The scale can be your friend versus being your prison or enemy, as I have said to many of you. I’m reprinting/updating this particular blog since weighing has come up SO much lately. Must be that time of year! Many of you feel compelled to weigh every day even...
Those who carry weight around their mid-section are at greater risk for heart attack, stroke and diabetes. At risk measurements for men are a waist measurement of more than 40 inches, and 35 inches for women. On the very low risk/healthy side; less than 34 inches for...
A way to exercise and break a sweat is to play with your pet! Chase your cat, romp with your dog. Many of you romp with Chloe here and know how those few minutes bring a sense of well being and stress relief. Your pet will love it and your body and brain will...
Okay, here is my de-stress tip for the day. Laugh. Did you chuckle when you opened this post? I bet for that moment you smiled inside or laughed out loud, you felt better. Pretty gutsy of me to put this pik out there, but it’s worth the risk if it worked. (I was...
As most of you know, one fitness tool I like very much is the Polar brand heart rate watch and chest strap. I prefer this particular model for the watch face number size, its accuracy, and pure ease of use. Simple. No whistles and bells. It reads your pulse/heart rate...
Okay, guys, this one doesn’t apply to you so much, although you should take that fat wallet out of your back pocket when sitting; it’s bad for your low back and posture! Okay, gals, to those of you who carry everything but the kitchen sink in your bag:...
