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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,…
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…
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)….
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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? …
You see it all over the place, especially on the cover of those magazines at the grocery store checkout. Inflammation is now Public Enemy #1, at least in the health world. Is it really that bad? What happens to you if you have it? How can you get rid of…
It would not surprise me to find out that many people are now struggling with how to make the best of a temporary but frightening “new normal” that has been brought about by the spread of COVID-19. As an exercise and nutrition coach, I have to put in my two…