We all want to be healthy as we age, and that’s probably one of the reasons you’re on this website. Here are some tips to ensure you are healthy now and later.
Take Care of Your Skin
Properly maintaining your skin isn’t just about vanity, it’s also about your health. Your skin provides protection to your body; it protects our internal body, controls our body’s temperature, and keeps substances harmful to our body from entering it. Given that, it is imperative that we keep our skin healthy. Ask any dermatologist how to maintain healthy skin and they’ll tell you this: LOTS OF SUNSCREEN and moisturizer. Sunscreen usage is key to maintaining healthy skin and it prevents skin cancers. Moisturizer helps replenish your skin, especially your top layer (the epidermis), and the layer of oil, i.e. the stratum corneum, that protects the epidermis. As we get older, our skin thins and becomes less protective to our bodies; it is thus important that we keep it as healthy as possible. Read the rest of 6 Top Tips for a Healthy Future
Sometimes getting started with a fitness program can be quite overwhelming even if you’ve exercised in the past. There are so many questions: What do I do? How do I begin? What about weight training? How many days should I exercise? And the many more questions you may have.
Whether you goal is to lose weight, tone up, or simply lead a healthier lifestyle, a sound diet and exercise program is important, but setting health and fitness goals for yourself are one of the first and most important steps for long term success and to guide you when designing and implementing your new program.
So today we'll focus on setting goals. It's important to have a roadmap guiding you where you want to go. It’s also important to track your progress along the way so you know you are moving in the right direction. Goals will help you to do this. So let's get started!
If you are like most people, keeping your waistline in check over the last few weeks has been a challenge. With holiday parties and erratic schedules your diet has probably not been what one would exactly call healthy. And on top of that, hectic schedules and well even just gloomy, cold weather can leave you unmotivated to workout. So now is the time to get back on track with your diet and fitness routine so you can start to lose unwanted holiday weight gain and get back into shape. Here are a few tips to get you headed in the right direction:
1. Toss the crap.If sugar cookies, chocolate candy, and egg nog have been your main food source for the last few weeks it’s time to clean up your diet. If you have any of these foods left in your house it may be a good idea to toss them in the trash. There’s no need to have the temptation lying around when you are trying to eat healthy again. So toss any unhealthy leftovers, and instead hit the store for some healthy fruits, veggies, nuts, lean meats, and whole grains. Read the rest of 5 Tips To Lose Holiday Weight Gain
There are many reasons that people come back to their bicycles after years of neglecting them in favor of motorized transportation. For one thing, most adults prefer the ease of driving to the effort of cycling. Then there are the time restraints that come with having a job and a family, the morning and evening commute to consider, and the fact that hauling kids and groceries is pretty hard to do on a bicycle.
However, as the years go by and you gain a few pounds, or you hear about the global warming crisis on the news, or you calculate just how much you’re spending on your automobile, you may start to think about your dusty old bike and how it could be put to good use in order to improve your overall health and fitness, as well as the state of the environment (and your wallet). In short, there are a lot of good reasons to pull your bike out of the garage. But you may be a little worried about how you’re going to perform after so many years of driving motor vehicles.
The phrase “it’s like riding a bike” didn’t come from nowhere. It’s one of those skills that you can pick up again even after years of non-participation. However, that doesn’t mean you can pop wheelies and ride with no hands like you did when you were young. If you want to save yourself from looking stupid when you hop back on your bike, take it slow until you get into the rhythm of riding again. Practice safety first by riding around the block, testing the brakes, and using your hand signals (do you even remember them?). This will ensure that when you actually get back out into traffic you can hold your own rather than causing a wreck. Read the rest of How to Avoid Looking Stupid on Your Bike
Today’s post is a guest post from Jackie Clark. With October being Breast Cancer Awareness month it is important to take care of you health to help prevent breast cancer and other diseases. Jackie has some great tips to do just that. Check it out:
Around the world, October is the National Breast Cancer Awareness month, but being concerned about your risk of cancer should be year round. Breast cancer can be a devastating discovery for women. Women of all ages can be affected by it, but women over the age of 40 have a higher risk for it and are more prone to getting breast cancer. Though there is no 100% method for protecting yourself from any cancer prognosis, there are ways to help reduce your risk. Below are a few ways to achieve lowering that risk.
Go To Bed Early
Getting enough sleep on a nightly basis is vital to maintaining your health. Research has shown that women who do not get at least 6 to 8 hours of sleep a night are more prone to getting cancer. Sleep can help keep hormones at a vital regulated level.
I thought you would get a kick out of these funny exercise videos I’ve found on the internet! Check them out and let me know what you think by posting a comment below!
If you’re not visiting your local farmers market then you should be! Farmers markets are usually held outdoors in the warmer months at least once or twice a week. Local farmers bring their crops for you to purchase.
Check out why you should be visiting your local farmers market so you can have better health:
With the kids going back to school, it is a great time to get back into the swing of your workout routine that often goes astray during the summer. Summer can be a busy time with kids out of school, vacations, and well just so much to do! But if you don’t get into the exercise habit before the holidays…well you know what can happen there so do I really need to say more?
Plan Ahead to Stick to that Exercise Routine
It’s important that you are prepared for your workouts. If not you’ll find it’s really easy to end up skipping them. The first step is to take a look at your schedule and see where you can squeeze those workouts into your day. By choosing a time to workout, you’ll be more likely to stick to your workout program. And remember even a 30 minute workout is better than none! Read the rest of Five Back to School Workout Tips for Parents
Ok, I confess, I love magazines, especially health and fitness magazines. I definitely get too many in the mail every month. But I do get tons of great recipes, workouts, fitness tips, and more that have been very useful over the years.
I mean it’s a great way to find new ways to torture my personal training clients and to come up with new things to eat (so I don’t get bored).
So I wanted to share with you some of my favorites!! Check it out below!
And I made it easy for you – you can even click right on the magazine image and get your subscription started NOW!
Clean Eating
Clean Eating magazine rocks for healthy meals and eating clean! You want recipes that are super healthy, clean with natural ingredients, and easy to make then this is it. I’ve even tweaked many of the yummy recipes you’ve seen on my blog from this magazine! So you can’t go wrong with this one. Read the rest of The Best Women's Health and Fitness Magazines
We all want to be healthy as we age, and that’s probably one of the reasons you’re on this website. Here are some tips to ensure you are healthy now and later.
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If you are like most people, keeping your waistline in check over the last few weeks has been a challenge. With holiday parties and erratic schedules your diet has probably not been what one would exactly call healthy. And on top of that, hectic schedules and well even just gloomy, cold weather can leave you unmotivated to workout. So now is the time to get back on track with your diet and fitness routine so you can start to lose unwanted holiday weight gain and get back into shape. Here are a few tips to get you headed in the right direction:
