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Warmer Weather and Dehydration. What to Know….

After several gloomy gray days, I think the beautiful sunny warm weather took a few of us by surprise and caused a little good ole dehydration. 

How Often Should I Get Up And Move Around During the day and Why?

It's become common knowledge that sitting is not exactly great for you, but why not? What’s the problem with sitting for long stretches at a time?

Go on statins or try to lower your cholesterol naturally with food? I’ll take the later please!

One of my clients with high cholesterol has been advised that they’ll be put on statins if they don’t lower their cholesterol within three months.

Are you finding yourself standing in line to get lunch out every day?

Why not save yourself a few bucks and calories by pre-prepping some easy lunches for the week?

Feeling a little beaten down by the week, the month, the year?

Perhaps it’s time for a mini wellness reset? I’m not talking about much of an investment here, just 10 minutes of your time each day broken down into 3 powerful tasks.

How Much Fiber Should You Be Getting Each Day And Why?

Based on a 2000-calorie diet, women should shoot for 25 grams and men 30-38 grams of fiber per day. The average adult only gets about 15 grams.

You're not the average adult are you?

5 Great Kitchen Tools That Make Eating Healthy A Little Easier

The best way to ensure that you and your family are eating a healthy diet is to prepare your own food and eat at home. This can seem a daunting task when thinking about the prep work involved in home cooked meals.

Knee or Hip Pain When You Run? ChiRunning to the Rescue!

Many years ago when I first started running on a regular basis I developed hip and knee pain. I took on too many miles at once with a faster pace than I was conditioned for and ended each run hobbling home.

5 Great Reasons To Get Running In The Dirt!

I live in a city and teach outdoor fitness classes and so I generally get plenty of outside time, but it is not quite the same as time spent outside exercising in nature. And while I love the vibrancy of the city and the outdoor playground it offers, I need to escape from it at least once a week to refuel my soul.

Diet Is A Four Letter Word

Have you ever noticed that the harder you try to lose weight, the more reluctant it seems to be to come off? And that once the weight does come off, it generally comes back with some extra pounds to boot? There is a good reason for this: Dieting turns off your natural ability to monitor your true hunger.