I am 7 weeks post partum and have been exercising and trying to eat well (i.e. less sweets!) for 5 weeks. While I think I’m getting toner, the numbers on the scale aren’t budging. I know the weight will fall off around 6-9 months, as it has with my last two kids, but it’s summer [...]
Filed under: Exercise on July 15th, 2010 | No Comments »
My Dad was just honored at his job for having been there for 35 years. While that’s impressive, what really makes me proud is that he’s also been walking to that job for 32 of those 35 years. Being the scientist that he is, I asked him to run some numbers for fun and here [...]
Filed under: Environment, Exercise on March 5th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’m so proud of my husband. Two years ago, around Earth Day 2008, he bought a bike and started biking to work. We live about 7 miles from his job and at first, the ride was challenging, but now it’s much easier for him. When the weather is good, he bikes 4 days/week (he works [...]
Filed under: Environment, Exercise on February 1st, 2010 | No Comments »
Here is an interesting article from the New York Times entitled “Phys Ed: Why Exercise Makes you Less Anxious.” A few interesting tid-bits to motivate you to work out more in 2010:
Exercise stimulates the formation of new brain cells.
New brain cells may not express the same genes in response to stress as older brain cells [...]
Filed under: Exercise on January 2nd, 2010 | No Comments »
I know many people trying to shed some extra weight so I thought I’d post my favorite weight loss tips. I have used many of them over the years with great success. Good luck to everyone!
Drink a full glass of water before every meal. This will ensure that the food you consume is from true [...]
Filed under: Exercise, Food and Nutrition on January 7th, 2009 | 3 Comments »
When I was a little girl, my father walked to work. We lived between one and two miles from his office, which happened to be up a pretty sizable hill. Every day–snow, rain, or shine–my father hiked up that hill to his job. He also worked out in addition to this, taking classes at the [...]
Filed under: Children, Exercise on September 20th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It seems too good to be true but maybe we don’t have to actually exercise anymore to get the benefits of exercise. A drug called AICAR, or acadesine, is in late-stage trials for prevention of problems that may occur during heart surgery. But it’s also been found to improve the cells of slow-twitch muscle fibers–the [...]
Filed under: Exercise on August 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
I recently wrote about why you should start lifting weights regularly. Now I’m going to help you figure out how. Don’t worry–I’m completely qualified. I have a B.S. in Sports Medicine (a.k.a. Kinesiology) and in 2004, became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach (basically the step above personal trainer). I’ve also [...]
Filed under: Exercise on May 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
I was reading Women’s Health magazine at the gym a couple weeks ago when I ran across a statistic–only 17.5% of women lift weights two or more times a week. Less than 1 in 5! What a shame. I absolutely love lifting weights and I think it’s one of the best exercises [...]
Filed under: Exercise on April 26th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been taking a pilates class at my gym off and on for over a year now. I love it! It’s relaxing and challenging all at once. I never was a big fan of yoga because I found it a bit boring (plus I’m just not that flexible). But in pilates, you are moving rather [...]
Filed under: Exercise on April 17th, 2008 | No Comments »