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Want a Healthy Brain? Exercise!

You can never hear enough reasons on why physical fitness is important. We understand how it can impact your overall well-being, increasing energy and stamina. We know that fitness can keep certain diseases and medical conditions away. We even know some of the emotional benefits to fitness. But what about your brain? Have you ever considered the impact that physical fitness has on your brain? A new study came out that reveals age-related brain changes (related to memory and attention) are decreased when older adults engage in regular exercise. So if you want a healthier brain, keep exercising. Now here’s … Continue reading →

Brain Fitness

Did you know that you can exercise your brain? Too often people are so focused on body fitness that they fail to recognize the importance of brain fitness. Keeping your brain fit is just as important. Many people think that your brain stops developing at some point. But the truth is that it continues to adapt and rewire itself, even as you get older. Although mental decline can be caused by disease, if there is a decrease in memory or motor skills, this is usually due to a lack of brain stimulation. If you fail to use your brain, your … Continue reading →

The Fitness Week in Review for Jan 27-Feb 2

We’ve negotiated a smooth segue from January to February. For most of us, January is a month of transition, we’re recovering from the holidays, we’re going back to school, we’re going back to work, we’re getting started on new work out programs and new goals. February is different though. February means the New Year isn’t just arrived, it’s here, we’re in it, we’re down in the shallow end and we’re starting to really wade out into the year. It’s been an interesting week here for me and as I described in a blog I wrote late yesterday, I’m waiting on … Continue reading →

The Fitness Blog: Week in Review – Sept 23-29

Fitness Blog’s: The Week in Review Sept 23-29 It’s been a terrifically busy week here in the Fitness blog and you’d think after 10 months of talking about fitness, I’d be tired of it, but I’m far from that date. We’re winding September down and we’re heading into October. Be sure to check out the September End of the Month Fitness Goal Check today and be back here tomorrow to start our run on October fitness. We’re going to talk a lot about Women’s Fitness in October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In the meanwhile, here’s a review … Continue reading →

Creativity Breeds Success in Fitness & Life

Whether you are learning how to use a new piece of equipment or perform new exercises or playing a new game, learning new activities has multiple benefits. As your skill increases in new activities, your inspiration and creativity increases as well. Considering new ways to intensify or experiment with your exercise and further increase your skill level begins. You will also become more creative in trying to combine efficiency and effectiveness in your workout. Be Creative Creativity is a life skill. It’s a way of looking at life. It’s a way of performing in life. Creativity isn’t just about painting … Continue reading →

Brain Fitness: Learn Something New

Learning something new helps to flex your mind and build your brain fitness up. So here are a few suggestions to help you learn something new: Take a Class Try a new hobby Read books Play games I’d add join the PTA or become a room mom at your school to this list because in the last five weeks, I’ve definitely had my creativity stretched in a variety of ways. But let’s talk about each of these ideas above and how they can help you to learn something new. Take a Class Classes are offered in a variety of places … Continue reading →

Why Regular Exercise is Important for Kids

Many of us realize that it is a good idea to get some exercise. Adults tend to think of exercise as a way to lose weight or tone up muscle. It turns out that getting regular exercise is more beneficial than randomly exercising done every so often. This is true for both adults and children. Are your kids getting the regular exercise? Regular Exercise is Important for Children The Mayo Clinic points out that the health benefits of getting regular exercise and physical activity are “hard to ignore”. Of course, some exercise is better than none at all. However, if … Continue reading →

What Kinds of Foods Don’t Have Gluten?

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One of the things that people who have gluten allergies must do is learn about the types of foods that do not contain gluten. I have other food allergies, so I knew the process that would be involved in making this discovery. Realizing that I had to avoid foods with gluten meant relearning what was “safe” for me to eat. After doing some research about all of the foods that contain gluten I was left with the distinct impression that there was no longer anything left that would be safe for me to eat. It felt as though everything contained … Continue reading →

“Hey, Stupid!”

“Mommy, am I stupid?” When those words came out of my five-year-old daughter’s mouth the other day while I preparing lunch, I almost dropped the knife I was using to cut strawberries. “Stupid” is a banned word in our home, so I knew my daughter’s query was not joke. “Stupid?” I repeated, partially hoping that I had misunderstood her. “Yeah… am I stupid?” “Absolutely not!” I responded. “Why would you ask such as thing?” “Today two first graders called me stupid.” Oh really, I thought, trying to disguise my anger while simultaneously squashing thoughts of doing something, well, stupid, to … Continue reading →

What if she wants to be a cheerleader?

As I’ve written, I enjoy the differences between my daughters and me. I’m even learning to enjoy outspokenness, extraversion and being a sports nut, all foreign to my own experience and leanings. But we probably all have some biases, don’t we? I know I really, really hope my kids will attend a four-year liberal-arts college like my husband and I did. I really don’t care what they do after that. (Actually, in this economy, I’m encouraging my oldest to learn plumbing and drywall. ) But there is something else, something which seems to symbolize everything that I was not, every … Continue reading →