Fitness

How to Get Back on Track with Your Exercise Routine After Vacation

A healthy lifestyle includes movement.  A lifestyle plan is different from a diet or weight loss plan because it doesn’t have an on/off switch.  It is practiced today, tomorrow, next week, in 5 years, when guests are visiting, and when you are out of town.  But even with the best of intentions, and strategies (like these) it can be difficult to maintain an exercise routine when on vacation.  If your getaway has interrupted your best of intentions, here are 3 simple steps to get back on track with your exercise routine after vacation…

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7 Ways Your Body Will Thank You For Exercising

“To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.” — Gene Tunney

Exercise is beneficial- no one will dispute that.  But the fact is that only 33% of adult Americans are making it happen.  So what is hampering the other 66% of individuals?  What is getting in the way of a consistent exercise program that includes 150 minutes (2.5 hours) of aerobic exercise each week? There is no doubt all of us could throw out several reasons why we skipped a trip to the gym or passed on the walk…

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5 of the Most Common Excuses NOT to Exercise (& Clever Solutions!)

Only 5% of adults exercise at least 30 minutes every day, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.  But we know that exercise has a plethora of benefits- literally, life changing results!  Obviously, there are dozens of reasons that keep us stuck in inactive cycles, but allowing ourselves to stay in these unhealthy patterns only sucks us dry of life and energy.

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Easy Exercise Solutions When You are Out of Town

Traveling can be a lot of fun, especially when visiting people you haven’t seen in awhile.  But, it also disrupts our usual schedules, including exercise routines. Some individuals may throw in the towel and incline not to exercise while out of town, but those that are committed to health and wellness might think otherwise.  Your road trip doesn’t need to interfere with your exercise routines or fitness goals.  But it will look different.  

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Fitness, Health

Is Walking REALLY Good Enough?

Walking is man’s best medicine. — Hippocrates

Over 2000 years ago, a Greek physician claimed that walking (and food) were the best types of medicine for man.  He believed the secret to staying healthy hung on these 2 things.  Just 200 years ago, Thomas Jefferson proclaimed walking as the “best possible exercise.”  Best- that’s quite a statement!

But now, hundreds of years later, does the research still support this?

Is walking really good enough?

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Health

4 Highly Effective Habits of Those Who Lost Weight and Kept It Off

Diets are obsolete, right?  We know that they just don’t work long-term. Yet, we continue to be fed messages that indicate that specially designed meal plans, diet phases, rules, and guidelines will get us results!

If you are one of millions that are trying to lose weight, trim up or reduce body fat, it’s natural for ears to perk when someone claims there is a plan that will get you where you want to go.

But, what will really yield success?

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Fitness

Is Cycling for You?

Two of the biggest reasons people quit their exercise routine is boredom and time.  Who wants to exercise if you don’t like it?  Sure, everyone deals with the “want to” sometimes, but if your exercise is a dread, then don’t complain about it and instead try something new!

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