But I Don’t Want To! Ways to Motivate You and Your Family to Exercise

"Skate"  by Peter Griffin

It always starts out with the greatest of intentions.  This year, this month, even this day, you and your family are going to get and be healthier.  For what seems like a good while, things are running smoothly.  Everyone is outside, walking where and when they can, and taking the time out of their busycontinue reading

Exercising in Cooler Temperatures- Basic Tips You Should Know

"Hikers" by Peter Griffin

 As you look outside, and watch the leaves slowly change from green to brilliant oranges, reds, or yellows, you might also start to notice a bit of nip in the air.  Autumn is fast approaching much of the northern hemisphere, if it hasn’t gotten to where you are already.  Many people choose to slow downcontinue reading

Exercising Outside- How it can benefit you

woman-and-bicycle

 I remember gym class in high school.  For at least three semesters during my high school career, our class was assigned to the “exercise” room down in the basement.  It was a room filled with weight benches, a few treadmills that were state of the art circa 1980’s and two nautilus machines.  The walls consistedcontinue reading

Help For The Emotional Eater

Help for the Emotional Eater

We all know that you must eat, in fact it is truly a part of life. Your body is a machine that is fueled by food. However, there may be times that you will eat more than usual and suffer the repercussions which may include weight gain. One of the many issues associated with foodcontinue reading

Just Crazy Enough to Try

Just Crazy Enough to Try

Reading through my previous posts, one might think that I am a health-nut.  I am not.  Rather I am a middle-aged overweight woman with graying hair and a strong affection for chili-cheese fries. True, I do exercise, and I try to eat healthy, but my priorities in life have always been to enjoy this world,continue reading

Running for a Breath

run-run-run

  I remember that day very well.  It was my second year of high school, and the group of us was lining up to take the President’s Physical Challenge, specifically the endurance/run walk, which in our school’s case included a run around the school ½ mile track. According to the school officials it wasn’t acontinue reading