The only thing wackier than the content in many women’s magazines are the advertisements. While on the treadclimber at the gym this morning, I came across a doozy. At first it seems rather innocuous. It’s not telling you to DIET, I mean, we all know that’s a load of malarkey at this point, right? It’s [...]
Most of the time New Year’s resolutions don’t take hold. People make them and are done with them by February, if not sooner. My story is one of success, and possibly hope. Eight years ago I set a goal. You can call it a New Year’s resolution because I started in January, but it was [...]
It’s almost a new year and for many people that means making resolutions they’ll never be able to keep. I think this is as good a time as any to take stock of things and make changes to have a healthier, longer, better life, but I think it’s very important to make resolutions that are [...]
So are you one of those people who “hates the cold”? Do you use “it’s too cold to walk/run/do anything ouside” as an excuse to avoid physical activity from October to March? I used to hate wintertime too (well, except for Christmas and my birthday) and now people think I’m a freak because I have [...]
So many people claim to know what the ONE thing is that has turned our country from normal sized humans into overweight and obese people. Some claim it’s high fructose corn syrup, others blame McDonald’s, many say it’s the prevalence of soda pop, still others say we’re just “lazy Americans.” The reason I want to [...]
I just had a “fresh-Mex” style salad and had to laugh how the restaurant sells it as “All the good stuff without the guilt!” First I laugh at the whole “guilt” thing; food is amoral, and all foods can be part of a healthy diet. Second, if you’re looking at the salad as a low [...]
I would guess that most of us understand the value of goal setting. It allows us to create a plan and get and do the things we want in this life. So why don’t we all do it? Is it the fear of failure? Is it the fear of success? Perhaps we don’t believe we [...]
Last week was Thanksgiving–or have you forgotten already? Did you “miss the target” as it were? Did you have the best intentions to eat only until you were satisfied and not until you were stuffed? Were you planning to take dainty sips of low calorie beverages and ended up chugging egg nog straight from the [...]
The holiday season starts in two weeks! Are you ready? Are you excited? Are you dreading it? Are you terrified that you won’t be able to maintain your weight loss or that you’ll gain even more weight? Thanksgiving is about celebrating a bountiful harvest, recognizing the wonderful life we have, being grateful for loved ones, [...]
Have you heard of “interval training”? Do you know what it is? Interval training is basically adding intense (or more intense) activity to your exercise routine. So instead of just going for a walk, you add sprints or jumping jacks or increase your speed or add hills and then go back to your regular walking [...]