Dan Schoenthal decided to hike the Appalachian Trail after his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. He discovered fitness could help his mobility as his Parkinson’s disease progressed. Dan wanted to hike The AT trail, Parkinson’s disease helped give him the push to get started. According to Parkinsons.org, 2.5 hours of exercise per week helps slow down the […]
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6 Health Issues You Didn’t Know Came From Dehydration Dehydration can cause health issues long before reaching lethally low levels. Losing only 10% of water weight can cause serious health complications. Nutrition impacts hydration levels as well as; health, illness, medications, activity and environmental conditions. Symptoms of over hydration and dehydration are similar, confusing the
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The what, why, and how much to eat around your body type Health and fitness goals are fabulous but where do you start. You’ve read a lot of information and wonder what body type you have. Most often you won’t have just one or another body type, instead a mixture of them. So now you
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A recent blog post brought up the issue of safe bike travel. I’ve biked on paths, trails, and roadways, it didn’t take long to determine my favorite. From my first wobble, I’ve enjoyed biking and the sense of freedom and excitement. We’re lucky to have access to multiple biking options within minutes of our home.
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On my cluttered desktop this first week of May (W1 may 2017) you might find an interesting mish mash of things. This week I’m working in the gardens, keeping up with my fitness reading, and working out a knitting pattern for my mother. It certainly is an interesting mix; gardening and fitness roughen up my
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One of our favorite things to do is to invest a few hours riding the Burlington Bike path, oogling the views and shoreline along the way. The Burlington trail is part of the Champlain Bike Trail, a 1600 mile group of trails, 363 miles of that trail around Lake Champlain. I’m more of a
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I’ve been lifting weights for years, starting on the farm long before joining a gym. My early lifting equipment happened to be hay bales and logs. Once I’d grown and left the farm, my weights were the type typically found in a gym. I continued working at one gym or another for years, until we
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Today’s theme is women and why we should remaining active. From weight training to finding your why. Read through an article or two, there are nuggets of information in the posts. Weight training isn’t only about getting lean; there are many benefits to lifting from bone density. Nia Shanks gives us the deets with “Why
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I’m a Jillian Michaels fan from way back, listened to her podcasts and watched her reality shows. She’s an inspiration to those who want to inspire others. Love her or hate her; you don’t have to agree with her programming to appreciate her work. That being said, Jillian has a new app on Google Play
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A good friend turned me onto Pinterest some years ago, when it was first in its infancy. As I am drinking my coffee this morning I saw a few graphics, one that I wanted to share.. Well, one so far at least. Grab your beans and a fresh filter and we’ll share a cup over
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