Hello fitness friends, It seems every year people make New Year’s Resolutions. For some they are connected to wellness. Some vow to work out more, eat healthy, and take better care of themselves. However, the more we move away from January 1rst, the more we move away from those resolutions. Here are some easy ways…
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Measuring Progress
Hello fitness friends! I hope you are having a great start to the new year. I wanted to post a quick note about measuring progress. There are so many people who are defeated because the scale is not budging. I don’t know about the men out there but the women I know are very concerned…
Happy New Year!
Hello friends. Happy New Year! Since it’s the first day of 2013 (well at least for my part of the world), I wanted to recap some of the highlights from the year. Hopefully, they will motivate you to keep up the good work throughout the year. Nutrition Tips: Diet is crucial. Garbage in=garbage out. If…
Working Out Indoors (Review of DVDs)
Hello fellow fitness friends. It’s snowy here. I am not motivated to go to any gym. I stated this before that I am not a huge fan of the gym anyway. I had a personal trainer in the past, and I have better results working out at home than at the gym. For those who…
Staying Motivated
One of the most difficult parts of wellness is motivation. It is challenging to stay motivated especially if you are not trying to meet a particular goal. How do we stay motivated when we don’t have weight to lose or we aren’t training for a marathon or event? Glad you asked. 1. Think of wellness…
Cardio Only vs. Resistance Training
Cardiovascular exercise, also called cardio or aerobic exercise, is physical activity which raises the heart rate to around 60 to 85 percent of the heart’s maximum heart rate for an extended period of time, usually twenty minutes or longer, Gregory Hamel. Resistance training has two different meanings. A broader meaning that refers to any training…
Staying Healthy During the Holidays
It’s that time of the year again. Holiday season. Even the candles they have for the holidays smell like food. I have one burning right now called sugar cookie. What are we to do this time of year? Holiday parties, family dinners, dinners with friends, and in the office people bring in treats. Oh, my!…
Living Healthy with a Busy Life
Hey my friends. I thought I would write something that I can relate to, busyness. Most people have schedules that are jam-packed. We spend hours doing, more so than being. I heard someone say that we are human beings, not human doings. Being healthy is a lifetime commitment and something we have to make…
Mistakes Dieters Make
Hey friends! I hope your week is starting off well. I was excited this week to put on a garment that was tight since purchase and now it’s baggy. Yeah for progress. I wanted to list of some mistakes dieters make and include some I have made in the past. I hope they help you…
Best Workouts
Are you addicted to the gym? I have no problem going to the gym and working out there. What I found was my results were minimal. I was loosing weight, however, I was not changing the shape of my body. We talked in previous posts that muscle is important to change the shape of our…
The Road to Wellness 