Discover the Secrets of Good health

Do you need 10 good reasons to exercise? After all, we talk about how good exercise is for you all the time. We read the articles, we write them, we offer exercise tips and suggestions. We talk about health, nutrition and much more.

The more you sleep, the better you feel - that sounds reasonable, right? Sometimes though, you can sleep too much. If you are low on energy and you don’t eat well, chances are you sleep long hours and you sleep very hard. In today’s fitness journal, I want to share a story with [...]

When you do a sit-up you are performing a strength training exercise. A standard sit up begins with you lying on your back, knees bent at a 45 degree angle and your hands behind your head.

Today is going to be all about circuit training. My stamina is not up for any long term 30 minute workouts that keep me doing the same thing over and over and over again. Instead, circuit training keeps you shaking it up and changing up what you’re doing.

A “conserve” is a jam made with a mixture of fruit, usually including some citrus, and often nuts and raisins. It can be served as a topping over pound cake, ice cream, or along side meat such as pork or chicken, or just on its own. This delicious recipe comes from a Simply [...]

If you know where to look, there are some helpful visual guides that can help you “eyeball” serving sizes of various foods.
Here are some examples.
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Simple Memory Art have a collection of Healthy Food magnets.
Each of the 50 magnets lists primary nutrients along with with Calories, fat, and fiber.
The magnets would certainly help someone learn a good selection of foods.
Perhaps carbohydrate and protein content could be listed as well.
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