Healthy and Simple

So our great friend, and English correspondent, Vicki told me the other day that many of our blog postings are clearly not written with parents in mind because many of the things we talk about or encourage people to do are things that parents just don’t have time for.
And after taking care of baby Emma [...]

What if I told you I knew a way that you could have a longer life, a healthier heart, lower your blood pressure, lower your risk of breast cancer, lower your risk of prostate cancer, lower the risk of back pains and migraine headaches, have a better physique, raise your testosterone level,  have fewer menopausal [...]

For regular gym goers this is our least favorite time of year. People who only go to the gym occasionally are out in force after the New Year making it difficult to find a place to park near the gym let alone find a machine inside to exercise on. And that’s even before you add [...]

We’re funny creatures. We can get ourselves to believe lots of things, except those that really matter.
The other day I was in the gym listening to a trio of young men, in their mid to late 20’s, talking about their Fantasy League football teams. They were completely engrossed in their conversation and got quite animated [...]

I saw a cute Get Well card in a store the other day. It showed a woman, her nose red and eyes streaming,  sitting on a couch with a box of tissues by her side. The caption on the card said “having a head cold makes me appreciate small things”, inside the card it read [...]

With so many people out of work or fearful of losing their jobs millions of Americans are looking for ways to cut back, to save a little money. Well, here’s a simple suggestion that could not only improve your bottom line, it could also improve your bottom!
Go to the gym.
What! You are probably saying. Gyms [...]

Lots of people point to the lack of things as one of the reasons they don’t work out as much as they would like; the lack of time; the lack of a convenient gym; the lack of energy. But really, the only thing stopping you from being active anywhere, anytime, is a lack of imagination. [...]

One of the most simple and effective exercises is also one of the ones I see done badly, really badly, most often. It’s the sit up or crunch.
I can’t count how many times I’ve watched people in the gym doing sit ups where the only thing moving is their neck. They put their hands behind [...]