Tag Archives: healthy choices

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 →

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 →

Helping Kids Learn to Find Balance

We parents and adults talk a great deal and work hard to achieve some semblance of balance in our lives. We try to balance work and family, and even balance the time we spend with different loved ones and the time we are able to set aside just for ourselves. Since we are so busy working on trying to achieve balance in our own lives, we may not think about how we can help our children learn how to have some balance in their lives too. Balance is important for kids too–even small children can really benefit from having a … Continue reading →

Power Weeding – Flexibility and Endurance

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Weeding is a lot like eating potato chips, you can’t pull just one. For most gardeners, weeds are a bane. I went to England for a week last month and during the 7 short days that I was gone, the weeds staged a coup on my flower beds. Gardening can be an active workout, just ask most of the most spectacular gardeners in your neighborhood, because caring for it I was out in my yard last evening, pulling weeds for about an hour. I have another hour’s worth of weeding to do today; just as likely I’ll spend some time … Continue reading →

N is for Nutrition

You hear about nutrition all the time whether it’s in some commercial on television promoting the value of cereal, milk or snacks. Food companies want you to buy their food, so they’ll do whatever they can to label it what will make it sell. Consider that a few years ago Atkins was the hottest thing out there and putting the words Atkins Friendly or Low Carb on a product seemed to guarantee its sale. But nutrition isn’t about advertising; it’s about what’s healthy for your diet. When your diet consists of excesses (say too much sugar) then you have a … Continue reading →

H is for Health

The relationship between fitness and health is well documented. You certainly don’t need me to tell you that. People who exercise regularly tend to be healthier than their more sedentary counterparts. Why is that? Well a person who exercises regularly usually has a stronger heart. A stronger heart equals a healthier heart. You are more efficient in your oxygen intake and since your heart’s primary function is to get your blood circulating and oxygen delivered to all parts of your body – the fitter it is, the better a job it does. Stronger muscles are another sign of a healthier … Continue reading →

Be the Role Model For Your Kids

Do you know what it means to be a healthy role model? Have you ever asked yourself what qualities your role models possess? Do you believe that values and actions are what you admire most about your role models or is it something else? The simple truth is – to be a good role model, you shouldn’t be critical or judgmental of the people around you. Instead, you demonstrate and live your beliefs so that others can see and appreciate them. Specifically, when we’re talking about our kids – it’s important to demonstrate making healthy choices – if you eat … Continue reading →

Kid Fitness: Red Light, Green Light

Have you ever played red light, green light with your little ones? The principle of the game is pretty straightforward. You say red light and your kids stop. You say green light and they start racing around or moving. Red light, stop. Green light, go. We started playing this particular game with our daughter when she was just 2 years old and by the time she was three, she knew what it meant. Red Light: Stop. Green Light: Go. This system can be applied to our activity levels, our eating choices and more. We teach our kids what’s good and … Continue reading →

The Disney Company Introduces a New Program

The Disney Company is constantly introducing new products, new creations, new films and new rides at their theme parks not to mention new stars, new entertainment and more. On October 19, they introduced new food guidelines in order to provide parents and children healthier options for their dining choices awhile staying at Disney parks and Resorts as well as all food products carrying the Disney label or Disney characters. These guidelines will govern all business partnerships that the Disney Company will enter into and will include limits on fat, saturated fat, sugar and calories. So how will they specifically implement … Continue reading →