Patience as the Biggest Virtue in your Daily Diet
New Year’s resolutions have come and gone. Now it’s a free-for-all of new fitness plans, diets that promise rapid and incredible results, cozy comfort foods …
Fitness
A section on exercise & fitness, good nutrition and healthy lifestyle
8 Behaviors to add to improve your Health & Fitness this year
Look at newsstands in January and you’re bound to find many promises of easy weight loss, cutting belly fat and basically getting shredded. You just have to move more and eat less. Right? Not necessarily. I will fully back “move more”, and especially weight training since muscle metabolism takes more energy = more calories burned. But what about eat less? Do we need to eat less?
Multi-Tasking: Taking your Fitness to the next level in 2015
As a newly certified personal trainer, I am always reading up on the latest developments in the fitness industry. My original intention was to compile …
Smart Ways to Resist Food Cravings
Cravings can often be a downfall of a seemingly healthy diet. They are often not the “good for you” foods, they are tricky to avoid, …
What do you really know about trans fats?
In November 2013 after years of debate and struggle, the FDA finally put a ban on trans fats. Inspired by activists and doctor’s warnings, along …
What Moms need to know about vaccines
Since March of Dimes is celebrating 75 years this month, they recently launched a campaign called Word of Mom: Celebrating 75 Years of Healthy Advice …
Make every day a Green Gym Day
On June 9, 2013 hundreds of people gathered in New York’s Fort Tryon park for a “Green Gym” workout. Led by Nancy Bruning and her …
Why you need to “Get in the Game” against Meningitis
Meningococcal meningitis is not a commonly discussed illness – with 800 to 1200 cases a year, it’s not widely spread and not on the rise. …
Lessons from the Biggest Loser competition
Interview with Gina McDonald I think it takes a lot of courage to go in front of millions of people on The Biggest Loser. It …
Outsmarting Fast Food Restaurants: Strategies for Eating on the Run
The media blames fast food for the obesity epidemic in America. Most fast food options include meals high in calories, fat, sugar, and salt, all …