Simple Health + Fitness Minute

If reaching for slices of things like pound cake are getting in the way of you keeping off real pounds, switch to snacking on sweetened cereal. The sugar satisfies her sweet tooth, and if you choose to go the 'milk in the bowl' route, you find the benefit of a distraction of nostalgia of childhood.

Don't avoid these overindulgent foods and snacks that you love. Just limit their intake to a special occasion that allows you to enjoy yourself and your meal.

Positive brain changes occur after a single workout, so consecutive exercise sessions can bring major boosts to your overall cognitive power.

A new study from Queen Mary University of London shows how mechanical forces experienced by cells in joints during exercise prevent cartilage degradation.

Hunger is a physiological response placated by eating enough while appetite compels us to eat beyond that point. Knowing and observing the difference may be what is holding you back on your health and fitness goals.

Your momentum will be stymied by an occasional bad day that you can not avoid. Do what you can to avoid consecutive bad days.

Your new found enthusiasm for getting to the gym is wonderful. Your work out attire might not be. And your fellow gym rats are definitely judging you.

Decades of research has failed to find any substantial evidence that vitamins and supplements do any significant good. But we do have three that may offer a slight boost to your health since we can't convince you to stop altogether.

Buffets are not an enemy of your healthy diet and lifestyle. Old school mindsets and fear of not getting your money's worth our your enemy.

Your new lifestyle focuses on fitness and health. It starts out great until it doesn't. You are going to have to embrace the early monotony of your new plan well past the time where it is no longer new.

This simple act can do wonders for your health, but so many people come up with so many excuses not to do it. You know it will help, so come to terms with the very little sacrifice it will take to make this a habit.

40% odds of staying active in the New Year for more than a month are not great odds but are still odds that you can beat.

For many heavy peo ple, losing weight is as much about perceived body image as it about maintaining health. But as the weight is lost, the image you see reflected back at you in the mirror doesn’t always correlate.

Now that you have decided to live a healthier lifestyle, you have probably decided the family must live a healthier lifestyle as well. Make sure the 'family' plan is one that won't turn the family completely against you.Find More Info @ http://facebook.com/SimpleHealthPlusFitness

Congratulations on signing up for a gym membership! It’s great to have the enthusiasm to work out, but don't get too hung up on having to make it to the building every single day to reach your fitness goals.Find More Info @ http://facebook.com/SimpleHealthPlusFitness

There is no secret to maintaining weight. Of all the factors that contribute, your diet has the greatest impact.Find More Info @ http://facebook.com/SimpleHealthPlusFitness

An introduction to the new podcast from Simple Health + Fitness.Find More Info @ http://facebook.com/SimpleHealthPlusFitness