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My Book Release – The End of Try Try Again
Health and Nutrition | Mindset

My Book Release – The End of Try Try Again

ByKristen Carter, MS

The PRINT version of my new book, The End of Try Try Again: Overcome Your Weight Loss and Exercise Struggles for Good was released on Monday, January 16th! I wrote this book to be a guide for those of you (or anyone you know) who has struggled in the past…

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Posture Can Be an Afterthought
Exercise Basics

Posture Can Be an Afterthought

ByKristen Carter, MS

I’m just like you.  I slouch at my computer or while watching TV, forget to stand up straight when standing in line at the grocery store or movies, or don’t take inventory of my body when I am doing chores around the house.  I can go for days without paying…

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When It’s Hard To Find the Time
Mindset

When It’s Hard To Find the Time

ByKristen Carter, MS

Time.  We all have it, but we all don’t have it.  Time is a funny thing.  It seems to fly, to drag, or even be viewed as an adversary that we have to control or conquer. At one time or another, we will all say, “I don’t have time.”  Or,…

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A Hidden Tendency that Can Color Our Healthy Choices
Mindset

A Hidden Tendency that Can Color Our Healthy Choices

ByKristen Carter, MS

There are definitely some traps that we can fall into when trying to improve our eating and exercise habits.  How many of us have started out with great ideas about eating better and exercising more, only to falter and inadvertently end up abandoning the effort?  In response to this, we…

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The Surprising Blood Pressure/Stretching Connection
Stretching & Flexibility

The Surprising Blood Pressure/Stretching Connection

ByKristen Carter, MS

First, Let’s Talk About Blood Pressure Today the latest edition of the AARP Bulletin (affectionately known by us as “the rag”) arrived in our mailbox.  One of the articles mentioned that nearly half of all adult Americans and 3 out of 4 people over 60 have high blood pressure (hypertension)….

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Can You Walk Off Unwanted Weight?
Exercise Basics | Health and Nutrition

Can You Walk Off Unwanted Weight?

ByKristen Carter, MS

Just looking at the question here, your automatic response could be “of course!”  After all, exercise burns calories, and calorie burn helps a person lose weight.  But there are many other things going on with walking and weight loss.  For example: Perhaps some of you have decided to get going…

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Swimming: Still What It’s Cracked Up To Be
Exercise Basics | Movement

Swimming: Still What It’s Cracked Up To Be

ByKristen Carter, MS

During the past year of the pandemic, many of us have been eschewing our usual haunts where we were able to take part in some exercise.  Now that things are slowly opening up again, let’s take a moment to re-appreciate what swimming can do for us.  Swimming and COVID FIRST,…

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Can Being Grateful Motivate Us to Exercise More?
Mindset

Can Being Grateful Motivate Us to Exercise More?

ByKristen Carter, MS

Many, many studies have shown that getting more exercise is good for our brain.  It releases endorphins that elevate our mood and sense of well-being, increases circulation in the brain that leads to clear thinking, and alters hormones in our bodies that translate to brain health.  But can it happen…

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Eating Your Fitness Vegetables
Exercise Basics

Eating Your Fitness Vegetables

ByKristen Carter, MS

I am sure most of us have been told to eat our vegetables first.  Then you can have dessert.  Dessert becomes the reward for slogging through what may not be as tasty to us, even though we know we should eat those nutrient-dense items.  In the long run, this is…

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The Yin and Yang of Short Workouts
Exercise Basics

The Yin and Yang of Short Workouts

ByKristen Carter, MS

These days, we are in a different situation.  Many of us are trying to work out a different schedule, and are probably pretty stressed out.  Perhaps taking care of our health has slipped a bit.    Has the desire to exercise and eat healthy foods gone on the back burner? …

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