I have a desk job, which means I sit… a lot. Sitting for hours makes me sluggish, so every so often I make myself get up from the desk to move. My body likes that. I walk down the long hallway and back again, sometimes glancing into other offices along the way out of my [...]

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• 15 Ideas for Exercise Get up earlier (have your workout clothes already set out for you). Park away from the building! Take the stairs everywhere! Get up and move every so often while at work. If your place of work has a gym, use it! Some employers allow for a certain number of......
• Understanding Back Pain in Pregnancy Approximately 3 out of every 4 women has some type of back pain in pregnancy. For some of these women, the symptoms will begin in the earlier stages of the pregnancy, and they may occur on an intermittent basis until after delivery. For more than 50 percent of women, the......
• My Daily Jaunts Earlier this week I created a goal of sorts, to be active throughout the day instead of focusing solely on the standard 30-minute exercise session. So, I've been making an effort to take the occasional walking break.  I took a 10-minute break at work to walk outside the building.  I......
• Yoga for Over 50 One of the newest fads to sweep the nation is yoga routines that are especially designed to suit different types of people. One such type of yoga practice that is gaining in popularity is yoga for over 50 years old. Growing old is a stage in our lives where we......
• Introducing Yoga Props to Your Workout There are two ways that you can benefit from the use of yoga props. The first is, obviously enough, to practice yoga and to use the yoga props to further that yoga practice. The other way that you can use yoga props is with other types of working out. Here......

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I recently made reference to the Numb Bum Syndrome is a previous post. However, I overlooked the possibility that others may not be familiar with this serious condition for which they may be at risk! Therefore, I feel a pressing need to describe this all to common (yet preventable) ailment. What is Numb Bum Syndrome? [...]

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• Understanding the Symptoms of Menopause The first thing to know about menopause is that it is neither a disease nor an illness, but is rather a completely normal phase of development that every woman eventually goes through. The purpose of this phase is to mark the time when menstruation and fertility of the woman begins......
• Why Choose an Ergonomic Chair One of the most common problems shared amongst the world's population is back pain. In fact, nearly 8 out of every 10 adults in the U.S. have stated that they have suffered from back pain at some point in their lives. Back pain has become such a chronic problem amongst......
• Depression Risk Factors for Women There are a number of ailments that women are actually at risk for developing without actually realizing it. For example, heart disease risk factors for women are much more significant than for men in many situations. Depression seems to affect more women than it does men. According to the National......
• Causes of an Irregular Menstrual Period Most of the time, when a woman experiences a irregular menstrual period, the causes behind it are completely benign. There are a number of occasions where you may experience an irregular menstrual period, including missing a period, having periods too infrequently, experiencing spotting between periods or experiencing a bout of......
• Gimme 10! (minutes for a break) I’m currently putting together a PowerPoint presentation for a staff in-service at work. I've been sitting in front of my computer for hours gathering and organizing the information and playing with PowerPoint formating and animation. Sometimes when I have a task to accomplish, I will bury myself in the project......

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I’m currently putting together a PowerPoint presentation for a staff in-service at work. I’ve been sitting in front of my computer for hours gathering and organizing the information and playing with PowerPoint formating and animation. Sometimes when I have a task to accomplish, I will bury myself in the project until it’s done. I say [...]

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• Noticing Habits - Discoveries From My Food Journal Since I've been keeping a food journal I've noticed a couple of things. First, I seem to crave something sweet after I eat, but it can't be just any sweet. If I try to eat what I'm not craving - say a banana when I really want a big, chewy......
• Are You Army Fit? You’re pretty fit if you can pass the Army’s physical fitness test with flying colors! No matter your age, if you're in the Army, you have to do this test at least twice a year. Talk about incentive to stay in shape! The test consists of: Push-ups for 2 minutes......
• Breaking the Sugar Addiction Progress Report I've been working on slowly weaning myself off sugar. And when I say slowly, I mean s-l-o-w-l-y. That's just what I find works best for me. I've tried going off all sugar cold turkey in the past, but with disastrous results! I'm trying a completely different perspective I learned while reading......
• Avoiding the M&Ms A large basket of candy sits on a table right next to my boss’s door. This attractive looking basket (Longaberger, no doubt) is joined by a glass candy dish filled with shiny, colored plain M&Ms. The M&Ms taunt me. Every time I walk past my boss’s office (which I......
• Beating the Sugar Addiction - My Journey Funny how things suddenly become clear to you, as though a fog has lifted. I've been in a fog of sorts for quite some time, a sugar fog.  Only recently has this dense, gray world begun to disappear. I've finally come to a place where I feel confident I can......

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