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Sleep Better in Your Bedroom

If you are having trouble sleeping at night, it could be your bedroom. Here are some ways to make your bedroom really sleep friendly. Make the changes now, and you’ll sleep better tonight. Getting enough sleep is priceless. Remove the Distractions Your bedroom should be a sleep center. It shouldn’t be a gaming center, a media center or a workout center. Remove things that don’t belong in the bedroom. These can serve as distractions that interrupt sleep. Common culprits include television, a treadmill, elliptical or other exercise equipment, and a desk or home office. These items serve as reminders of … Continue reading →

What is the Best Time to Buy…

Each month in the calendar offers different bargains. You’ll save big on bikes in September, for example. By anticipating or holding off on the things that you need or want, you just may get a real steal. Print out this handy guide or bookmark it, so you’ll always know when items go on sale or get discounted through out the year. Here is when to buy what. This list is based on personal experience and a recent report by Consumer Reports Magazine. Of course, you should still check the clearance racks and corners of your local store. Sometimes individual stores … Continue reading →

You Get What You Pay For

This is my father in law’s justification to never buy cheap items. It took years to convince him that inexpensive does not always mean cheap. Some things have reduced prices because a new model has just been made. Other items have low prices because because they don’t come with alot of bells and whistles. Cheapism.com is a new website that proves that you can buy things for less money, and get the true value of your money. There’s nothing worse than buying a less expensive item trying to be frugal only to have to replace it in a few months. … Continue reading →

Burning Calories at Your Desk

While most of us pack on the calories while working at our desks (the occasional cookie, donut, or an entire BLT sandwich) there are some companies that are actually helping employees burn calories while on the job. A few weeks back I saw a report on ABC News about a Minneapolis law firm that has done away with traditional oak wood desk and leather chair combos and replaced them with treadmills and raised computer stands so employees can type and workout without leaving their cubicles. The report also profiled a guy from Illinois who has adopted the same concept in … Continue reading →

Be Sure to Share the Features of Your Product or Service

You know how fabulous your product or service is—otherwise you would probably not be able to devote as much time as you do to your home business. Getting the message across to prospective clients and customers about how fantastic your products or services is in another matter. While you want to let people know how much their lives will change if they use what you have to offer, it is also a good idea to let people know what the features are of your product and/or service. When you go to buy a vacuum cleaner, chances are you look at … Continue reading →

Interval Training With Your Treadmill

Yes, we’re talking about treadmills and walking again today. As boring as walking in place may seem to be when you are looking at your fitness options, the treadmill is only as boring as you make it. It’s my opinion that the treadmill offers you a wealth of options, you just have to take advantage of them. So let’s talk about interval training on your treadmill today. Interval training is becoming a real hot trend in modern fitness because it increases the number of calories you burn and can actually substantially increase your fitness regimen overall. This is how it … Continue reading →

Treadmill Workout Tips

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The treadmill is a fantastic piece of equipment that provides you with the opportunity to do your workout no matter what the weather is like outside. A treadmill takes up a relatively small footprint in the home if you buy one that folds in half and it can allow you to mix it up whether you want to go fast or slow, uphill or on the flat and let’s face it – it’s a great way to get your exercise and your soaps in at one time. (As I’ve said before – I like to work out at home and … Continue reading →

Spruce Up Your Fitness Routines

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We’re having a garage sale this weekend. We’re cleaning out all the clothes that no longer fit my daughter and we’re putting out for sale everything from shoes to pants to dresses and more. We’re cleaning out cupboards in the kitchen too and selling a dish set that we never use and much more. You can do more to clean up your fitness act than just cleaning out the closets. Let’s talk about how we can give our fitness routines a spring/summer spruce and get rid of the parts of your routine that aren’t doing it for you anymore. How … Continue reading →

Dear Heather … Are Treadmills Better?

Dear Heather, This may not be worth a question and answer in your blog, so if you just want to send me a private response, I’ll understand. I have been a member at a gym for about six months; I joined because they had about 30 different treadmills among their exercise equipment. I like the treadmill, it’s a good workout and I can get my walking in no matter what kind of weather is going on outside. I’ve made some progress over the last few months, I feel stronger, I feel healthier and I’ve lost 11 pounds. I haven’t been … Continue reading →

Fitness Tips: Do You Know what the FIT Formula is?

The FIT formula involves the variables that you can adjust in order to change around your walking program around and to maximize your personal benefits. By restructuring your workout, you can avoid being trapped on a plateau and you can stay on track for meeting your personal goals. So what does FIT stand for? Frequency Intensity Time Let’s take a look at what these variables are so you can understand how modifying them might affect your workout. It’s also important to realize that when you change one variable, you affect the other two. So if you want to modify your … Continue reading →