Happy New Year! With each new year, typically comes a new set of resolutions, but very rarely do we think of these resolutions in terms of goals. If we put as much thought and effort into making new years’ “goals” instead of just “resolutions,” we just might be more likely to actually accomplish a few [...]
The combination of colder weather, longer nights and the many food-centric events of the holiday season often leave us peering into the bathroom mirror on New Year’s Day, wondering where that beach body we were so proud of just a few months ago disappeared to. The truth is, we nibbled away at that tanned, toned [...]
In recent presentations on BBC News, researchers have challenged the assumption that weight gain, particularly in children, is caused by a lack of exercise. The investigators followed a group of more than 200 children for 11 years, regularly monitoring body fat and exercise. Their findings suggest that rather than weight gain being caused by a [...]
In April 2010, a paper published in the Archives of Internal Medicine¹ examined individually and collectively the effects of four behaviors on mortality in adults. The behaviors examined were physical activity, diet, smoking and alcohol consumption.
We are all well-schooled and even inundated on concepts of financial management (e.g., “spend less, save more,” “don’t spend more than you make,” “pay yourself first,” etc.). But how about the concept of time management? Do we really understand it? Do we practice, or are we even aware of, good habits in this area? I [...]
When we become parents, we tend to put our own needs aside for the sake of our families, skipping workouts because “there’s just not enough time to do everything,” or not eating right because it’s just not convenient or “worth the effort.” However, I think it is important for us to do exactly the opposite. [...]
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