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June 30, 2023 | VIEW IN BROWSER June 30, 2023 | VIEW IN BROWSER Can you believe that June is over? If you've stuck with us all month, congrats! You've officially logged a 30-day walking streak! Share your step count with us here and then check out the plan for July. Let's keep the momentum going next month!   Plus, Joy Bauer shares her recipe for Strawberry Cheesecake Dates — the perfect bite-sized dessert for your Fourth of July BBQ. Walking Challenge Walking Challenge Today's Workout Today's workout is a walk — we're on day 30 of our walking streak! Great job sticking with it all month!   Now it's time to keep the momentum going and add strength training to your walking routine.    Start TODAY member Sandy Vecchi walked at least 10,000 steps every single day in June and recently started adding strength workouts three times a week. She's already feeling more energized and seeing a difference in her body.   "This has made a huge difference in the total calories I'm burning as well as the inches I'm shedding. I can tell the difference in the way my clothes fit without seeing a big change to my weight," she wrote in the Start TODAY Facebook group. "It's not all about the number on the scale. Everything I read, especially as you age…I'm 65…says strength training is a must addition to your workout. I'm already seeing the benefits!"   Vecchi is right. Now that we've made daily walks a habit, it's important to start incorporating strength-training into the mix. We're starting with the upper body!   Get all the details and print your July calendar here. GET THE WORKOUT > Need a break from this month's challenge? Click here to snooze this section until next month. 😴 Your Meal Plan Your Meal Plan Today's Plan Chicken and potatoes are a classic and jazzing it up with harissa and yogurt adds spice, tang and richness. Chicken and potatoes are seasoned with cumin and harissa and drizzled with a yogurt sauce in this sheet-pan dish. A sprinkling of arugula is used to add a pop of color to this dish, so we recommend making a separate side salad. You can also make this meal vegetarian by swapping cauliflower in place of the chicken.  Breakfast: Yogurt With Fruit and Nuts or Seeds Lunch: Pizza Toast Dinner: Chicken With Arugula, Potatoes and Garlic Yogurt GET THE MEAL PLAN > Making Space for Mindfulness Making Space for Mindfulness Did you log a walking streak in June? Share your step count with us! If you followed our June workout plan and started a walking streak, we want to hear from you. READ MORE > One Small Thing One Small Thing Real ways to make a difference in your life, one small thing at a time. Joy Bauer makes your summer party healthier with 4 easy food swaps You've probably already had a summer bash — perhaps it was for Memorial Day, an end-of-school barbecue, or simply to enjoy a warmer day in the backyard or at the beach. Up next is perhaps the biggest BBQ occasion of the season, the 4th of July! What better way to celebrate than by serving up some smart summer swaps?   Instead of a classic cheesecake, savor the flavor with this clever swap. Strawberry Cheesecake Dates are a sweet, low-maintenance dessert for your next summer bash. These bite-size beauties are also ready in seconds, do not require baking and call for just a few ingredients. Bonus: They're easy to scale up or down depending on how many you need to make — for example, you can use one tablespoon each of cream cheese and chopped strawberries for a mini portion of just four stuffed dates. 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