Impact. To build strong bones our body needs impact! And sadly, the older most of us get, the less impact (or stress) we place on our bones, bodies, and joints. It seems like one day, (perhaps in your mid 30’s, or early 40’s) all of a sudden high impact aerobics...
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Keep Your Kids Active For Better Bone Health
Do you worry about bone health for your children? If you haven’t ever given it a thought – you should. There are lots of good health reasons to keep your kids active, and in our current fast-food, computer driven, sedentary society it is becoming harder and harder to...
Health and Hypothyroidism
Well after months of dragging my butt around and feeling like crap, weight gain, extremely low blood pressure, a serious bout of depression, lack of enthusiasm for life and only doing low intensity exercise – because anything vigorous really hasn’t been an option… ...
Living a Happy Life with Depression
A Year-End REVIEW of My Achievements (and Mental Sanity) Learning to live a happy life with depression can be a really big challenge. As I reflect on my own personal Woo-Hoos and Boo-Hoos for 2012, I’ve got a lot to celebrate! So what's on my list... It’s been a...
How Do I Get Rid of Knee Pain?
Are you one of the millions of people who are searching for relief for knee pain? Who would have known that when I posted the Knee Cap Dance exercise video on YouTube two years ago that so many people around the world would be seeking help for knee pain! I’ve...
Are You Getting Enough Sleep To Maintain Your Good Health?
Have you seen this interesting Wall Street Journal article and video interview of author David K. Randall by Ryan Sager on sleep, and why we’re not getting the rest we need. How much sleep do you get every night? Is it enough to wake-up refreshed, re-energized, and...
Health and Fitness Success: 6 Simple Strategies To Build a Strong Foundation
(part 1 of 6) What Are Your Specific Health and Wellness Goals? The foundation of achieving health and fitness success involves several key strategies to ensure your workout program is lifestyle friendly and effectively getting you the results you desire. Whether your...
Reduce Weight, Reduce Chronic Inflammation, Reduce Risk of Cancer
I was sitting at the gym waiting for my sweetie to finish his workout and picked up a copy of the June 2nd Science News magazine to read. Found a really interesting article by Nathan Seppa, “Weight Loss May Cut Cancer Risk.” Since I’ve been dealing with chronic...
A Motivational Tip for Personal Growth & Wellness Success: BECOMING
Here is a motivational tip for personal growth, development, and self-improvement. Are you ready to BECOME the Change you want to SEE for health improvement and wellness success? BECOMING is taking an active part in the change, growth, and metamorphosis of your body,...
The Importance of Form for Functional Movement and Whole-Body Health
Are your daily habits helping or hurting your body? Do you want to feel great and can’t figure out why you don’t? Is form and functional movement something that you focus on during your workouts and daily-life activities? I hate to admit that I’ve been chronically...