Fitness Tip of the Day: Friday Facts and Findings -- How to Live to Be 100

Today's article was posted last week on facebook via IdeaFit.  The article is from MindBodyGreen.com and is written by cardiologist Dr. Joel Kahn.  I don't know if I want to live to be 100, but if I do, I want to do so in the most healthy way that I can.

How to Live to be 100--a Cardiologist Explains

Surprisingly, one thing that I was only briefly mentioned was to laugh.  Laughing helps relieve physical tension and stress which thereby relaxes your entire body.  This decrease in stress hormones, along with an increase in immune cells and infection fighting antibodies, also helps to boost the immune system.  It triggers the release of endorphins (which are your body's natural feel good chemicals), and improves mood.  These are just a few of the health benefits to laughing.  Maybe I'll post a future article dedicated to this topic.

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Fitness Tip of the Day: Thursday Total Body -- 40-Minute Full Body Workout from fitsugar

Today's workout comes from FitSugar and is a 40 minute full body workout.  You will need a set of weights 5-8 lbs.  If you don't have weights by now, I'd really suggest getting a pair--start with 5 lbs and go up from there when you are ready.

Another option is adjustable dumbbells.  You can change the total weight by adding or subtracting plates (pictured).  These can be adjusted from a starting weight of anywhere from 3-5 lbs to usually 10-25 lbs (per dumbbell).  These are more costly, but in the long run may save you money if you have to keep buying heavier weights.

Fitness Tip of the Day: Wednesday's Website -- Cooking Light

I've posted several recipes from this website, but there is more to Cooking Light than just recipes.  There are articles on nutrition and making healthy choices, there are articles on fitness along with workouts.  There are sections on healthy travel and restaurant guides, creating healthy habits and more.

I have been getting this magazine for years.  I still like to actually look through the pages and dog ear the recipes I want to try.  The website is an added bonus for me because now I take my dog eared magazine, go to the website and pin the recipes I want to keep to my boards on Pinterest.  It's allowed me to recycle the magazines without having a bunch of torn out pages to sort through later.  The recipes are all linked to the myrecipes.com website.  There is a lighter, healthier recipe for practically everything you can think of.

http://www.cookinglight.com/

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