How dangerous is sitting
This is a little scary… Just how dangerous is sitting all day? Via ChurchCrunch
10 Simple exercises to start now (if you haven’t already)
Guest post by Chris Stroud Simplifying your fitness routine means choosing exercises that will get the most bang for their buck. Usually these exercise will fall into the four basic movement patterns – Jump, Push, Pick up from ground, and run. If you are trying to evaluate the merits of a exercise program or develop [...]
Meatless Monday
This morning on NPR I heard a great story about Sid Lerner’s new campaign: Meatless Mondays. For those who are unfamiliar with Lerner (like I was), he’s the brains behind the “Don’t squeeze the Charmin” ads, as well as a number of other successful ad campaigns. Now he’s taking on a new challenge — encouraging [...]
15 simple ways to improve your health in a week
Drink plenty of water — most doctors recommend at least eight to nine glasses of water a day Avoid drinking sodas or other sugary drinks Take a 15-30 minute walk each day Cook your meals this week — avoid eating out and eating processed foods Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and [...]
If you won’t avoid diabetes now, you’ll wish you had later
Guest post from Patricia Harris. Type 2 diabetes is easily the most common type of diabetes. An incredible number of Americans have already been identified as having diabetes type 2, and much more are unaware they are at high risk. Some groups have a relatively higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes than others. Type [...]
