Running out the door without breakfast is never a good idea. We all do it, but not eating breakfast can really mess with the rest of your day! Even though you may not technically feel hungry - your organs and muscles need the energy after a nights sleep to get you going. You’re feeding your heart- not your thighs in the [...]

Single Leg Chop and Lift This is very similar to the lift and reach exercise I posted last week. Instead of lifting the weight over your head and bringing your foot behind you -you’re balancing on one leg and moving the weight with straight arms in a diagonal across your body. Once again, challenging balance [...]

As the weather gets warmer all sorts of walks, marathons, bike rides and other activity based fundraisers begin to take place. Joining a fundraiser is one of the best ways to start an exercise regime. Why do I think this? You have a goal! Having a goal can be your inspiration to get to the [...]

I don’t know if you’ve ever tried Fiber One cereal, but it’s actually very good.What I really love about this cereal is it’s versatility. Yup, I’m calling a cereal versatile! But that’s because I use it not only as a breakfast option but also to bake with! I found this recipe when I was looking [...]

Adding any sort of balance challenge to an exercise will automatically activate your core musculature. The other thing that’s great about this particular type of balance exercise is that your also strengthening the muscles in your feet, ankles and legs. Single Leg Balance Reach Stand on one leg. Keep a bit of a bend in [...]

Of all this antioxidants, I think this is the most unfamiliar. Selenium is another vitamin that helps to prevent cancer and combat viruses by protecting cell membranes from damage caused by free radicals. Remember from an earlier post that free radicals can be anything external from alcohol to tobacco, to bad eating habits. And internal things like when oxygen causes cell damage. Best [...]

Whenever I travel, I always pack a really big lunch. I just find that I’m always hungry on a plane ( I guess maybe I’m bored). If I have a big bag full of cut of veggies, fruit and a big sandwich I don’t reach for the Cup A Noodles or the Pringles- although they [...]

This is another great core exercise that works your deep abdominal and stabilizing  muscles. Stability Ball Roll Out On your knees, punch the lower half of a stability ball. Allow the ball to roll out straight out in front of you until you feel your core stabilizers holding the ball in place. With your core, bring the ball [...]

If you have kids, how do you convince them to eat their green vegetables? You want them to eat the green stuff because it’s good for them and it will help them become strong and healthy. Even if you don’t have kids, I’m sure you’ve seen the lengths parents will go to get the good stuff into [...]

Here we go! A series dedicated to building strength in your core. This series will focus not only on your external muscles but your internal muscles as well. We will build core strength as well as strengthen all those tiny little muscles that surround our spin and keep us balanced and strong. These are the [...]