It’s Never Too Late!
I just read an article in the October 2020 Harvard Magazine that’s an excerpt from a terrific new book by Daniel Lieberman called Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding […]
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High Intensity Interval Training – great for folks of all ages!
High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, is a very popular exercise regime, but many people have assumed that it is only for elite, highly trained athletes. Not so! Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found […]
What’s even better for your brain than crossword puzzles?
If you’ve been doing wordle, crossword puzzles or Sudoku to sharpen your cognitive skills, (or even if you haven’t!) you might be interested in the recent research review that examined 72 studies (including literature reviews […]
Have a HEART!
As you may know, February is American Heart Month. Do you know the signs of a heart attack? Do those dramatic scenes in a movie come to mind where the man clutches his chest and […]
NEAT!
If you are one of the millions of people that don’t enjoy traditional exercise, take heart! You’ll be happy to hear about the NEAT term, which stands for Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. (Big word, so I […]
Happy New You!
(Helpful hints to help you stick to your New Year’s resolutions) It’s that time of year again, where we vow to make some sort of fitness related resolution, only to have abandoned our best intentions […]
Holiday Fitness Tips
You know you “should” keep active all year long, but when you add holidays to the mix, many of us find exercise becomes less of a priority. However, staying active in some way will give […]