Where to start? For some folks radically, for others, one change at a time, maintained for 2-4 weeks until it becomes a habit. Some suggestions: 1. Triple you intake of vegetables (not including french fries 🙂 ) = lots of nutrients and filling. Besides green veggies, think beans and beets …
It’s hard to get started, but where there’s a will, there’s a way. Where will the time come from??? Some suggestions: 1. Watch less TV! The average American watches more than 4 hrs of TV a day. In an Australian study, increased TV watching was associated with increased death rates! …
It was good to see people outside getting in gear! Cyclists, walkers, moms running behind strollers, grandmothers walking with grandchildren, rollerbladers, ballers, joggers… What are you East Coast people going to do outside this weekend?
Last summer, I struck up a conversation with a taxi cab driver in Chicago. He was originally from Sudan. I asked him when last he’d been home, and he told em the summer before he’d spent 3 months there. He then reported that in that time he lost 30-40 pounds, …
SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE; BE THE TORTOISE, NOT THE HARE! 1-2 lbs per week of weight loss should be your goal. Lose more than that, and you’ll likely be starving yourself, burning up muscle. But you need muscle (ladies, you, too – don’t worry – you won’t get …
It will be 43 degrees and sunny in Chicago today! That doesn’t mean much to those of you in the South, but that’s spring for us. Do you have your gear ready to begin to walk outside? Comfortable clothes (especially if you put on a few lbs over the holidays)? …
I had two emergency operations for herniated cervical (neck) discs that caused pressure on my spinal cord and weakness in my arms (1st operation) and legs (2nd operation). During a prolonged recovery, I attended physical therapy sessions. My therapist told me that Pilates could be help me for at least …
