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Exercise is the Best Medicine

You know what I believe is the best medicine to take? Exercise. You may be wondering how is exercise like medicine? Well the reality is that exercise can not only keep a number of health conditions away but it can help treat other ones. Think about it. What is the number one health issue in this country? It is obesity. Obesity leads to a number of other health conditions like diabetes and heart disease. If you start by medicating obesity with exercise, you avoid some of these other serious health conditions. In turn you avoid things like insulin or blood … Continue reading →

Do Your Kids Need More Exercise?

Health experts would answer that question with a rousing “yes,” and now they have even more evidence to support their assertions. A new study found that more than half a million 4-year-olds are obese. Even more disturbing, according to researchers, is the finding that nearly a third of American Indian children are obese. The study’s lead author noted that the findings are “of major concern” among children so young given that obese individuals are at very high risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, cancers, joint diseases and other health problems. If you are concerned that your child may be … Continue reading →

Exercise Time: Crunching the Numbers

Regular exercise yields incredible benefits: You can lose weight, tone your physique, lower your risk of heart disease and diabetes, and increase your self esteem. But, finding time to workout is what prevents so many people from reaping the rewards of exercise. So, how can you fit workouts into your already busy schedule? Fitness experts say when you are first starting out don’t overwhelm yourself by trying to find a huge chunk of time to workout. Rather, carve out a few minutes here and there and increase the durations of your routine as time progresses. Also, look for ways you … Continue reading →

The Right Incentive Can Help You Fight Heart Disease

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Are you at risk for heart disease? Are you already suffering from some form of heart disease — like high blood pressure or high cholesterol? Here’s a more important question: what are you doing about your heart disease risk, and why? Are you losing weight, eating a healthy, balanced diet, and exercising regularly? Or are you just coasting along and not making any lifestyle changes in order to reduce your risk? Cardiologists report that having the right incentives for fighting heart disease are just as important (sometimes more important) than anything else. Look at my mom, for example. She has … Continue reading →

Strengthen Your Core, Protect Your Heart

Cardiovascular exercise is a great way to protect your heart. So is weight training! Experts suggest that people who are at risk for heart disease undergo a functional exercise program. Functional exercise works many muscle groups in different directions against a source of resistance. Some examples of functional exercise include shoveling snow, raking leaves, and vacuuming the house. You can often get the same results by doing a variety of different exercises — like combining a Pilates class with free weight training. Functional exercise helps build muscle mass, thanks to the resistance portion. As you build muscle mass, you raise … Continue reading →

National Physical Fitness & Sports Month

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Did you know that May is National Physical Fitness & Sports Month? It seems very appropriate for this month to be the month that we celebrate and educate ourselves about fitness and sports. There are a lot of things we do know. For example, we know that: Regular physical activity is good for us Healthy habits are important Incorporating exercise into our daily lives is a key to better health Sports teach teamwork, discipline and patience Getting outside promotes good health and physical fitness We all want a more active lifestyle These are the things we know. We may need … Continue reading →

Women’s Fitness – Your Heart & Your Health

It’s February, the Valentine month and a month when you should listen to your heart – physically as well as romantically. For most women, the signs of coronary heart disease are not as recognizable as you might think. Despite medical evidence, most women just don’t think a heart attack can happen to them. But every year, 500,000 women or more die from cardiovascular diseases including: Heart Disease Coronary Disease Stroke Did you know that according to the American Heart Association, more women than men have died from cardiovascular disease since 1984? Your Heart is a Muscle Like all other muscles … Continue reading →

Hoops for Hearts – A Daughter’s Goals

I talk about my daughter a lot and I talk about the things I do with her and the things she says, but rarely do I get an opportunity to demonstrate so amply the type of person she is becoming. Let me preface this by saying the two schools she’s been in have done fund raisers before. Usually the fund raisers were about raising funds for the school or playground equipment and involved selling some product or other. She never evinced much interest in either of these attempts. A Change in Her Attitude She came home from school two days … Continue reading →

New Year – New Fitness Campaigns

According to the latest statistics and government figures, 65% of Americans, about 195 million people are overweight. What was once considered a minority is now the majority and this epidemic just seems to be growing out of all proportion – pardon the pun. Understanding the dangers of being overweight and obese, the American Heart Association is devoting its time and resources to a new fitness campaign, aimed to educate and support. Through their free Start! program, the American Heart Association is inviting Americans to follow their hearts and their fitness resolutions. The tracker will allow you to enter what you … Continue reading →

Stress Busting for Men & Women

According to John Gray, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, but they are both down here on Earth when stress strikes. In fact, stress is the one area where men and women are actually both on the same page because they need some of the same stress busting even if their stress comes from different sources or is demonstrated in different ways. Among the best stress relievers shared by men and women both: Regular sleep Reducing caffeine Regular exercise But there are some differences between men and women, besides the obvious. Among those differences are that women … Continue reading →