A brisk walk is great for the body and mind. Whether you are just getting started on your journey to fitness, or you routinely walk your 10,000 steps a day, there are amazing health benefits from a 30-minute walk. National Walking Day is coming April 6! I hope you will join me in finding time […]
Review 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet By Michael Mosley
Type two diabetes is a dangerous disease that is on the rise. Dr. Michael Mosley’s book The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet – How To Beat Diabetes Fast (And Stay Off Medication) offers tips, strategies, recipes and a diet plan to help reverse type two diabetes and pre-diabetes. Many people are pre-diabetic and do not even […]
Seven Tips To Increase NEAT Activity For Bloggers
Sitting too much is bad for you! Regular exercise is good, but recent studies indicate it may not be enough to solve the health problems associated with a sedentary lifestyle (meaning a lifestyle that is sedentary outside of planned workouts). The good news is with a little effort and creativity you can help counter-act that with […]
Five Ways To Use A Balance Pad #CleverYogaBalancePad
Balance is important in all aspects of life. Physical balance is also one of those use it or lose it skills. As we get older we tend to lose our ability to balance. Thankfully, it is a skill that we can retain a little longer with practice. That is why balance training is such an […]
Reflecting on My New Years Resolutions
A new year always feels like a new beginning. I am a big fan of resolutions, I tend to make them seasonally. I find if my resolutions are a little more short term then I am more likely to keep them. One common strategy for keeping a resolution is to make your intention public. So […]
Sweat Pink Autumn Instagram Challenge Picture Essay
I felt like I was back at school. Only rather than asking “What did you do this Summer?”, the question was “What did you do the first week of Fall?” As a new Sweat Pink Ambassador, I jumped at the chance participate in the Sweat Pink Autumn Instagram Challenge. I am new to Instagram and […]
Get Rewarded For Your Activity: Five Activity Incentive Programs
Fitness is its own reward. The true value of an activity tracker is the motivation to move more throughout the day. Even so, I am going to let you in on a little secret. It is possible for your Fitbit (or other activity tracker) to pay for itself! You can do this through incentive programs […]
Ten Tips to Increase Your NEAT Activity
Activity is NEAT! I am a big believer in the health benefits of activity. Exercise is important, but this post is more about activity that is lower intensity than we normally consider exercise. Lately, there has been much press about the dangers of sitting for hours at a time and the benefits of NEAT (Non- […]
