Healthier you, greener planet
From the category archives:
Do diets really work – long term, that is? If you’ve ever tried a diet, you will probably answer with a confident and vehement “No!” Yet, Americans – especially women – continue to believe that weight loss is a matter of reducing calories and generally feeling hungry and deprived. I listened to a podcast the [...]
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Depression is a hard thing to shake. But there is a natural treatment for depression that is not only free, but provides many other health benefits besides. This treatment is regular exercise. Yup. You know that exercise helps you to maintain a healthy weight and a healthy heart. You may also be aware that it [...]
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Weight loss is a perennially hot topic, but never as much as during this time of year. As this post goes live, it is a week into the New Year, the time when resolve and determination to lose weight is at its peak. For about three weeks. Maybe. Then the trips to the gym start [...]
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According to a recent Times article, the supposed health benefits of exercise have been blown out of proportion. The best way to lose weight is to sit around and pick your nose, as nose-picking will burn some calories but not enough to make you hungry. Okay, that’s not really what it said. But it came [...]
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Last Thursday, I began a two-part series on how to stay fit when the autumn winds begin to blow and you decide to put your outdoor fitness routine on the shelf for a few months. However, your body needs exercise, no matter what season it is. In part one, I mentioned three of the more [...]
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Autumn will soon be upon us, and staying fit when the pre-winter chill descends will become a challenge for many people, for several reasons. The days are shorter, making outdoor workouts tricky for people who have day jobs. Many people dread walking or running in colder temperatures–and exercising in extreme cold can actually be dangerous [...]
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