As you juggle work and family, be mindful that research shows active parents raise active children. Fitness should always be a priority in a family’s daily schedule. The American Heart Association recommends that healthy children, age 2 […]
Category: Fitness

Cardio Exercise and Strength Training Affect Hormones Differently New Study Finds || ScienceDaily
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have come closer to understanding the diverse effects of different forms of training. In a new study published in the scientific Journal of Clinical Investigation — Insight, the researchers […]

Americans aren’t meeting exercise goals – Harvard Health
Not getting enough exercise? You’re not alone, suggests a report published online June 28, 2018, by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Researchers looked at health survey information collected from all 50 states […]

The Ultimate Guide to Cholesterol: Getting to Know the Good, the Bad and the Ugly About Your Cholesterol: How to Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally
The Ultimate Guide to Cholesterol: Getting to Know the Good, the Bad and the Ugly About Your Cholesterol: How to Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally If you’re older than 20 and are conscientious about your health […]

Fitness program: 5 steps to get started – Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic has five recommendations on how to get yourself on track with a fitness program that suits your level of fitness and needs. The link is below. “Starting a fitness program is easier […]

Physical Fitness Appears to Improve Brain Tissue, Study Finds | Civic | US News
As a parent, this is so important to know. We don’t have our kids enrolled in organized sports at school yet, but we have our own running trail, acraege in the woods, and we […]

Running to Improve Mental Health
https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-44440369 The BBC had a great piece on running and mental health this morning. I loved reading about the different ways these people turned to running to regain control of their mental health. Very inspiring […]

Healthier hearts equal healthier guts: Study finds gut microbiome related to cardiovascular fitness — ScienceDaily
“Analysis showed that participants with the best cardiovascular fitness had a higher firmicutes to bacteroides ratio. While most gut bacteria can be beneficial (even bacteroides in some cases), firmicutes bacteria are associated with metabolic byproducts […]