Exercise to Increase Blood To Your Brain
A study was done on 299 adults for 13 years, and found that walking 6 – 9 miles per week may stop your brain from shrinking as you age. Exercise increases the blood to the brain, so more of the important nutrients get to the brain. And the more you walk, the more it helps, [...]
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Yoga And Losing Weight
Scientists are finding out that yoga has health benefits, including making changes to your brain so you eat less. A study was done 3 years ago that followed the weight of a group of middle aged people. Those who did yoga regularly did not gain weight, while those who did NOT gained an average of [...]
Walk Your Children To School
There is a movement afoot in Massachusetts. In most communities, if children live too close to school to qualify to be picked up by the school bus, they have to walk, which REALLY means the parents drive them. So how about parents WALKING their kids to school? You get some exercise in your day, your [...]
Build Muscle To Help Lose Weight
Did you know that muscle burns more calories all day long than other kinds of body tissue? Yup! Older people who are trying to lose weight complain that if they ate 3 carrot sticks per day, they still would not lose any weight. Well, okay, that is an exaggeration, but as we age, we are [...]
Get Out There And Walk (or something)
We know that we need to get out there and exercise, even short workouts are better than nothing. It makes you more healthy. But did you know that after you finish an aerobic workout, you burn calories at a higher level for a few hours? So the benefits last a lot longer than you realize. [...]