Category: Health
The Benefits of Exercise for the Heart
How does exercise benefit the heart when we exercise? Our previous two Heart Month blogs, “Love Yourself and Your Heart” and “I’m trying to exercise, but am I doing enough to keep my heart healthy?” looked at the importance of …
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I’m Trying to Exercise, But Am I Doing Enough to Keep My Heart Healthy?
How to know if you’re achieving the desired level of cardiovascular activity The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008) guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes per week of moderate cardiovascular physical activity. As discussed in last week’s blog, …
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Love Yourself and Your Heart
Choose NOW to make an active lifestyle change and improve your heart health during National Heart Month! Did you know that your heart beats an average of 2.5 billion times in your lifetime? That’s an average of about 100,000 times …
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Fats – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
We’ve all heard that “fat is bad”, but the truth is, is that there is such a thing as good fats! Fats can be separated into 3 different categories; saturated fats, unsaturated fats, and trans fats. But how do you …
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Go From Couch Potato to Couch Enabled!
Use these 4 exercises to increase your strength and flexibility! Many of us spend a portion of our day sitting in our favorite spot on the couch or recliner watching TV catching up on the news of the day or …
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Be SMART With Your New Years Resolutions!
Making a SMART resolution is the first step to a healthier you. Tis’ the season for New Year’s resolutions. As we turn the calendar on a new year, many of us have the best intentions of starting fresh and committing …
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