Make sure to check us out on Foursquare and Google Plus! Check in to be mayor and read about useful tips and updates. Why You Need Calcium Calcium is needed for strong bones and teeth, but that’s not all. It’s also important for normal blood clotting, and for healthy muscle and nervous system function. Most […]

Use Ginger to Beat Muscle Soreness If your only experience with ginger has been leaving it on your plate after finishing your sushi, you may be missing out on what could be one of nature’s strongest anti-inflammatories. Add ginger to your diet, and you may be able to train again sooner. TEA Grate some fresh […]

Mental Stress Slows Exercise Recovery Exercise can relieve stress, but a new study shows that too much stress can impede your post-workout recovery. After a bad week, you may hit the gym to blow off some steam. Once your body is pumping with “feel-good” endorphins, you head out into the world a new and happier […]

Dark Chocolate May Prevent Heart Attacks It’s no surprise that scientific experts love to study chocolate. Of course, this cocoa-flavored candy has also been shown time and again to be incredibly healthy for your heart. To determine the reason, a research team gave people either two ounces of dark chocolate (which contains high levels of […]

Does Exercise Make You Hungry? Ever felt extremely hungry after a workout? A new study reveals that this isn’t necessarily the only response — in fact, the fitter you get, the less likely you are to crave food after exercise. The study, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, divided 30 young, fit volunteers into […]

Top Sneakers With so many options on the shelves, selecting the right shoes can feel like a workout itself. What’s Your foot type? Number one mistake: Buying kicks based solely on style or what friends are wearing. Picking the right shoe for your foot type and biomechanics should be your top priority. Most specialty running […]

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Practice is the key to getting Fit and Healthy

Eating healthy and exercising regularly is a lifestyle that takes a lot of practice. One does not transform from doughnut scarfing couch potato into diet-conscious workout warrior overnight. Furthermore, we live in what is called an obesogenic environment. It means the environment is making us overweight, as is evidenced by higher than ever obesity rates at all ages.

It can take you many months to get to the point where you actually like exercising, and then many more months of incremental changes in your diet to get to the point where you achieve significant positive changes in body composition. It’s a total process that can take years to be successful.

This all needs to be broken down into manageable pieces, and must be practiced again and again. You need to look at your lifestyle as one of constant training to get better. You need to quest to get better at pushing yourself with exercise, and pushing yourself towards eating healthier and eating less if you want to be healthy, fit, strong, and look your best.

Practice at exercising and healthy eating is what gets you to somewhere that, if not perfect, is greatly improved.

She’s Fit: 31 Days to Unbreakable Resolutions

Behavior experts say that it takes about one month to form a new habit, and many people try to create (or break) habits at the start of each year.

With the right attitude and focus, you can stick to your New Year’s resolutions and achieve long-term success. Here are 31 daily tips that will help you do exactly that.

Source: sparkpeople.com

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Healthy Transformations

Thai Chicken Pasta

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp. vinegar, balsamic
1 Tbsp. soy sauce, lite
3/4 oz chicken, broiled
1 cup pasta, uncooked
1/4 cup water chestnuts
1/4 cup bok choy
1/2 cup lettuce, iceberg
1 1/2 Tbsp. peanuts
1/2 Tbsp. peanut butter, natural