Forget the happy face--deal with it for reals! |
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Saturday, November 28, 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Keep Moving To Keep Moving
Gardening is a marvelous activity: refreshing, always changing, and you get flowers! |
Use it or lose it, right? So, if we plan to keep moving, we better give moving. Oh, the many sedentary temptations--I cannot even count them. Being an English major, I could just sit and read, write, enjoy videos endlessly, and it becomes increasingly inexpensive to to so. Except the cost to your health. Sedentary lifestyle is the new smoking, they say, as debilitating to your health.
Exercise: 7 benefits of regular physical activity
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/exercise/art-20048389
Physical Exercise for Brain Health
http://www.brainhq.com/brain-resources/everyday-brain-fitness/physical-exercise
Regular exercise changes the brain to improve memory, thinking skills
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes-brain-improve-memory-thinking-skills-201404097110
Also, simple stretching gets the oxygen to your brain, where is belongs. Teachers, get you students to do simple streches and movements as a point of transition in class. You do them, too.
5 ways stretching benefits your health
http://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/fitness/training+tips/5+ways+stretching+benefits+your+health,10989
How Stretching Can Improve Flexibility And Health
http://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/fitness/training+tips/5+ways+stretching+benefits+your+health,10989
Depression and anxiety: Exercise eases symptoms
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/depression-and-exercise/art-20046495
5 Ways to Sneak Exercise Into Your Daily Routine
http://www.nextavenue.org/5-ways-sneak-exercise-your-daily-routine/
Health Risks of a Sedentary Lifestyle
http://www.lifespanfitness.com/workplace/resources/articles/health-risks-of-a-sedentary-lifestyle
Is sitting on your backside dangerous?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COIGHiMveG4 |
Friday, September 18, 2015
Gardening? Okay, That Sounds Like Fun.
Great articles. Gardening is good for us. And don't forget aromatherapy. Flowers, herbs, and the scent of the dirt after a rain!
6 Unexpected Health Benefits of Gardening
http://learn.eartheasy.com/2014/09/6-unexpected-health-benefits-of-gardening/
Why gardening is good for your health
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/07/08/why.gardening.good/
Proof: gardening is healthy
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-193859/Proof-gardening-healthy.html
Gardening’s Surprising Health Benefits
http://www.nextavenue.org/gardenings-surprising-health-benefits/
Edible Front-Yard Gardening
http://www.nextavenue.org/edible-front-yard-gardening/
Small-space gardening
http://www.sunset.com/garden/landscaping-design/small-space-gardening
23 Gardens You Can Totally Grow In Your Tiny Flat
http://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseypippin/flat-gardens#.yjKOVnRyQ
6 Unexpected Health Benefits of Gardening
6 Unexpected Health Benefits of Gardening
Sunday, September 13, 2015
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