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Save Money on Health Costs

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Medical bills are ruining most of our budgets. From the rising cost of health insurance to larger co-payments and prescription costs, the average family is treading water. Certainly healthcare is one of the most important investments, but how do we handle the increasing expenses? Probably the most important consideration is to follow the rules. Whether it is your doctor’s orders or your healthcare plan’s restrictions, it is critical to saving money. For example, I had a friend who had an infection. She went to the doctor who prescribed her an antibiotic and told her to stay on it until the … Continue reading →

Where is our Fitness Blog Week in Review?

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Unfortunately, the craziness this week precluded a lot of fitness articles to cover for the fitness blog. We did take a look at exercise styles, but this week just didn’t lend itself to focusing on fitness as much as I would like. What Did We Do? My daughter and I did two miles per day on our bikes. We also went out for a couple of long walks. They celebrated field day on Monday and water slide day on Wednesday. She came home from school pretty tired, but excited at the same time. We spent one afternoon planning what we’re … Continue reading →

Fountain of Youth?

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Wanna stay younger longer? Keep up your aerobic exercise or so the British Journal of Sports Medicine advises. When you engage in aerobic exercises (walking, running, jogging, cycling, and dancing) you are improving your body’s ability to consume oxygen as well as boosting your metabolism (your body’s way of generating personal energy). Sometime around middle age (40s), your base metabolism begins to drop off and will continue to decline, but if you maintain your aerobic exercise, you may actually slow the decline in your metabolism and even reverse it all together. Regular exercise is a source of energy and can … Continue reading →

V is for VO2 Max

Anyone who has worked out in a gym, had a personal fitness assessment done or is an athlete, your VO2 Max is something you need to know. VO2 max is something we all have, it’s a natural ability and it refers to the maximum oxygen consumption that you need to perform at maximum sustained output. In other words, if you’re going to push yourself on the treadmill at a sustained high speed – let’s say 3.5 – your VO2 max is just how hard you are going to breathe to get the amount of oxygen you need to keep up … Continue reading →

Exercise & Trauma

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A few years ago, when I lived in Virginia we faced 9/11 with fear and uncertainty. I remember the absolute silence in the skies as all planes were grounded. I remember worrying about the friend of ours who worked at the Pentagon and the hours it took to find out whether he was still alive or not. I remember with cold, crystal clarity the sickening realization that my mother-in-law, sister-in-law and nephew were originally going to fly out that morning, but changed their flights to later in the day because my sister-in-law didn’t want to have to get up so … Continue reading →