by Martha Gottlieb | Jan 2, 2013 | Exercise, Healthy Eating, Motivation/Inspiration
From Michael Moore: “I am now in Week 42 of my walks. Each day, 30 minutes, that’s it. Thousands of you have joined me since that Sunday night on March 18 when, as a joke, I said I was going for a walk. I had read that morning in the paper that...
by Martha Gottlieb | Nov 30, 2012 | Exercise, Healthy Eating, Motivation/Inspiration
Hello everyone! These are awesome. Blue Cross very short new videos about health . . . Please take the time to watch them and leave a comment. Just remember TNT “Today Not Tomorrow”....
by Jeff Gottlieb | Nov 23, 2012 | Exercise, Healthy Eating, Miscellaneous
Hi everyone! We’re asking for your help in identifying 3 families that Expressions of Health (and Spriggles Books) will sponsor at the Oscoda Community Center for the remainder of the season. The following is the news release concerning this endeavor:...
by Martha Gottlieb | Nov 19, 2012 | Exercise, Healthy Eating, Miscellaneous
Get Active Create a calorie deficit by exercising to burn off extra calories before you ever indulge in your favorite foods. Make fitness a family adventure by taking a walk early in the day and then again after dinner. It is a wonderful way for families to...
by Jeff Gottlieb | Nov 9, 2012 | Exercise, Miscellaneous, Motivation/Inspiration, Stretching/Flexibility
The following article cites several new studies that have shown if we reduce the amount of time we sit on a daily basis, we can actually increase our life expectancy. Sitting less than three hours a day could increase life expectancy by 2 years. Of course,...
by Jeff Gottlieb | Oct 3, 2012 | Exercise, Miscellaneous
Published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (2012), a study involved 222,497 Australian adults, aged 45 and older. Researchers compared data from the “45 and Up” Study with mortality data from early 2006 through late 2010. Not surprisingly,...