your desk, and leave the room (work). This gives your mind a clear distinction that work is over for the day and you are now in relaxation mode. You need to find a way to mentally clock out of work, as you no longer have the usual routine of leaving work. Once you have “clocked off” make sure you stick to that, the email can wait till tomorrow. If you say you will just reply to this one email the snowball effect can mean the work-life balance is completely off. If you struggle with this try logging out of your email so you don’t see the notifications or put your phone on flight mode. Having that time away from work is so important for your mental health and overall productivity. Take your days off seriously Just because you have access to your work 24/7 doesn’t mean you should be available all the time. Give yourself your normal weekend where you don’t work and spend the time for you. It's so easy to walk past your office space and think I will just answer a few emails, but it never ends at that. Take your time off completely away from your work and recharge ready for the next work week. Set your new morning routine Creating a pre-work routine is a great way to prepare yourself mentally to start your workday when you work from home. Whether it’s getting up and doing a workout, having a good breakfast, playing with your kids, and having breakfast with them. Decide what works for you and try and stick to this each workday. This helps to create a bit of normality for you and your family.

In light of the recent announcement regarding moving to level 3 we would like to keep you updated on how this affects Northern Arena; 1. We remain closed until further notice 2. Your membership/lessons remain on hold 3. Any payments made remain as credit on your account We are working hard behind the scenes to provide you workouts, activities, and entertainment via Facebook, Instagram, and our website as well as when it is safe to do so we can return to the gym and lessons. We are also exploring new initiatives we can safely provide to you in alert levels 1, 2, and 3. Heads up- Gym Members When we move to level 2, all gym classes and potentially gym access may need to be booked. Therefore if you haven’t already set up your online account Click here to setup your online accounts and log in for the first time. Set Up Now How To Tutorials Contactless Coffee From Wednesday 29 April we will also be selling our famous barista-made contactless coffee. Stay tuned for more information coming soon. We will continue to keep you updated on any changes to the situation as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued support. We’ll get through this together.

I am not a nutritionist – and I don’t pretend to be! Just thought we would check in with you guys and see how your eating is going during lockdown? Like all New Zealanders during lockdown I have got heavily into baking (I even have the 10kg bag of flour at home!) During quieter times, like this lockdown, there tends to be plenty of time to focus on food and enjoy all of our baking - maybe a little too much! If you are feeling a little bloated and not your normal self, here are a few reminders of what you can do to combat the lockdown food feeling. My Tips: Cleanse your system. Keep up your water intake 1-2 litres a day minimum. This may increase the feeling of fullness and also handy…you are never far from the loo! Check-in on your portion sizes, are they the same as what they were? Perhaps reducing slightly will help you feel lighter and less bloated. You are not expelling the incidental calorie output that you would have by walking around a lot more in normal life. Reduce your alcohol intake. It is such a hard one as we are in an unprecedented situation, but maybe limiting your intake for a couple of weeks may help you feel motivated for the following exciting day! Make healthy choices, just keep in mind that fruit, vegetables, and salads are all great choices for lunches and dinners while you have the time to prepare! Take care and stay safe! Kelly x

We just wanted to let you know that your Swim School Account and Gym Membership will remain on hold and in credit. Direct Debit Payments Don't worry, the next payment normally due on 22nd April will not be taken. Upfront Account Payment For upfront account payers/ memberships your account remains in credit. There is nothing further you need to do. We promise to keep you updated as the situation changes. Stay Safe.