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Steven Uhlenbrock, M.S., M.Ed, instructor
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As the song goes, “Tis the season to be jolly…” We all know that this is supposed to be one of the merriest times of the year. The question is, are you merry? Do you have the holiday spirit? Or are you too wound up trying to get that perfect gift for your child? Are you stressed out trying to figure ...
<< MORE >>A new study shows men who eat whole-grain breakfast cereal regularly are less likely to develop heart failure than those who eat it rarely or never.
Heart failure is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump blood as effectively as it should. The risk of developing heart failure is about one in five for the average ...
About 17% of adults aged 18 to 54 in the U.S. experience anxiety each year. Anxiety disorders are more prevalent than any other type of mental disorder except substance
abuse.
Exercise has been shown to reduce levels of anxiety in small to moderate amounts for all types of anxiety disorders. And both acute (short term bouts) and chronic (regular) exercise have been shown
to be beneficial. The reduced anxiety post-exercise lasts somewhere between 4 and 6 hours. Studies have also shown that exercise can be considered at least as good as other commonly employed anxiety
treatments, and exercise ...
Tomorrow (Thursday 10/18/2007) is Love Your Body Day. What exactly does that mean? Well, to me it means you need to take time to appreciate yourself for who you are. Stop trying to be like the airbrushed men and women on the magazine covers. Stop trying to be a size "0". Stop trying to build your muscles up so much that you can't even straighten your arms out. You are a unique person. Love yourself! Look in the mirror and say, "Damn I'm good! I'm unique. There is nobody else in the world that looks like me! (unless ...
Whenever we make a decision it basically comes down to one of two things, pain vs. pleasure. Let me give you an example. You want to buy a new 46" HDTV for your family room. The television is going to cost you $2200.00. Which is greater, the pain of parting with the $2200 or the pleasure you will get by having the new HDTV? If it is too painful (and I am not talking physical pain here) to part with the money, then you won't buy the HDTV. However, if the pleasure of watching your shows and sporting events ...
Stress is a part of everybody's life. There are two kinds of stress; bad stress (distress) and good stress (eustress). That's right, I said good stress. A certain
amount of stress is good for the body and for our performance, especially in sports and the work place. Too much stress is not a good thing, but a certain level of stress (which is different for
everybody) can improve performance and help us to keep focused on a particular task.
Stress can be defined as bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium.
Effects ...
Type II Diabetes (formerly known as Adult Onset Diabetes) is becoming more and more prevalent with the obesity crisis we are facing here in the
My apologies to my Newsletter subscribers that are seeing this for the second time. But since I received such positive feedback about the newsletter, I decided to share it with my Blog readers too. If you just read my Blog and aren't subscribed to my newsletter, you might want to sign up on my web site and take advantage of some special offerings. Hereis the article...
A few of my clients and people I know have either high blood pressure (hypertension) or they are close to having high blood pressure
(prehypertension), so I decided to write on this topic. The average adult's blood pressure (BP) reading should be 120/80. If it reaches 140/90 it is considered high BP. If it is between 120/80
and 140/90 it is considered prehypertension. There are several lifestyle changes you can make to help prevent high BP and/or lower it.
They are:
- Lose excess body fat.
- Eat less salt.
- Exercise (resistance training and about 30 minutes a day of aerobic exercise). ...
Starting Position: Lean forward with the non-exercising hand resting on a bench or chair for support (let's ...