Healthier Habits for Kids

Posted on December 4, 2011 - Filed Under Nutrition, healthy lifestyle | Leave a Comment

“Any combination of steps–making fruits and vegetables part of every meal, limiting treats, walking and playing, even shopping together—can add up to make a real difference in children’s lives and help build healthy habits for life.”
– LetsMove.gov: For Parents
Parents can really make a difference in helping kids develop healthy habits. You already know that. Think [...]

How to Help Kids Develop Healthy Habits

Posted on April 20, 2011 - Filed Under healthy lifestyle | Leave a Comment

This shouldn’t be anything you haven’t already heard. It’s more of a reminder for all of us.
If you want to help your kids develop healthy habits, you need to have healthy habits. I don’t think there is any way around that. Why would you expect your kids to choose vegetables, fruits and other healthy foods [...]

Weekend Eating

Posted on November 5, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, healthy lifestyle | 3 Comments

Most people tend to eat more on the weekends. I know I usually do. Here’s an excerpt from a study that investigated:
“These overall increases in dietary intake are significant for the overall sample and are largest for the 19- to 50-year-old age group; among this age group, the weekend day increase (vs. weekday) is 115 [...]

Why

Posted on July 27, 2010 - Filed Under healthy lifestyle | 9 Comments

I try my best to maintain healthy eating and exercise habits because I want to give myself the best chance of living chronic-disease free for as long as I can. I want to live a long, healthy life along side my wife and daughter (and any other kids that come our way). I’m not perfect at [...]

Sleep!

Posted on July 19, 2010 - Filed Under Healthy Monday, healthy lifestyle | 3 Comments

Each Monday, a simple health tip and challenge will be posted as part of Healthy Monday. Healthy Monday is a public health initiative founded in 2005 in association with Johns Hopkins University, Syracuse University, and Columbia Univerisity.
Their mission includes ending “chronic preventable disease in the U.S. by offering people and organizations a weekly prompt [...]

Love to Move

Posted on June 10, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, physical activity | 1 Comment

Source: Pre-School: Healthy Habits for Life Child Care Resource Kit: Get Moving

LiveStrong Friday

Posted on May 28, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, Weight Control, healthy lifestyle | 2 Comments

Here are a couple of my published articles from LiveSTRONG.com:
Practical Ways to Lose Weight
Cardiorespiratory Endurance Exercises
Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Healthy Monday

Posted on May 10, 2010 - Filed Under Healthy Monday, physical activity | 8 Comments

It’s YOUR Journey

Posted on May 4, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, healthy lifestyle | 5 Comments

Making healthy changes in our lives takes time. It takes patience, determination, and dedication. The key is actually starting and staying consistent.
No matter where you are in your get-healthier journey, remember that it’s YOUR journey and no one else’s. It’s easy to want to compare yourself to other people’s health/fitness levels, and that can sometimes be [...]