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How much sleep do we need?
I believe we can all agree the most commonly recommended sleep time is eight hours. However, do you need that much sleep? What you can look at here is a chart from the National Sleep Foundation. The National Sleep Foundation produced a study in 2015. Here...
Seize Life with More Skinny Days Than Fat Days!!
An interesting component of getting married and living with my wife is hearing her say things that leave me feeling puzzled. Let me explain. Recently, my wife joyfully exclaimed, “I noticed I’m having more skinny days than fat days.” In my mind this instantly...
Strength Training with Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is certainly not a sentence to a life of agony, sitting, and non-stop doctor appointments. In fact, far from it. However, if ignored, the activities and the simple pleasures in life that require stable movement and slivers of endurance can become a...
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Three Reasons to Drink Plenty of Water
1 Why focus on water? Drinking plenty of water is healthy for us. We know this. It would be hard to find someone who doesn’t think hydrating with water isn’t a good ideaWhen you have a specific goal (80 oz.) to achieve by a specific time (end of the day) we’re better...
Netflix’s “The Social Dilemma” is well worth 90 minutes of your time.
Released in the United States on September 9 2020, Netflix’s “docudrama” centers on people who helped design the social media platforms we’re all too familiar with. Most of their guests are former masterminds who created the algorithms used by Social Media giants. I'm...
Why Lifting Heavy Will Not Make Women ‘Bulky’
Ladies, this one’s for you! Think about the fitness goals you have for yourself. Maybe you want to burn 5% body fat or, perhaps, you have always wanted a ‘pilates’ butt. What would you say if I told you that you could achieve both by lifting HEAVY weights? You...
Hitting snooze too often? This read is for you.
Alarm goes off. Ugh. Snooze Alarm goes off again. “I’m soo tiiiiired!” Snooze. Alarm goes of third, fourth, and fifth time. Snooze. Can you relate? You're not alone. Hitting snooze feels phenomenal. It's sense of relief. It's a beautiful form of procrastination. Who...
Strive for better. Forget perfection.
Ever think to yourself, "I wish I looked the way they do?" I have. Belittling thoughts like this are weeds in the garden of our mind. If we don't pick them out, the negativity will try to ruin our garden. "...replace 'I wish I looked the way they do' with 'That person...
Sour Grapes
Have you ever heard the the children's fable about the fox who tries to snack on the grapes (click here to read it)? It's a precautionary tale about belittling something because it is out of our reach. The fox sees tasty grapes on a tree branch. The fox jumps and...