Learning how to hydrate is an important part of being outside in the Arizona summer. Drinking should be simple enough, but it’s not. Sedentary people drink: runners hydrate. When and how to hydrate is an art unto itself. Common logic suggests that we should drink when we’re thirsty. But common logic doesn’t apply to marathon training, with long runs […]
Hit the trail with your own mix
Going for a hike? Need a healthy snack? If your first thought is to grab store-bought trail mix, we found a recent article from Fooducate might make you think twice because of all on the unnecessary sugar in it. So we really like their suggestion: Make your own. Fooducate offered a suggested list of items […]
#1 Factor to Weight Loss is Diet
We all know it and yet it doesn’t make it any easier. Diet will make up 80 % of your success in weight loss. So why is it so hard then? We already know how to get there – our diet. I think we get sidetracked by the little or hidden items, such as the […]
Exercise during vacation can break up routine
If your spring break travels take you away from your favorite exercise path or machine, seek out other opportunities where you visit. It may be easier than you think, if the weather is right, it might not cost a thing. Cabin trip: This could be an easy one. A hike in the woods is a must! Is […]
Weight Loss?? New Year Resolutions
It seems every year there is the one goal – to lose weight. Some are victorious and others not so much. So what does it take to get over the hurdle? Perhaps realistic goals – the weight didn’t get there overnight, so assuming it will be gone in two weeks isn’t going to happen either. […]
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Fit exercise for kids into every day
Kids need exercise. But with school back in session, homework to do and families trying to have some time together, the schedule may look crammed. But it is easy fit healthy activities into the schedule, even if it’s just a little at a time. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevent recommend child and teens […]
Posture Headaches – What’s in Your Future?
Headaches can be caused or aggravated by physical stress to the neck. Muscles spasm place stress on the neck joints by jamming them together, which signals pain to the body. This cycle of muscle spasms and joint stress produces a cascade of events that lead to some headaches. Over time, the spasms can become chronic […]
Beat the heat on hiking trails with proper planning
Even as temperatures start to skirt toward triple digits, Arizona’s outdoors call avid athletes and nature lovers in the cool mornings. But too often lately, we’ve heard stories of hikers lost or caught unequipped. A “quick” walk through the mountains that surround the Valley without proper hydration and shoes can turn ugly without planning. So […]
Beginning runner? Your quickstart guide
Are you trying to be healthy, but don’t know where to start? Running doesn’t require special equipment or a membership at a gym. It’s a good way to burn calories (about 30 in five minutes). You can do it alone or with friends. There are three steps: Lace up your shoes, open the door, go […]
Running with Shelter Dogs for Exercise
Unfortunately we have many animals in shelters and temporary homes in the city. Many people do not realize the amount of volunteer efforts needed to help these animals. Oftentimes the shelters are looking for people who will volunteer to walk or run the animals. It usually requires a short training on how to interact with […]