The Brookings Institution recently put together a report of America’s most pedestrian-friendly cities. The cities made the cut by being safe and convenient for walkers and had to have jobs and cultural opportunities that could draw visitors from other areas. Here are the top ten most walker-friendly cities… Washington D.C Boston, [...]
Joy Bauer is a registered dietitian and has been seen on The Today Show and The View. I have had the pleasure of seeing her segments and find her to be clear and sensible when it comes to dishing out diet tips and advice. She recently had an article on her [...]
A woman’s body shape is no longer dismissed as something cosmetic, new research is now proving that many health conditions and possibly life span may be linked to how the body carries excess fat. For simplicity sake, there are two main female body types – an apple or a pear. A [...]
A study conducted by Dr. Ross C. Brownson of St.Louis University reported that women found more personal barriers to exercise than men. This means that before a woman can even get into her workout clothing she must overcome a number of issues. The study found the top 4 barriers were Child [...]
This week we are again featuring videos gathered by Steven Aitchison from Change Your Thoughts Blog. He has again done a wonderful job locating the best motivational and inspirational videos on the web. Forward Thinking is when we look beyond ourselves and our limitations and open ourselves up to the possibilities [...]
This article first appeared in Today’s Diet and Nutrition, Winter 2006. For individuals who don’t have time or money to enroll in a traditional weight-loss program and for those who live too far from weight centers, patient counseling by telephone appears to be a good alternative. Joe Donnelly, EdD, director of [...]
Exercise can maximize your weight loss effort and bring a truckload of health benefits into your life. Here are some great reasons to keep being… …or to become physically active. How does exercise help with weight loss? More of the weight you lose will be fat Your metabolism increase (so you use up [...]