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Water Works – Get Fit and Stay Cool In the Pool
It’s summer, and you’re motivated to make an extra effort to exercise—just as it’s getting too hot to spend any amount of time outside. But if you’re not a gym member or a “gym type,” what’s your salvation? The answer: a swimming pool workout. Why Water Works? No...
“We’re pregnant” – Healthy Eating During Pregnancy Benefits You Both
Once you’re pregnant, everything changes. And while obvious dietary and lifestyle variations are in order for mothers-to-be, they also carry advantages for spouses and partners. You’re in this together, so why not eat and drink like it? Healthy eating during pregnancy...
The Straight Talk on Strength Training and Chronic Disease
Muscular strength is closely linked with a lower fat mass and a larger lean body mass—which essentially helps you to lose fat mass and build muscle mass. And by building a higher ratio of muscle mass to fat mass, you’ve taken an essential step towards preventing...
Farmers Markets – Fresh and Healthy Produce in and Around the NC Triangle
If you’re committed to doing a lifestyle overhaul for your health and well being, it’s a good idea to make some dietary changes that will help you lose weight and prevent chronic health conditions like diabetes and hypertension. Fresh, healthy food is the key, and...
How Food Prep Affects Healthy Living – Weight Loss Tips
Here’s some food for thought: research shows that the amount of time you spend preparing food directly affects whether or not you have a healthy diet, and cooking for yourself is an important step towards healthy living. This is great news for people who are looking...
Healthy Weight Maintenance – Health Tips From the Pros!
Reaching a healthy weight and maintaining it is important for a whole host of reasons. In addition to preventing and controlling chronic diseases and other health conditions, maintaining a healthy weight provides the opportunity for an active life rich in rewarding...
Rethinking “NUT”-rition: Are Nuts Healthy?
Are nuts healthy? Nuts have long been touted as a “forbidden food” for those who are trying to lose or even maintain their weight; often avoided due to their high fat and calorie content. The misconception that eating nuts will encourage weight gain is fair, they are...
Travel Checklist: Don’t Forget Your Healthy Habits!
Spring is finally here and summer is around the corner! It’s the time of year when we all begin to feverishly plan day trips and family vacations in order to escape our responsibilities at work and at home. While taking time “away from it all” is beneficial for our...
Why Having an Exercise Routine Really Works
Some people define “routine” as “doing the same thing all the time." Sounds boring, right? But when you’re trying to make a positive lifestyle change like exercising more, “routine” becomes more about “making good actions a habit.” And when those habits become part of...