With record hot temperatures facing the nation, the American Heart Association has issued guidelines for protecting your heart in the heat: Dehydration causes the heart to work harder, putting it at risk. Hydration helps the heart more easily pump blood through the blood vessels to the muscles. And, it helps the muscles work efficiently. “If… Continue reading Protect Your Heart in The Heat
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How to Make a Good Exercise Plan
If you’ve been wanting to exercise, but somehow never finding the time, maybe you should make an exercise plan to keep yourself on track. Having specific goals can help you adhere to the program. Drawing up a plan is also helpful if you’re very busy; it will compel you to carve out your time, however… Continue reading How to Make a Good Exercise Plan
10 Simple Ways to Avoid the Flu Bug
The holidays of 2018 have come and gone and, as many of us go back to work and are again surrounded by sniffling and coughing people, giving and receiving the ‘gift’ that keeps on giving: The flu. While it’s important to remember that ‘tis still the season for colds and flu, the good news is… Continue reading 10 Simple Ways to Avoid the Flu Bug
Make 2019 The Year of Your Healthy Brain
Before 2018 is firmly in the rearview mirror, most people will participate in the honored tradition of making their New Year’s resolutions. There are many resolutions that may be spoken but not kept. However, there is one that is well worth the effort: improving your brain health. Here’s how to do it this year: Make… Continue reading Make 2019 The Year of Your Healthy Brain
Habit Hacks for A Healthy 2019
I can’t believe 2019 is here already. The beginning of a year is always such a great time to reassess our lives and what’s important to us. Usually it’s around this time that we realize we should be spending more of our precious hours with family and friends and taking care of our health. This… Continue reading Habit Hacks for A Healthy 2019
Some Kinds of Exercise Have Greater Heart Benefits than Others
Physical training is important for heart health. But not every kind of exercise will have the same cardiovascular benefits. New research presented at the American College of Cardiology Latin America Conference found that “static”activities—such as strength training—were more strongly associated with reducing heart disease risks than “dynamic” activities like walking and cycling. “Both strength training… Continue reading Some Kinds of Exercise Have Greater Heart Benefits than Others
Travel This Holiday Season – And Stay Fit!
Many fitness enthusiasts find it difficult to follow their normal exercise plan while traveling to see family or friends for the winter holidays. Unfamiliar environments, tightly-packed family living conditions, or lack of exercise equipment may hamper even a fitness fanatic’s best intentions for staying fit while traveling this holiday season. But as a Certified Personal… Continue reading Travel This Holiday Season – And Stay Fit!
5 Tips for a Good Night’s Sleep
Millions of Americans toss and turn much of the night, unable to fall asleep – or to stay asleep once they finally do drift off. Maybe it’s worry about bills. Maybe it’s relationship problems. It might even be a sleep disorder keeping them awake when they should be snoozing soundly. Whatever the reason, more than… Continue reading 5 Tips for a Good Night’s Sleep
A New Kind of Daily Bike Ride
Are you ready to work and bike at the same time? Researchers have discovered that employees who pedaled at their desk while working improved insulin responses to a test meal. And (in case you were wondering) the participants’ work skills didn’t decrease because they were pedaling. The discovery, by kinesiologists at the University of Massachusetts… Continue reading A New Kind of Daily Bike Ride
How to Keep Exercising Despite Chronic Pain
Pain is a great excuse if you don’t like to exercise, and it’s certainly something many people with chronic pain would just as soon avoid. Yet at the same time exercise is one of the things that can help make that pain go away. Research has shown that exercise is an essential aspect in the… Continue reading How to Keep Exercising Despite Chronic Pain
In-Class Physical Exercise Won’t Disrupt Learning, Teaching
Researchers have found that incorporating brief bursts of physical exercise into grade-school classes doesn’t disrupt teaching or learning and appears to have a positive effect on the kids’ mood. Schools have a federally mandated 30 minutes of physical activity every day, but physical education offerings are dwindling, according to a news release from the University… Continue reading In-Class Physical Exercise Won’t Disrupt Learning, Teaching
Hardwired for laziness? Tests Show the Human Brain Must Work Hard to Avoid Sloth
If getting to the gym seems like a struggle, a University of British Columbia researcher wants you to know this: the struggle is real, and it’s happening inside your brain. A release from the university explains that the brain is where Matthieu Boisgontier and his colleagues went looking for answers to what they call the… Continue reading Hardwired for laziness? Tests Show the Human Brain Must Work Hard to Avoid Sloth
Staying Physically Active with Alzheimer’s
Being active and getting exercise helps people with Alzheimer’s disease feel better. Exercise helps keep their muscles, joints, and heart in good shape. It also helps people stay at a healthy weight and have regular toilet and sleep habits. You can exercise together to make it more fun. You want someone with Alzheimer’s to do… Continue reading Staying Physically Active with Alzheimer’s
Positive Well-Being and Optimism Can Improve Overall Heart Health
Maintaining positive thoughts and feelings through intervention programs can help patients achieve better overall outcomes when it comes to their cardiovascular health, according to a review paper published in September 2018 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. “We addressed how social environment, psychological well-being and the effectiveness of intervention strategies can help… Continue reading Positive Well-Being and Optimism Can Improve Overall Heart Health
You’re Only as Old as You Think and Do
Could increasing your physical activity or feeling more in control of your life be the secret to staying young? Employing these simple strategies may help older adults feel younger and that, in turn, could help improve their cognitive abilities, longevity, and overall quality of life, according to research presented at the 2018 annual convention of… Continue reading You’re Only as Old as You Think and Do
Back-to-School Healthy Habits for Families
The end of summer means the resumption of routines for most families. This can be a great time to build new healthy habits or to get on track again after a few months’ break. Here are a few areas that can benefit everyone in the household. Eating Breakfast Starting the day off as a family… Continue reading Back-to-School Healthy Habits for Families
Exercising in The Real World
Bringing exercise into a community-based setting for older adults is safe, expanding the concept from exercise in a clinical setting. A lack of exercise in old age can lead to lower independence and quality of life and increased risk for falls and chronic disease. The most recent discovery built on the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence… Continue reading Exercising in The Real World
Poor Air Quality Does Not Offset Exercise’s Heart Benefits
Even in areas with moderate-to-high levels of traffic pollution, regular physical activity reduced the risk of first and recurrent heart attack, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. “While exercise is known to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, pollution can increase… Continue reading Poor Air Quality Does Not Offset Exercise’s Heart Benefits