Are you tired of winter yet? Feeling trapped indoors and ready for a great big pick-me-up? Winter can be a whole lot of fun … but the dark days and cold air can sap away your mental and physical get-up-and-go.
What can you do?
Dr. Steven Joyal, M.D., Vice President of Science and Medical Affairs for Life [...]
If you are like most people, you probably started the year off hot and heavy and ready to make some big changes in your life. You made resolutions and promised yourself that this was the year that you should stick to them. But things seldom go as intended, even with the best laid plans. Soon [...]
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to be healthier in 2010 like so many others? If so, then this tip is for you.
If you have Netflix, then you have a great way to infuse variety into your exercise. Netflix can stream instantly to Xbox, PS3 and Netflix-ready blu-ray players, as well as laptops [...]
If you happened to catch the premiere of the latest season of The Biggest Loser on Tuesday, then you probably heard about BodyBugg, a funky armband device that the participants in the show wear ($199). The BodyBugg tracks many things: steps, calories burned, total activity … and there is an internet component where people input [...]
This week I was sent the EatSmart Precision Pro Kitchen Scale to review and the timing was perfect. My in-laws have just arrived from England and if my mother-in-law ventures into baking, her recipes call for weight in grams (vs using cups and spoons for measuring) and my funky old kitchen scale is frustrating to [...]
I have always been a yo-yo dieter and exerciser. I have really bad metabolism. I feel like I can gain 5 lbs if I even look at a hot fudge sundae. This week will be a new beginning for me. I’m going to schedule an appointment to visit my local Curves studio and sign up. [...]
Here is my third and final final installment of my experiment with the Fast Five lifestyle plan. Please refer to earlier posts for background. The initial article can be read HERE and the second HERE.
Week 5: This is getting serious. The day after I submitted my last update I hopped on the scale– GAINED. According [...]
I don’t know about anyone else, but the idea of setting aside time for myself for exercise or other physical activities was not high on my list of priorities after I had my first child. That’s not the case for all moms though. Some of you may have seen that Kim Clijsters won the 2009 U.S. Open [...]
About a year ago I was experiencing some frustrating symptoms. My PMS seemed to exacerbate and grow funky. My mood was a bit more– shall we say– sensitive and I generally had the sense of feeling “off kilter.” After experiencing, what were likely, a couple of hot flashes I became suspicious.
Enter physician husband: “Honey, I [...]
With our children heading back to the classroom, many homes will function with a bit more structure than they have during the lazy days of summer. Whether the summer was a hindrance or help for your exercise routine– here are a some tips for changing your thinking and behavior that are tried and true for [...]
