I was at Okte this past weekend watching my son play basketball when I noticed two sayings that were posted on the gym wall: Success is a choice. No excuses just results. These are powerful statements that not only apply to elementary students but to everyone. As a Wellness Coach, I deal with people...
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How to Avoid Halloween Candy Temptation
My kids love Halloween. They come home with more candy than they could eat in a year. I love Halloween candy. I could eat what they bring home in a couple of weeks. None of it is good for their teeth or my waistline. Especially since my self control is shaky when chocolate is...
Reduce Stress by Reducing Clutter
Does any of this sound like you?: You can’t help buying 10 of the item that was on sale at the grocery store. You can’t bear to get rid of the clothes that your kids have outgrown. Your filing system at your desk consists of tossing paper into a giant pile and hoping you...
10 Health and Fitness Apps I Love (and are FREE!)
Want to live healthier? There’s and app for that! It seems as though there is an app for just about anything – health and fitness included! Here are my top 10 health and fitness apps: Myfitnesspal. This is a great tracking tool for your diet! Runkeeper. Not just for running, this app uses the...
Fall Superfoods
The leaves are changing color, which means that despite the temperature it is officially Fall! Walking through the farmer’s market, you can see another sign – fall foods. Here are some of my favorite fall foods, which happen to pack a healthy punch: Apples. I don’t care what anyone says, New York apples are...
5 Ways to Sneak Physical Activity into a Busy Life
You have a family. You work. You run a taxi service for kids at night. How are you supposed to squeeze some time in to exercise? Here are 5 ways that you can sneak physical activity into your busy life (they can add up!): Go the long way. Whether that means taking the stairs...
Reduce Stress by Being Mindful
A few months ago, I wrote about how slowing down and using your senses (being mindful) can help you lose weight (Using Your Senses to Lose Weight). This same process can also help you reduce stress. Being mindful is living in the moment. Sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? Yet most of us have no...
Meditation and Your Health
The practice of meditation has been around for thousands of years. Long viewed as a way to bring balance mentally, research is starting to show that there are a number of physical benefits as well. There is a strong mind-body connection that impacts our health. Stress and depression have long been known to have...
Summer Injury Prevention
Summer not only means more activity, it also means more injuries. As I sit here with an ice pack on my elevated sprained ankle, I thought that some tips for summer injury prevention were in order, even if they come too late for me! Make sure you’re not picking up an activity you haven’t...
Boost Your Mood – Exercise Outdoors
Every year, I spend my winter counting down until I can get outside for walks, hikes, bike rides. As soon as the weather breaks, I am happy to ditch the treadmill and get outside. It turns out I’m not alone in feeling this way. Many studies have been done to evaluate the difference exercising...