Category Archives: Healthy Monday Tips
Bask in the Springtime Shade
Healthy Monday Tip — May 2, 2011 Today is Melanoma Monday- prevent skin cancer by avoiding tanning beds, wearing protective clothing in the sun and seeking shade. Remember to be especially careful at the beach: water and sand reflect the … Continue reading
Grab a Date to Shrink your Plate
Healthy Monday Tip – April 25, 2011 Eating out this week? Cut calories and fat by splitting oversized portions with a friend. If you’re dining solo, choose a healthy appetizer or two side dishes instead. Your meal will be better … Continue reading
Go O’Natural While Getting Fit and Well
Healthy Monday Tip – April 18, 2011 With Earth Day approaching, take time this week to get out and enjoy nature! Whether you go for a bike ride, observe wildlife or participate in a sporting event, now is the perfect … Continue reading
A Healthy Weight Hangs in the Balance
Healthy Monday Tip — April 11, 2011 To maintain your weight, it’s important to balance calories eaten with calories used. This week, keep track of the calories you consume by keeping a food journal. Try to stay within a 2000 … Continue reading
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Refresh Your Resolve and Get Fit
Healthy Monday Tip – April 4, 2011 Take some time this week to assess your progress on your fitness and nutrition goals. Are you where you hoped to be? If not, what steps can you take to guarantee results? Come … Continue reading
Dish Out an Exotic Experience
Healthy Monday Tip: It’s no coincidence that cultures with whole, plant-based diets tend to promote less disease and longer life spans! This week have a “Meatless Monday” and try a new ethnic cuisine like Thai, Greek or Indian. The challenge … Continue reading
Drive Yourself to Move More
Healthy Monday Tip This week put the breaks on your usual routine and rev up your fitness goals by avoiding your car. Move it this Monday by walking, biking, skateboarding or taking public transportation. Less time driving means more time … Continue reading
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Overcome Emotional Eating: Don’t Feed Your Feelings
Tip: Before you rush into an unhealthy food choice, ask yourself: are you truly hungry? You may just be bored, sad, stressed or lonely. Evaluating your emotions and eating mindfully can drastically cut unnecessary calories. I’m an emotional eater. When … Continue reading
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Stress is Nothing to Worry About
In our normal day-to-day life, we deal with various levels of stress. Much of our stress is subtle, like driving in traffic or waiting in a long line at our favorite restaurant. A lot of routine actions generate a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged breathing correctly, deep breathing, meditative breathing, stress
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Take Five for Fitness
Depending on where you live in the world and what your weather conditions are, there are days when the weather is not conducive to getting outdoors to exercise. Taking five-minute breaks every 2 hours will squeeze more exercises into your … Continue reading
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Tagged 5-minute exercises, ab exercises, exercise ball, get fit, relieve back pain
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