by Carolyn Thomas ♥ @HeartSisters
Back when I was a run leader at the Y Marathon Running Clinic, we’d have an overflow crop of eager new participants at our first Sunday morning run of each New Year. Some even told me that this was finally going to be the year in which they quit smoking, lost 30 pounds, and ran a marathon! “Pick one!” was my pragmatic response to such announcements . . . Continue reading “The Sitting-Rising Test: what’s your score?”
For most people, a calendar is just a place to keep track of your dental appointments and dinner parties. But ever since I was given the Mayo Clinic calendar called The Road To Better Health, I’ve been spending more time reading the tips around the little appointment boxes than actually writing inside the boxes.
I especially liked the calendar page called “Mount Everest or the Couch”. This section reminds us that reducing our health risks for heart disease is not an all or nothing goal. Yet how many women are ready to head straight to the Häagen-Dazs after falling off the diet wagon, or to stop going to the gym entirely just because they’ve missed a few workouts? My Mayo Clinic calendar reminds us:
“Your choice of destinations doesn’t have to be climbing Mount Everest or just sitting at home on the couch.”
Continue reading “Women choose between Mount Everest or the couch”
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