People tend to think of January 1st as their ‘fresh start’ day but for many, the days after the September Labour Day Weekend are great for kick-starting your healthy routines back into gear. Those first few weeks in September provide a great opportunity to put aside the excesses and ‘lay-about days’ of the summer and [...]
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Get rid of beverage calories. Stick with fat-free or 1% milk, and eliminate soda and sugary drinks such as sweetened iced tea, sports drinks and alcoholic beverages. Replace juice with whole fruit. You’ll get more nutrition and fewer calories, ounce for ounce, in the fruit. Plus, the fruit has fiber, which you’ll need if you’re [...]
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A surfing exercise program can benefit any level of surfer, from the wide-eyed beginner, to the grizzled veteran, and everyone in between. Even if you consider surfing just a casual hobby, you don’t want to be the guy who exhausts himself after only a few minutes of paddling and then spends most of his time [...]
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Crossing time zones confuses the body’s clock because it not only it has to adjust to a new time, but it also has to adjust to new patterns of light and activity. To make matters worse, not all body functions adjust at the same rate. For instance, your sleep/wake cycle might adjust more quickly to [...]
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Practicing sun safety to reduce skin-cancer risk is a good thing. But while taking steps to protect yourself from the sun can help prevent skin cancer, regularly avoiding it also increases the chance of having low levels of vitamin D. Listed below are some other risk factors for vitamin-D deficiency. Being dark-skinned, middle-aged, or overweight. [...]
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I have put together a list of cognitive changes that everyone can make in their own life, to guarantee success in all areas including fitness and nutrition goals that you have set for yourselves. Remember, you choose to face your day armed with positivity or negativity! It’s much nicer to face it with a smile [...]
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