Tip of the Week
3 Essential Health Tips
1. Move More
Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators. Walk your dog; chase your kids; toss balls with friends, mow the lawn. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it's a stress buster. Think 'move' in small increments of time. Thought for the day: "Get off the couch and get to the gym 5 times this week"
2. Cut out Sugars and Starches
Avoid the obvious such as fried foods, fast foods, candy, ice cream and pizza. Simple carbohydrates, such as sugar and flour, are easily converted into glucose - too easily. Consuming them sends a rush of glucose into your blood stream, creating a "sugar high." Then the glucose leaves your body as quickly as it entered. You crash and are just as fatigued and hungry as you were before you ate. If your always in a rush and lack the time to cook-stop by the gym and pick up a protein shake….better yet, grab a shake after your workout!
3. Reduce Stress
Easier said than done, stress busters come in many forms. Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like. (i.e., Work out at Better Bodies: Soak in a hot tub; read a good book; visit a friend; play with your dog; listen to soothing music; watch a funny movie. Get a massage, a facial or a haircut at Me salon. There's a definitive connection between living well and healthfully and having a cheerful outlook on life. You can't be unhappy when you're smiling. Thought for the day: When seeing red, schedule a facial at Me Salon.
3 Essential Health Tips
1. Move More
Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators. Walk your dog; chase your kids; toss balls with friends, mow the lawn. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it's a stress buster. Think 'move' in small increments of time. Thought for the day: "Get off the couch and get to the gym 5 times this week"
2. Cut out Sugars and Starches
Avoid the obvious such as fried foods, fast foods, candy, ice cream and pizza. Simple carbohydrates, such as sugar and flour, are easily converted into glucose - too easily. Consuming them sends a rush of glucose into your blood stream, creating a "sugar high." Then the glucose leaves your body as quickly as it entered. You crash and are just as fatigued and hungry as you were before you ate. If your always in a rush and lack the time to cook-stop by the gym and pick up a protein shake….better yet, grab a shake after your workout!
3. Reduce Stress
Easier said than done, stress busters come in many forms. Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like. (i.e., Work out at Better Bodies: Soak in a hot tub; read a good book; visit a friend; play with your dog; listen to soothing music; watch a funny movie. Get a massage, a facial or a haircut at Me salon. There's a definitive connection between living well and healthfully and having a cheerful outlook on life. You can't be unhappy when you're smiling. Thought for the day: When seeing red, schedule a facial at Me Salon.
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