By Jessica Remitz for Discover and Play– You may have heard personal trainers and doctors stressing the importance of heart rate without ever really answering a simple question: Why does it matter? And how should heart rate be measured? Get the details on why measuring your heart rate during exercise
By Maureen Wielansky – My practice revolves around creating your own food plan that honors your unique bio-individuality. However, detoxing one’s body from the harmful effects of sugar requires a structured program, support, accountability and a system. Therefore I developed a program that walks my client through the process of
By Sarah Baker for Discover and Play– We spend roughly one third of our lifetime with our head on a pillow, and yet we often spend the least amount of time thinking about that small item beneath our brains that whole time. Given how critical having the right pillow can
By Sandy Getzky− You don’t need to overhaul your entire life to become happier and healthier this year. Try these easy changes to improve your well-being instead. Eat More Plant-Based Foods Fill up your plate with carrots, spinach and other plant-based foods, and stick to smaller portions of meat and
By Ellen Dolgen– In today’s over-prescribed, oversized yet undernourished society, we often find ourselves plagued with inexplicable ailments. I’m not talking about the hot-flash-weight-gain-tender-breast-migraine symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. I’m talking about more chronic, everyday symptoms. As with menopause symptoms, many people are seeking out alternative treatments to prescription drugs.
You are what you eat—literally. The food choices you make every day either feed your body with amino acids, vitamins, and minerals or deplete it with toxins, excess sugars and hard-to-process fats. The science of nutrigenomics—the study of how foods can affect the way your genes are expressed—looks closely at
By Sarah Baker for Discover and Play– We have all experienced it: waking up with a scratchy throat, puffy eyes and stuffed nose. One might naturally assume the common cold is sinking its fangs into our immune system. Even more so, one might believe it’s symptoms of this nettlesome bug
5 Moves to Get Your Heart Beating on Your Lunch Break By Filip Nonkovic for Discover and Play We all can fall victim to our desks, but sitting from 9 to 5 all day can be a drain on our health. Here are five ways to get your blood
By Allison Wilkinson – Women have a harder time embracing pleasure as compared to men as they tend to have more on their minds, according to research conducted by professor of psychology Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. By learning a new skill, it can not only boost confidence, it allows you to get
By Kacia Snyder– A detox is often thrown around as a quick word for fast weight loss results. To be honest, if you would have asked me a few months ago, I would have passionately told you how terrible a detox was for you, especially if you were doing it
By Maryann Ehmann – Turning 50 was not my most favorite birthday. Even the lavish surprise party my family threw did not save me from my slump. Increasing aches and pains, unusual insecurity, and a heightened sense of guilt dominated my thinking. Worry was at an all time high. Hope for
By Allison Wilkinson – No matter how cliche it may be, after the many indulgences of the holidays, you cannot help but to add a fitness-related item to the top of your list of New Year’s resolutions. To help keep your commitment, adopt one of the following top fitness trends
Most of us go through life believing that we can’t stick to a diet because we lack a significant amount of willpower. We feel as if there is an inborn force keeping us from resisting food temptations and allowing any weight to come off of our body. However, this doesn’t
By Charlotte Peacock – It is a sad reality that many women perceive the menopause as the end of their sexual lives. While it can alter our sexual experiences, it doesn’t mean we have to forget about our pleasures completely. Read on to find out how you can combat the
By Ellen Dolgen – If you haven’t made a resolution yet to keep your weight in check, there’s still time! Jan. 19-25 is Healthy Weight Week, celebrating healthy lifestyles for life. This annual celebration is a time for everyone to be active, eat well and feel good. Menopausal women may
Submitted by American Council on Exercise (ACE): In numbers released yesterday, a Gallup poll showed December 2014 had the highest rates of flu (4.7%) and colds (11.6%) since Gallup began tracking that information. Even worse news? It’s expected to get worse this month and through February. Want a way to help
By Erin Chamerlik – Traditional cultures have revered the coconut for thousands of years as a healthy food and as a panacea medicine. Doctors and scientists are beginning to recognize the amazing anti-aging benefits of coconut oil, as a superior natural saturated fat, making it great for the skin and hair. Weight Loss It seems
By the American Council on Exercise (ACE) – “It’s because without a plan and a coach, people throw lofty goals into space,” says Cedric Bryant, Chief Science Officer for the American Council on Exercise (ACE). If you already failed at your resolution or think you might, don’t give up on a healthier
By Jennifer Kelly Geddes for Discover and Play The grand kids, work, and an active lifestyle –and even the holidays can conspire to ratchet up the tension in your body, leaving behind a tangle of aches and pains. Of course, a trip to a day spa or even a quickie
By Pete McCall, MS of Ace Fitness– One of the most elusive traits coveted by humankind is the ability to predict the future. Based on the study of past events we can develop a hypothesis about what might occur, but there is no way to know for sure what can
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