The Facts There is one thing that is certain. Working to be healthy takes a commitment to yourself and also to those that you love. You obviously need to be healthy for yourself but you can’t help anyone else without taking care of yourself first. There are times that thinking about doing this for yourself…
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Summer Is Here!
Party Season It’s almost officially Summer and hot enough to be convincing. Sometimes when this time of year arrives, all of our hopes and dreams of getting into great shape to rock that bikini begin to drift away. The party mentality of the Season has taken hold. This means different things to different people. Lazy…
Get Outside for Fitness!
Brenda Sue and I are often contacted by folks who are wanting to lose weight and become physically fit. Most of the time, these people will be new to physical fitness activities and do not know where to begin. Because we do not know their actual fitness capabilities we will always advise them to first…
Hike, Make It A Wonderful Day!
Your Choice You have the ability to create the world that you live in by taking control of your time. So often we allow others to dictate how we will live out our days by doing what is “expected” of us whether we want to do that or not. There was a lot of stuff…
Heat Cramps, Exhaustion and Stroke
Our schools have let out for the summer, the weather is getting nice and it is time to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. We might like to hike rugged trails, play ball with friends, enjoy the day at an amusement park with our kids and more! Summer time is for outdoor activities where…
Feel Better Fast!
Studies suggest that it only takes 10 minutes for exercise to make us feel better.(1) As we begin to exercise our blood pressure rises and our brains get the signal that we are in a struggle. We go into “fight or flight”. To protect us from that stress, our brain begins to produce BDNF (Brain-Derived…
Some “Exercise” Equals Diddly Squat!
If you are the type who counts every step you take during the day as exercise, I truly hope the title of this article got your attention. If you count your housework as exercise, this article is for you too. If you believe simple basic housework and walking without exertion as exercise that justifies eating…
Let’s Be Honest With Ourselves
First things first; If you have a medically diagnosed condition such as hypothyroidism for example, where there is a legitimate reason for your weight gain. If you are on medications such as some psychotropics or prednisone which are known to cause weight gain, this article is not aimed at you. However, you might want to…
What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do
1-You crave sugar first thing in the morning- Have oatmeal with brown Swerve sweetener and Saigon cinnamon. Swerve is a natural, sugar free sweetener that doesn’t cause gastric distress. It’s 60-80% as sweet as sugar and has 0.2 calories per gram as compared to 4 calories per gram for sugar. It’s considered zero-calorie and non-glycemic…
Sunday Tips for a Good Monday
We have a tendency to “let our hair down” on the weekend and then have hell to pay on Monday morning. Incorporate these tips into your afternoon for a good start on the week. 1- Catch some ZZZ’s. Quite often we tend to try to cram too much into the weekend and we’re exhausted on…