Posts filed under Health

Love Your Heart Month: Tip #1

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
by Lynya-Floyd

Love Your Heart Month: Tip #1 Every day I do something to strengthen my heart. And that's not just because I'm the Health Director here at Family Circle. It's because I know that cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in this country, but there's plenty I can do to fight it. Some days that means lacing up my sneakers and hitting the

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CrossFit: Good for Moms?

Monday, January 30th, 2012
by Christine Mattheis

CrossFit: Good for Moms? If you've seen this Reebok commercial on TV recently (and chances are, you have—it's on constantly!), you may not believe that CrossFit is perfect for moms. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAu-ftOM3C8 Yes, this ad is full of super-fit athletes who can whip out 20 pullups like it's no big deal. And I've been a CrossFit evangelist ever since I started doing the workouts last spring, so I'm a little biased.... Read More >

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5 Exercise Excuses to Forget Right Now

Monday, January 23rd, 2012
by Irina Gonzalez

5 Exercise Excuses to Forget Right Now I've never been someone that enjoyed exercise or going to the gym. Even when I working on losing weight, I was more focused on eating healthy and cutting calories rather than working out. But I've learned how important it is for me to exercise... Read More >

Categories: Diet Success, Health

Take Those Earbuds Out–It Could Save Your Life

Thursday, January 19th, 2012
by Christine Mattheis

Bad day at the office? Long day at school? We all need time to ourselves to sit back relax and listen to music. But like everything else in life, there is a time and a place for it. Pedestrian accidents involving earphones have tripled since 2004, according to a recent study in the Journal of Injury Prevention. In about 29% of the 116 reported... Read More >

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How to Make Grains Low Calorie

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
by Irina Gonzalez

lowcaloriequinoacrop As a Diet Success story myself and someone who's now passionate about healthy eating, I'm always on the look-out for new tips. I loved Bobby Deen's tips last week on how to use healthier ingredients. This week I discovered a tip that I think has, in the little time I've known of it, changed my life: the magic of how... Read More >

Categories: Diet Success, Food & Recipes, Health