by Dan | Jan 6, 2013 | Equipment, Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Wellness/Health
I got a great Christmas present from Sarah this year. The Nike+fuelband watch. It calculates how many calories you are burning while doing activity, counts how manysteps you take, and can even be used as a regular watch.
Here it shows how many steps I took on this particular day. It attaches to your computer by USB, and you can register it to yourself, with your weight, height, and age. You can keep connecting to the computer and it will continue to keep a log/journal of your activities–steps taken, calories burned, on a daily basis.
You can have it set for different goals, and once you achieve them, it lets you know that you have made it that day. It is a great way to keep track of all the activity you do for the day. You can use when you are actually doing exercise, or wear it all day long so you have an idea just how many steps you actually take in a regular day. Very convenient, and useful. You are doing walking everyday, why not count it besides! Keep moving everybody!
Maybe this will help me actually keep track of the number of consecutive days. Somewhere in the last 2 months I started going backwards instead of forwards, and have been listing the days 100 less than it should have been. My consecutive days should actually as of today be 1928. Now to keep track more closely as I go.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1928
by kelsey | Jan 3, 2013 | Etc.
We have been busy with the enrollment for our winter STRIVE program, however there is still room! If you are interested and/or want to get signed up, be sure to contact us to reserve your spot! Our first lecture is January 8th at 5:30pm at the County Fair Banquet Hall. We are looking forward to working with another great group!
by Dan | Dec 31, 2012 | Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Weather, Wellness/Health, Winter
Here is a recent photo of scenery here in SD when the trees are all frosted. When you have scenery like this, it makes it much easier to get outside and exercise. This is the last day of 2012. Time to start getting our plans prepared on how we are going to help take care of ourselves, and be healthier and more active going into 2013. I just recently talked about maintaining your focus. Every once in a while you can look at the big picture to see how you are doing, but along the way, you may have to focus on some of details.
Those details can offer a lot of assistance in helping to overall keep us on track. Just remember, don’t get overly hung up on the small details. We have to find that blend between each detail, and the overall picture. At this time of year, you can’t focus solely on the weather. You just need to get out and get going. If we waited for the perfect day, we would never get started. So along the way, occasional look at the details, but stay focused on the big picture. In the long run, you will be much happier, and hopefully, be more healthy as a result. Happy New Years eve, and keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1822
by kelsey | Dec 28, 2012 | Etc.
Are you starting to think about your New Year’s resolutions or yearly goals? Most likely something about your health is on that list and we are here to help you! We will be starting our Winter STRIVE 2 Survive program January 8th and this is the perfect opportunity to help you start the new year out right by putting your health at the top of the list!
STRIVE 2 Survive is a program for anyone who has a heartbeat! Whether you have a disease such as diabetes or heart disease, want to lose weight or maintain weight, or just want to learn more about nutrition and eating healthy, we are here for you! We meet 6 out of the 12 weeks and the weeks we don’t meet, you get a take home lesson emailed or mailed to you so every week in the 12 week program, you get a lesson on activity and nutrition. Our speakers include several physicians, our Pharmacist, Physical Therapists, and myself-the dietitian….providing you with a top notch multi-disciplinary team! In addition to the education, lab work (fasting glucose and lipid panel) and body composition testing (weight, height, BMI, waist circumferce, BP, fat %, and muscle mass) are included pre and post program for a total cost of $130.
If you are interested in learning more, feel free to contact us to get enrolled! Wellness is not always easy, so if you are struggling or need a kick start to your new year, let us help you!
You can contact us through the blog contact, you can email us at strive2survive@brownclinic.org or call 884-4226.
Happy New Year!
-Kelsey
by Dan | Dec 23, 2012 | Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Weather, Wellness/Health, Winter
It is easy to get frustrated this time of year when it comes to trying to stay active. It is cold outside, and all the “white” outside can get kind of boring. You have to narrow your focus down. When you try to look at the big picture, it can be very daunting. It is too easy to say, “not today”. You have to pick out certain things as you are going to focus and concentrate on, and the task can be much more managable.
Narrow your focus, and your goals, to one thing at a time. See it for what it is, then focus and concentrate on something else. Before you know it, you have already gone further than you thought. If you focus just on the “cold”, or try to look or handle too much at one time, it is easy to quit, or worse yet, never even get started. Make that part of your New Years Resolution. “Chip away it things”. Don’t “bite” off more than you can chew. You need to make it realistic. Many of the times that we don’t succeed at our goals is because our goals are too far out of reach to be achievable. Break it apart. Work your way up to the “ulitmate goals” that you set for yourself, but make the path along the way in smaller increments. You will get there faster, easier, and with a much better attitude. Remember, the best things in life are not always the final goal or destination, but the trip you encountered getting there. Enjoy life along the way. Happy Holidays! Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1814
