Certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Coach
Searching for your fountain of youth? The secret may be found in your lust for life!
Watch on YouTube the song “Lust for Life” co-written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie way back in 1977. I know some of you may not have been born yet! It is such a fun and energizing beat. Makes you want to get up and dance! Fun fact: Bruce Willis covered this song for the soundtrack of the 2003 film “Rugrats Go Wild”.
Just 30 minutes a day of any physical activity is all that it takes to live young! [Read more…]
Do you know what benefits being active will do to your body and why it’s important ? Physical activity will slow down the aging process, reduce your risk to chronic diseases and increase your longevity.
Being more active doesn’t always mean hitting the gym either!
Increase your success by picking an activity that you will stick with. Some of my favorites are yoga, golf, biking, gardening, zumba, walking and swimming!
Do tell what are some of your favorite activities?
I’m excited to introduce you to my guest blogger Kendra Thornton. Kendra appears as a travel expert on television stations across the country to offer travel tips and deals to millions of people every year. She has also made special guest appearances on Fox News, The Nate Show, Fine Living Network and The Tyra Banks Show. Connect with Kendra on Twitter to learn more about her!
The health of my family is more important to me than anything else. Naturally, I include myself in this equation, so I always make an effort to eat well, exercise regularly and do whatever I can to keep the whole household as fit as possible. When we travel it becomes necessary to make a few tweaks to my usual formula. We eat out more, spend time in hotels and airports and don’t have access to the usual forms of exercise. Nevertheless, it’s not that hard to make a few adjustments and apply my knowledge about fitness to our road trips.
I always do plenty of research before making reservations. Finding a hotel with a good fitness center makes a big difference. Some hotels offer other exercise options such as pools, tennis courts or perhaps bicycle rentals. These all help us get regular exercise no matter where we might be staying. For our upcoming trip to Orlando I did just this. With so many hotels in Orlando, sites like Gogobot can be a huge asset. Of course, I still have to push my family to actually use these amenities, but that’s not usually so hard. We’ve come to learn that we feel better and have more energy when we work out regularly. [Read more…]
You have the power to stay on a healthy path all year long if you want too!
Imagine the alternative…the cost of being sick!
Being sick means time away from work and even loss of income if you’ve run out of sick pay.
Being sick means taking time to see the doctor and then time to run to the pharmacy for medications.
Long term this can take a toll on your body’s well-being.
Last year I interviewed my friend Douglas Dowell about his weight loss journey. Here’s the post about how he lost over 200 pounds by making a lifestyle change. Now six months later I caught up with Douglas and asked what was new with his journey.
Keep reading to learn the latest about his weight and fitness goals plus what’s new in his future!
A. Well I am gaining weight…muscle mass that is. I have shifted my focus to the world of weight training now. I had tremendous success during my weight loss using the P90X® extreme home fitness program from BeachBody.com. This same company rolled out a new series last fall called Body Beast created by Sagi Kalev, longtime bodybuilder and former Mr. Israel. The sole focus of the new program is maximum muscle mass and fat loss. The results for me over the last few months have been stellar…I am totally hooked!
Did you know nearly 44 million Americans area affected by osteoporosis? It is most prevalent in women age 50 and older, can strike at any age; including men. Physical activity and exercise is the most important way to build and keep bone mass and prevent osteoporosis. This begins from childhood and lasts throughout your entire life.
