Tag: humor

Begin a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program For a Heart Healthy Lifestyle

Two months after my open-heart surgery, through my cardiologist’s referral, I was cleared to begin a physician-sponsored cardiac rehabilitation program – a program of exercise and risk-factor education for individuals recovering from serious heart procedures and heart disease. (more)

Breathing For Optimal Weight Training

In the world of fitness, there can be a vast difference in the method of which an individual will chose to maintain their health. For many, even a healthy combination of different exercises ... (more)

Choosing the Right Gymnastics Camp

What Kinds of Gymnastics Camp are There? There are two types of commercial gymnastics camps. There are the large commercial camps that only operate in the summer and are designed to attract large ... (more)

Close Kept Secrets to Weight Loss Lesson #10

WOW!! Here we are on lesson #10. Hasn’t it been an amazing journey over these two months? What you are discovering is all the secrets to your weight loss are within you. You’ve always had the pow... (more)

Glaucoma - Understanding the Basics

One of the most common causes of blindness for people aged over forty years is glaucoma and it affects around one in fifty people in this age group. People are often unaware that they even have this ... (more)

Hola Modern Bike Shorts, Adios Itchy Groin

We'd just made it to the top of Mount Shasta (well actually only as far as the road goes) when the subject of old-school bike shorts came up. In those days I was still pounding the roads training for... (more)

Is Exercise A Pain In Your Head?

School had closed for summer and already schedules were clashing. What this means to most moms is that we will finagle and work the daily agenda around our children’s various activities and ... (more)

Married To The Elliptical

This year my summer presented little in the way of extravagant family vacations. For the past few months, my husband and I were lucky enough to make it through the week without a stress-induced, adu... (more)

Meditation and the Monkey Mind?

Some find the term, “monkey mind-, upsetting, derogatory, and insulting. This is a shame, as the point is lost, the ego is involved, and a natural human defense goes up. (more)

Okra - The Little Veggie That Could

Origin: Okra originated in Ethiopia in 12th century B.C. Travelers introduced it to the middle east and eventually it entered into the southern area of North America through the slave trade. (more)

Syrah and... the Sex Appeal?

It is a well established standard practice to apply all sorts of descriptors wine that go well beyond simply describing the taste, aroma, and texture. Indeed it has become somewhat of a tradition to... (more)

Tales From the Glitter Gym

I'm still working out at a glitter gym thanks to a finger injury that doesn't want to heal. Anyway people always seem to display odd behavior in glitter gyms, this one is no exception. We've all heard my tales of pixie bitches that use 5 pieces of equipment at one time and the guy that used the squat rack as a coat hanger. (more)

Tales From the Glitter Gym - Locker Room Edition

I'm not a shower at the gym guy. For me it has always been too inefficient. In the time it takes to pack and unpack a gym bag, I can be back home. My mission is to get to the gym, finish lifting and be out the door inside 30 minutes. (more)

The Importance of Being Positive To Relieve Pain – Part 2

In a previous article I spoke about how a positive attitude can help you manage your arthritis pain. I suggested you get yourself a book on Positive Thinking. If you haven’t got one yet, please ... (more)