by Dan | Dec 4, 2011 | Equipment, Exercise, Motivation, Weather, Wellness/Health, Winter
Yes, it is getting colder outside, but we still have no snow, or very little. Here Sarah is getting ready to go out this sunday morning with Buddy for a walk, who is ready anytime! You just have to be smarter about what you wear.
Here is a close up of Sarah. She has several layers on, and the face mask and hat. She went out with Buddy for a 3 mile walk, or about 45 minutes time, and did fine. You still have the options of doing exercise indoors, but there are times when you just need to get out, and have other things to look at. Take advantage of the no snow yet. It will be coming! Have a good week coming!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1529
by kelsey | Dec 1, 2011 | Diet, Food, Heart Health, Wellness/Health
Ever heard that saying? I had a recent request to discuss foods that help keep our skin healthy and glowing and that saying came to mind when thinking of this specific topic. What eat truly does make a difference in our bodies, not only inside, but the outside too! Diets high in fat and white carbs can cause issues with our skin, whereas a balanced diet, focused on bright colored fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, and healthy fats can truly help make our skin glow. Below is a list of the top foods to promote healthy skin:
- Low fat dairy products & yellow/orange fruits and vegetables such as carrots and apricots: foods high in vitamin A promote healthy skin
- Berries, such as blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, etc: these foods are full of antioxidants, helping promote healthy skin
- Healthy fats founds in salmon, walnuts, almonds, canola oil, and olive oil: these foods contain essential fatty acids helping make our skin healthy and glowing
- Whole grains: contain selenium, which promotes skin health
- Green Tea & Water: green tea contains anti-inflammatory properties and water helps keep us hydrated.
You may notice many of these foods are on the heart healthy list as well, so not only are you going to have glowing skin, you’ll have a healthy heart!
-Kelsey
by kelsey | Nov 30, 2011 | Etc.
Last week we finished up our fall session of STRIVE 2 Survive. We had a great group and really enjoyed working with all of you! The results are still coming in, but so far we’ve seen weight loss from 5-20lbs and great improvements in cholesterol, blood pressure, and waist circumference. One of our major goals of STRIVE 2 Survive is to promote lifelong health and wellness, thus this 12 weeks is just the start of a new way of living for our participants. We are not fond of fad diets and do not promote that, rather we encourage nutrition and exercise interventions that not only improve your health, wellness, and weight, but also can be followed long term.
We are taking a little break during the month of December and will start back up again in January with our winter session. Our first lecture is January 3rd at the County Fair Banquet Hall at 5:30. Since lab (lipid panel and fasting glucose) and body composition are included at the beginning and end of the program, enrollment is starting now! If you want to learn more and/or reserve your spot, please contact us. We look forward to celebrating the success of many more!
-Kelsey
by kelsey | Nov 29, 2011 | Etc.
Are you recovered from the Thanksgiving holiday weekend? I know I am still working on it! We had a great holiday weekend and feel so blessed to have been able to spend it with wonderful family. As Thanksgiving day came to an end, Adam and I attended 3 Thanksgiving dinners. We are fortunate to have much of our family around the area, however it does make our holidays a bit crazy as we try to get to everything! Practicing portion control was essential for us to get through the day. I work hard to practice what I preach and it was definetly put into action this day!
A highlight of my weekend was taking my 2 1/2 year old neice to the Children’s Museum in Brookings on Friday. This picture is of Kate grocery shopping at the store in the museum. To say the least, Aunt Kelsey is very proud of her grocery selections! It’s essential to teach them good nutrition at a young age to promote life long health and longevity. If you haven’t been to the museum, I highly encourage it! There are many options for the children to do, that not only promotes learning, but also activity!
-Kelsey
by Dan | Nov 27, 2011 | Exercise, Holidays, Weather, Wellness/Health
The annual Parade of Lights was again the day after Thanksgiving. It was great weather to be outside for. The temperature stayed in the upper 30’s. It was another way to get some more exercise in, and we covered about 2 miles with the parade. This is a side view of our Brown Clinic float.
Here is a view from the backside. “Merry Christmas”. It won’t be long before this holiday is here. Hopefully everybody had a good Thanksgiving, and a good holiday weekend. Enjoy the week coming up. Keep moving!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1522
