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Kid Fitness – How Does a Garden Grow?

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I love gardening. I talk about it here as a great way to get exercise whether you’re pulling weeds, mowing the lawn or planting new flowers. It’s a fitness choice that you can perform several times a week (though I wouldn’t recommend mowing several times a week unless you have multiple lawns to mow – your yard just wouldn’t like you). For kids, gardening can be a multitude of things – including a great way for them to get exercise. Outdoors and Out of the Box Getting your kids involved in gardening lets them get outside, learn about gardening, flowers, … Continue reading →

When Did Fitness Become Work?

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Why can’t fitness be fun anymore? A decade ago, we had a horse farm and I didn’t think about how many steps I walked in a day (in fact, I didn’t want to know). I worked outside every day, I hauled hay and horse feed; I worked with horses and I went riding. We would go out on long trail rides every other day or two. Sometimes we’d go for an hour and sometimes we’d ride for four hours. I didn’t ‘work’ out or put myself through the ‘grind.’ I was physically active and I got all the benefits of … Continue reading →

Stretching Helps Avoid Preeclampsia

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A new study funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research found that stretching may actually be better for women who were physically inactive before their pregnancy in avoiding preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is hypertension induced by pregnancy and it’s one of the leading causes of fetal and maternal illness in the world. If left untreated, the condition can lead to death. Pre-Natal Fitness Walking is often promoted as the best form of exercise to protect a pregnant woman from developing preeclampsia. But the study details that women who were not active beforehand and experienced preeclampsia in a previous pregnancy would be … Continue reading →

Tips for Fit Living

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It’s always great to kick off a new month with a new start. We get 12 fresh starts a year, if you look at it that way and in my way of thinking – a fresh start is the best way to kick off the first day of a month. So with that in mind, let’s look at some tips for living fitter, most of these are frugal in nature and don’t require a lot of changes in your personal habits – just a relative awareness. Fit Tips Balance Your Diet – Junk food schmunk food. Pay attention to what … Continue reading →

Exercise Benefits the Whole Person

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We talk about the benefits of doing something, we often focus on one or two things about it that creates a benefit. For example, why get a job? To pay the bills would likely be the answer most of us give. Yet when we get a job that we enjoy or are successful at, we receive more than just a weekly paycheck. We may receive benefits such as health insurance and access to a fitness program. We receive self-esteem and personal pride. We receive the capability to achieve goals and more. The same can be said for physical exercise. It’s … Continue reading →

Friday Fitness Fun Articles

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According to the American College of Sports Medicine, the Bay Area of San Francisco would likely win a challenge to survival of the fittest and Seattle’s metropolitan residents would likely come in second. The American College of Sports Medicine brought in an expert panel of 26 health and physical activity specialists to measure the health and fitness index of 16 different cities. For the Bay Area of San Francisco, they included San Francisco, Fremont, Oakland and Hayward. The study found that an above average number of citizens in the area exercised regularly. The study takes into account the area’s available … Continue reading →

Bones – They Do A Body Good

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Regular exercise isn’t about building muscle and staying in shape, it’s also about building strong bones. Our skeletal structure, though buried amidst our muscles and soft tissue, is a critical part about living healthy and healthy living. Bone density is increased with regular exercise. Dense bones are good because they help support our overall body frame and structure. As we age, our bone density lessens unless we maintain our exercise and keep our bones strong. The exercises that are designed to do this are called weight bearing. Weight bearing exercises include golf, walking, jogging, dancing, swimming and stair climbing. These … Continue reading →

How to Build a Better You

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Have you ever looked in the mirror and wished you could be better, faster, and stronger or something ‘more’ than what you are? The first tip towards achieving that goal is recognizing that you are who you decide to be. If you want to be a better person, then be a better person. If you want to be a fitter person, then be a fitter person. There is no waving of the magic wand that turns your rags into a beautiful ball gown and the dogs in your life into capable footmen. The truth of the matter is you build … Continue reading →

Dear Heather .. I Was Diagnosed with Diabetes …

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Dear Heather, I went to the doctor recently because I’ve been tired all the time, I got the shakes and experienced a few other troubling systems including incontinence and severe thirst. During the course of the general exam, she asked me a lot of questions and I’ll admit it, I’m overweight and I could probably stand to lose about 75 pounds or more. She recommended a few tests and when all was said and done, she told me I had diabetes. It’s Type II, the kind you get when you’re in bad physical shape like I am and when you’ve … Continue reading →

Is Fat a Four Letter Word?

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Your body requires moderation in all forms, this includes the fact that your body does need fat – healthy fat. Your heart needs healthy fats. Your brain needs healthy fats. Your joints need healthy fats. This is a month where a lot of people cut out their bad habits and strive to fight for their New Year’s resolutions. One of the biggest mistakes they make though is going cold turkey across the board. Cutting Out Fat Totally Cutting the fat out totally sounds like a great option and there are a lot of low-fat and no fat products out there. … Continue reading →