Tag: health
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The Best Reason to Exercise: Health and Well-Being
Being obese is a risk factor for bad health outcomes, but it’s far too simple a story. Anyone, whatever their size, can improve their health with exercise. Exercising won’t necessarily cause weight loss, but anyone can improve their heart function, blood sugar, sleep quality, and bone density. Exercise even improves cognition and mood. So why…
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Happy Valentine’s Day! What are you doing for your heart today?
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Life is better when you’re not just Doing Time You will hear a lot of claims about what exercise is for, what is the right way to approach it, which exercises are best, and all too much more. It’s an overwhelming rush of programs, food timing, equipment, the BEST this to get the QUICKEST that.…
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Should I Junk My Scale? Maybe! You should stop weighing yourself if: – It always makes you feel bad – You are upset by fluctuations of a couple of pounds – You are focusing on a single target weight – You see the readout in terms of being “allowed” or “forbidden” to eat Your scale…
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An extra fabulous observation! If you exercise regularly, you’re still getting health benefits even if you don’t lose weight (or, rather, fat), but if you do have a fat-loss goal, remember to let your workouts chip away at the burgers and fries you already had before you go eating more 🙂 Also, poster cow says,…
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Learning Fundamentals has as series of Mind Maps for thinking about complex issues. In addition to this one, they have others for motivation and getting things done in spite of distractions — almost 23 in all.
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Danielle took this photo at a road race, was astonished to see it go viral, and decided to find this runner. She succeeded, and she interviewed him for her blog. This is a story with lots of little examples of a health-focused attitude and motivation through shared experience (in this case, father and daughter) —…
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Does Cardio Lose Effectiveness Over Time? Cardio is sometimes said to “lose effectiveness — you burn fewer calories the more you do it.” It is true that you become more efficient the more cardio you do, and that is a good thing. If your cardio regimen is “2 miles on the treadmill in 25 minutes,”…
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I can’t get to the gym! If you’re making a new commitment to exercise, it can be daunting. Joining a gym is expensive, and then there’s the matter of what to do when you get there and getting there regularly. And everyone who has gone to the gym for a while has had a day…