by kelsey | Jan 4, 2012 | Exercise
Last night was an awesome start to our winter STRIVE program. We are thrilled to have such a great group of people to work with! As always, Dr. Dan kicks off our first lecture discussing the importance of adequate exercise and ways to get more. I usually leave the exercise talk up to him on this blog, however I wanted to share one exercise topic he hasn’t: zumba! As a dietitian, I am the food/nutrition expert, but I also spend a portion of my visits discussing ways to be more active as you really can’t just do one or the other…you have to do both in order to be more successful with healthy living.
Jogging is usually my preferred activity of choice, but I get tired of it after a while so I asked for a Wii Zumba video for Christmas. When I tried it out for the first time a few days ago, I was amazed. I was in a full sweat in the first 5 minutes! It’s not only a great workout…it’s even FUN! Zumba is a great aerobic activity that involves dancing and aerobic type moves for all parts of your body. If you are looking to spice up your activity routine and still burn a good deal of calories, I’d highly recommend checking out Zumba. Adding variety to your workout will not only keep you interested and motivated, it will keep your metabolism going!
(The picture I included is a snapshot of my Wii video).
-Kelsey
by kelsey | Jan 2, 2012 | Etc.
We are excited to kick off 2012 with our winter session of STRIVE 2 Survive tomorrow (Tuesday, January 3rd)! If you are interested in learning more about eating healthy, getting more activity, and improving your health and wellness, we’re here for you! Our 12 week program is a great way to learn more about all aspects of health and wellness with two main components diet and exercise. There’s still room, so if you are considering it and/or would like to learn more contact us at strive2survive@brownclinic.org or 884-4226. The clinic is closed New Year’s Monday (today), so we will get back to you as soon as we can Tuesday morning.
Hope everyone had a wonderful New Year’s!
-Kelsey
by Dan | Jan 1, 2012 | Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Wellness/Health
Once again, we have finished out another year, and ready to begin another. Hope 2012 will be good for you. New Year’s is also a time for people to set new resolutions. They are determined to do better with exercise and their diet. What it really boils down to more is a re-organization of our time. We need to reset our priorities. The time is there, but it may not always be the most convenient.
We often times just need to make adjustments to our daily schedule, making time for it. Adjustments on how we are going to make the time to accomplish our goals, without making them such a burden or chore that we can’t stay committed to them, often leading to more frustration, and even less attempt at trying to make a change or difference, are not always easy. Focus on things that have worked well for you before, and then continue to “fine tune” these even more. Make the time. We all have the same 24 hours in a day. Good luck!
Dr. Dan
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