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6 Ways Exercise Benefits Your Heart
Exercise has many benefits. To celebrate American Heart Month, here are six ways exercise benefits your heart.
Four Follow-Along Videos for Heart Health
In honor of American Heart Month, every Friday in February 2025, I will upload a new video designed to help you get your moderate-intensity aerobic activity. Each 15-minute video will have 10 minutes of moderate level activity.
31 Days of Movement Snacks
For the month of January 2025 I made a resolution to do, film, and post a movement snack every day.
A movement snack is a bit intentional movement done for a short duration.
Here you will find all 31 snacks and a bit about what I learned from the project.
Tips for Show Shoveling
Snow shoveling is a full body workout. Prevent injury by treating it seriously. Do a dynamic warmup before you head outside and practice good form. These tips will help you.
Warmup for Snow Shoveling
Among my advice for snow shoveling is to do a dynamic warmup before you get dressed and head out.
You may not think you need a warmup. You may feel stressed and short on time. But doing a warmup, along with taking frequent breaks, is important for avoiding injury.
January 1st Is Just One Day of the Year
I like New Year’s Resolutions. I like the whooshing noise they make as they fall away.
Resolutions have good aspects and bad. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Train for Snow Shoveling Season
I want you to get your body ready for snow shoveling season. Every year, many people go from being sedentary right out to lifting loads of wet snow and they get injured. Even if you have been active this summer and fall, those activities may not have prepared you for the specifics of snow shoveling.
Let’s take a look at the muscles and movements used for shoveling snow and begin to get in shape for the season.
Exercise Snacks vs. Movement Snacks
Which is better exercise snacks or movement snacks? Answer: The ones that you do are the good ones, plain and simple.
However, what—if anything—is the difference between a movement snack and an exercise snack? And, for that matter, what is a movement snack, and what is an exercise snack?
Why I Recommend Neoprene-Coated Hexagon Dumbbells
When I am asked to recommend dumbbells for someone I ask a bunch of questions and tailor my answer to that person. But my favorite dumbbells to use and the ones I recommend most often are neoprene-coated hexagon dumbbells. Here's why.
7 Benefits of Walking
There are many benefits to walking. Here are seven to inspire you to make walking your new hobby!