By Real Age
Seems like a pretty tall order. A breakfast choice that can make you love yourself more? But a new study suggests it may be so.

No doubt about it, walking is the most user-friendly form of exercise there is. But your everyday walking speed matters, too. Especially if you’re trying to live a longer life.

Here’s why: New research suggests that if your everyday walking speed is more than just a casual stroll, you’ll live longer than your pokier peers.

Read the full post on Best Walking Speed for a Longer Life.

By Dr. Joe

Many people, especially women constantly want to change aspects of their bodies. We see this in the sales made by the diet industry as well as the cosmetic surgery industry. Many people hold to a view that they will be happy when they lose that few extra pounds or have those lines filled or have that lift done.

There are two key issues that often get lost in this search for an answer or solution “out there” somewhere as against looking for solutions that come from within. Firstly the biggest factor influencing how we look is how we look after ourselves. The things we do each day.

Read the full post on Mastering The Body Paradox.

What’s the most dangerous meal of the day?

Dinner!

Am I being dramatic when I use the word “dangerous”? Not one single bit!

Why?

Unfortunately, most people make their biggest meal of the day also the last meal of the day which makes no sense to me or anyone else who’s trying to:

Read the full post on What’s the most dangerous meal of the day?.

• Lose weight
• Have better digestion
• Eliminate acid reflux (heartburn)
• Reduce congestion / snoring
• Get rid of gas, constipation, bloating
• Decrease water retention (resulting in swollen ankles and puffy eyes)
• Relieve tightness in the hands (feeling of arthritis that eases later in morning.

Did you know?
Family Health & Fitness Day is the last Saturday of September. It stresses that regular physical activity is fun and important to family health.

Steps to take
Find out more about this from fitnessday.com/family

Did you know?
Weekend athletes are more prone to injuries than persons who exercise on a regular basis.

Steps to take
To help lower the risk of injury, warm up your muscles with stretches or walking. Avoid “overdoing it,” too. Cool down at the end of exercising. Find out more from fitness.gov.

Did you know?
May 1st is Employee Health & Fitness Day.

Steps to take
If your workplace has fitness testing and equipment, use them. If not, look for ways to plan fitness at your workplace. Use the stairs instead of the elevator. Walk at lunchtime, etc. Find out more from the National Association for Health & Fitness at physicalfitness.org.

When done consistently, walking will not only help you lose weight, but will relax you as well. Other advantages are that it can be done almost anywhere and at almost any time, and it’s free.