I’m taking a little time off this week to recover from surgery. While I’m away, some of my fellow bloggers are helping me keep things going over here. (Thank you!)

Today’s post comes from Lance at The Jungle of Life. Stop by and visit when you get a chance for some great conversation about life and [...]

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You like to drink juice, but is that what you are really buying? And if it is, how much juice are you actually getting? If you know your juice-label lingo, you can be sure to buy the real deal and avoid added sugars and artificial ingredients. Here are the basics… with some help from Consumer [...]

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How hard do you exercise?
A) At a moderate level
B) Vigorously
C) Have no idea how to measure exercise intensity
You may have seen exercise guidelines like these that say you should be active for two and a half hours a week at a moderate level… or to workout vigorously for one hour and 15 minutes a week. [...]

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With portion sizes so out of control these days, it may be hard to keep track of how much of which foods you should have each day, let alone have to measure it all.  Now, you can easily visualize portion sizes, thanks to this “handy” guide from the USDA!

Tags: Food & Nutrition, hand, portion control, [...]

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In the summer, I like to exercise outside as much as possible – soak in enough sun (with sunscreen on, of course!) to make up for all those dreary winter months. I almost always wear my heart rate monitor to track the calories I burn. But this simple guide from the American Council on Exercise [...]

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Tags: eating, Food & Nutrition, seconds

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Want to feel better as you get older? Maybe even younger? A new report from the Mayo Clinic Health Letter says a regular dose of five areas of fitness can help ward off the stiffness, aches, and pains of aging.

Tags: aerobic exercise, aging, balance, core training, Exercise, fitness, strength training, stretching, weights

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I don’t know about you, but I’ve been trying to watch my wallet over the past few months, especially at the grocery store. So today’s guest post couldn’t have come at a better time. Registered dietitian, Heather K. Jones has some fantastic tips to help us all save a little cash – “Bargain Grocery Shopping” [...]

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I hardly ever exercise without one. So when someone asked me – “What is the purpose of heart rate monitors?” – I thought it would be a good time to get some answers from the pros.

Tags: american council on exercise, Exercise, fitness, heart rate, heart rate monitors, Polar, workouts

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Are you making yourself sick just thinking about finding the time to be healthier? Surely you can spare five minutes here and there, right? Here are five quick ways to get you on your way to better health.

Tags: brain, breathe, Exercise, expired medications, fitness, health, medicine, meditate, relax, stretch

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