Simple Health + Fitness Minute

Your ability to avoid excess salt and sugar will directly affect your health and fitness goals.  

What’s a simpler health and fitness tip than to eat a healthier diet? But what makes a diet healthier?

Depression affects over 260 million people worldwide. It can manifest itself as feelings of hopelessness or worthlessness, and extremely difficult to overcome alone. But if you are feeling depressed, whether a major bout or a small case of the blues, you are not alone.

This topic is perfect for people who spend a lot of time in nature where their water sources may be suspect. This topic is also perfect for municipalities, as we know many major metropolitan areas have had their issues with the safety of the water being sent to the taps.

Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to prevent diseases. Vaccines work with your body’s natural defenses to build protection against deadly and debilitating diseases. And in the United States, tested and proven vaccines are safe.

Your body does not have a built-in diagnostics to tell you when you have major internal bodily issues, so you do not get the message that something is wrong until it is too late. Regular checkups will keep you in the know for your body and your personal ailments.

Do Not Be: Healthier prepared foods usually translate to fewer oils, fats, and seasonings. That makes the food you now eat tastes less like additives and more like the actual food it was grown or raised to be.

Many people who have hypertension, or high blood pressure, may not be aware of the problem as it may not have any symptoms. If left uncontrolled, hypertension can lead to heart, brain, kidney, and other diseases.

Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that require energy expenditure. And the more physical activity you do, the better it is for your health.

If you are currently a smoker, it’s not too late to quit. If you are not a smoker, do not start smoking in any form.

Antibiotic resistance is a serious public health threat, yet most people don’t understand its seriousness. That is why so many people ask their doctors for prescriptions for antibiotics that are not needed.

Bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances found in unsafe or improperly prepared food can cause more than 200 diseases. Be vigilant in your food safety and preparation.

It took a global pandemic for the world to understand the importance and power that just keeping your hands clean has in keeping people healthy?

Repetition is a key to enhanced physical fitness. Except when you are repeating poor form and habits.

The reason any efforts toward ‘healthy’ is usually difficult to do consistency is because you might as well call it real ‘work’ you know your don’t naturally want to do.

Whether it a new dress or a picture of the finish line of a  big race, you can use a symbol to keep you pushing forward.

Take your health and fitness journey one step at a time, with a mission to build upon each success and learn from each defeat.

The damage done by a string of all-nighters can not be negated by a string of all-day'ers., as in sleeping all day to make up for staying up all night.

New research shows that three in five Americans believe gyms will become a thing of the past due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

I do have certifications in fitness and nutrition, but not in health care or medicine. So for my advice on how safe it is to go to the gym without a viable COVID-19 vaccine for the public, I refer to the Mayo Clinic.