The Best Breakfasts to Go

The Best Breakfasts to Go

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

You know you ought to eat breakfast, but preparing a morning meal at home just isn’t happening in your rushed household. So what do you do when you need to break the fast on the road? Good news — those belly-busting fast-food breakfasts don’t have to break the diet bank….

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Variety Is the Diet Spice of Life

Variety Is the Diet Spice of Life

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Want to meet and exceed your fitness goals? You’ll need to incorporate the cardio and strength training combo. Cardiovascular exercises are important because they help your body to increase endurance and stamina. They raise the heart rate for an extended period of time and burn calories at a higher rate…

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Put on Your Boogie Shoes

Put on Your Boogie Shoes

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Exercise doesn’t have to feel like work. So get you ready to march to the beat of your own drummer. We’re talking about incorporating dance into your fitness regimen. The rhythm is gonna get you with these fun-filled workouts. Dancing not only builds and tones muscles, but it also improves…

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Wake Up to Better Sleep

Wake Up to Better Sleep

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

We bet you didn’t know it was National Sleep Awareness Week. According to the National Sleep Foundation, this year’s focus is on “springing forward,” the process of losing that precious hour of sleep for Daylight Savings Time. The amount of rest you get is directly related to how you perform…

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American Heart Association’s No-Fad Diet

American Heart Association’s No-Fad Diet

Diet Reviews / Low Fat

Using their Circle of Success, you will rely on three key components for your license to lose: Think Smart, Eat Well and Move More. The circles are intertwined and you will need all three to reach your goal. As the major authority in heart health, the American Heart Association is…

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Best Fitball Exercises

Best Fitball Exercises

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

Fitballs. Swiss exercise balls. Stability balls. They are three different names for one very effective piece of exercise equipment. Originally used to assist physical therapists, this giant inflatable ball adds entertainment to your workout. You can sit on the Fitball, lie on it, roll on it, put your feet on…

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Are Your Relationships Fat?

Are Your Relationships Fat?

Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body

By Pat Barone Successful weight management requires a lifestyle change that includes healthy eating patterns and lots of activity. Making far-reaching changes may be even more challenging if you are involved in relationships that promote or support an unhealthy approach to eating and exercise. For example, does your best friend…

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Is a Raw Food Diet for You?

Is a Raw Food Diet for You?

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

You may have already heard about celebrities and famous people enjoying the benefits of a raw food diet, a diet plan that involves eliminating meat, processed foods and any type of cooked food completely from the daily menu. The raw food diet program follows certain principles and guidelines so that…

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