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Tuesday, Mar 06th 2012
Self-Care for Lower Back Pain
It must have been that super-strenuous spin class I took last week, when my mind fooled me into believing I was 35 but my body stubbornly acted its age. Energized but exhausted, I continued this self-deception by joining a friend after class in some challenging new ab work. She showed me new moves she'd recently learned. I struggled to keep up with her, but my body protested until I graciously bowed out.
Tuesday, Feb 28th 2012
A Test That Can Save Lives
You probably wouldn't have wanted to be me.
As I mentioned in a previous post, the hidden promise of spring makes me want to clean out and organize. But what I didn't mention is that some of the cleaning out involved things from a much more, um, personal location.
Tuesday, Feb 21st 2012
Why Shorter Workouts Can Be Better Workouts
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Time at a premium? Don't sweat it
Tuesday, Feb 14th 2012
Love Your Heart On Valentine's Day (and all year long)
Today is the day we're programmed think about love, poetry, sex, romance, chocolates, gifts, flowers or the saint who started it all. Instead, I'm going to change the channel and write about the heart from a different and most important perspective: the physical heart, not the spiritual one … and how to keep it healthy.
Tuesday, Feb 07th 2012
Healthy Travel Essentials (and a Giveaway!)
I count myself among the lucky ones every time I get a chance to travel. It's thrilling to experience a different side of myself; challenge myself to new adventures, experience new cultures, eat new food, enjoy a different climate; and, most of all, step out of my comfort zone.
Then why are the days before fraught with anxiety, especially when I have to decide what to pack?
Tuesday, Jan 31st 2012
Before You Set Out on Your Next Hike, Read This!
I'm off to southwest Utah next week, to visit Red Mountain Resort and feast my eyes on the land of red rocks and picturesque awesomeness.
Monday, Jan 23rd 2012
Paula Deen: A Hypocrite?
When I heard the announcement that Paula Deen had type 2 diabetes, I was anything but surprised. After all, she was playing Russian roulette with her health all these years.
Tuesday, Jan 17th 2012
How to Keep Your Cool During a Hot Emotional Time
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I've always been wary of confrontations, shunning them at times.
Tuesday, Jan 10th 2012
How to Steer Clear of Danger
The world is a safe and neutral and secure place, my home a safe haven. People are full of good intentions, and danger only comes to those who are looking for it. That's what my younger self thought. And then … age happens. And that's when you realize that is not always the case.
Tuesday, Jan 10th 2012
Age With Attitude Beats Aging Gracefully
by Marcia Mangum Cronin
The start of a new year gives pause for reflection. I like to look back at the year past and ahead to the coming year and think about ways to make the yet-to-come even better.
For those of us in midlife and beyond, Jane Baskin, author of Jane of the Jungle and resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, offers some thought-provoking—and entertaining—advice for getting the most of out of life.
