Salads are an ideal approach to increasing your vegetable intake and reducing your consumed calories. Although, if you find yourself eating a salad and feel unsatisfied or hungry only a couple hours later, your approach to a salad may not be what is right for you! Below are some tips to leave you …
Get Out of Your Slump – Literally!
Do you have a desk job that requires you to sit all day? If so, your posture and your overall health could be at risk! A recent study has shown that no amount of physical activity and exercise can fight off the dangers associated with sitting all day. Bummer right? In this case, prevention is the …
Home Base, Home Space
All too often when an individual decides they are interested in becoming healthier, they might have some preconceived notions of what that means. Eat "good" foods, work out and you should lose weight - right? While those changes definitely help in the long run, sometimes a very blatant source that …
When Motivation Fizzles
One minute you're hitting the gym 3-4 days a week and eating all the right foods. The next minute, you're binge-watching Netflix on the couch instead of breaking a sweat, snacking on way too many Oreos, and have replaced water with copious amounts of coffee. If this sounds like your life, or just …
Bad Habits Make For Good Resolutions
With the turn of the year approaching, comes the always anticipated (or dreaded) New Year's resolutions. Now if you're like most people, you probably stick to your resolutions for a month or two, and then stop trying. There's no shame in that--I'm the exact same way! So this year, I wanted to try …
Move to Improve Your Mood
Ever wake up on the wrong side of the bed and think you’re bound to have a bad day no matter what you do? Seeming as if you can’t revamp your mindset. On those days I have found the best way to feel better and adjust my attitude is by exercising. This has helped me to challenge myself to work out …
HELP – I sit all day and I can’t get up!
By now, we’ve all heard about the detrimental effects that sedentary behavior can have on our bodies and our overall health. While knowing this information is important, many of us still find it difficult to get enough physical activity in during the day, especially for those who sit at a desk for …
Baby Steps Towards Nutritional Success
Changing your eating habits can be a really difficult thing. Why? Well, they're habits--they're hard to break and hard to start. However, not impossible. Taking baby steps, or setting small goals towards an overall eating habit can be a great way to reach nutritional success! It's important that …