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05/29/2019

Higher fitness levels equal less heart disease risk. https://bit.ly/2Maqno6

New research adds to growing evidence that current cardiovascular fitness levels affect heart disease risks as far ahead as 9 years in the future. “Even among people who seem to be healthy, the top 25% of the most fit individuals actually have only half as high a risk [of heart disease] as the lea...

05/28/2019

Sometimes you come to a crossroads where staying the same is harder than making a change.

05/27/2019

"Eliminate the mindset of can't — because you can do anything." ~ Tony Horton

05/26/2019

A low-carb diet may help people keep weight off, researchers suggest. https://bit.ly/2HGn8zl

Anyone who’s achieved a weight loss goal, then watched his or her waistline expand over the following months, can attest to the incredible frustration of seeing hard-earned results fade away. The reasons for weight regain are many, but a big contributing factor is how the body tends to recognize m...

05/25/2019

"Weight loss doesn't begin in the gym with a dumb bell; it starts in your head with a decision." ~Toni Sorenson

05/24/2019

Fitness can leave you feeling strong and powerful in your own body. Go out and catch that wave of strength today.

05/23/2019

"I always believed if you take care of your body it will take care of you." ~ Ted Lindsay

05/22/2019

Some diets reduce risk of depression, studies suggest. https://bit.ly/2H8y5JG

Recent research shows how our dietary choices can help turn a frown upside down.

05/16/2019

Have you exercised today?

05/15/2019

"Age fast, age slow – it's up to you." ~ Kenneth Cooper

05/14/2019

"Time and health are two precious assets that we don't recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted." ~ Denis Waitley

05/13/2019

Being grateful for what's already good in your life can help to move you toward positive change. Practice gratitude and work toward the changes you want to see.

05/12/2019

Sometimes it's easier to wait for the right time or for chance to push you in the right direction, but change has to start with you.

05/11/2019

New findings show breathing exercises and attention are linked. https://bit.ly/2CDa1xm

Next time you want to improve your ability to pay attention, you may want to observe your breathing. Findings from a study published in Psychophysiology (2018; doi:10.1111/psyp.13091) show that the locus coeruleus—the part of the brain that produces noradrenaline (also referred to as norepinephrin...

05/10/2019

We can't keep waiting for "someday" to start on the path toward our goals. Today is the day!

05/09/2019

Although the road may be difficult, the path you are on leads to great things.

05/08/2019

Comparison of South American tribes’ diets suggests western influence—not age—pushes blood pressure higher.. https://bit.ly/2JaKZJR

It’s official: The typical Western diet is a major driver of rising blood pressure as we age, not age itself as previously thought, according to research from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health published in JAMA Cardiology. The study revealed that members of the isolate...

03/19/2019

Sometimes it's easy to get discouraged when the numbers on the scale don't budge, or you don't see changes happening in your body. Just know your efforts are working.