If you’re of a certain age, you might remember your parents or grandparents soaking tired and aching feet in Epsom salt baths. This “old-fashioned home remedy” is still an effective way to rejuvenate tired muscles – and do so much … Continue reading
Do the muscles in the bottom of your feet ever feel tight and painful? What you’re feeling isn’t the muscle, but thick tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot from the toes to the heel. This tissue is … Continue reading
When I started this blog, I had more than just physical fitness in mind. I believe we need to be mentally tough and spiritually strong, also. I’m not a religious person. I’m not even sure I’m a very spiritual person. … Continue reading
I don’t own a smart phone (yet). I can see the pros and cons of owning one and have been having this debate with myself for a few months already. I have a Mac laptop and am a big Apple … Continue reading
Those of us who live in snow-bound parts of the country look forward to spring when we can get our hands in the dirt and start our gardensOkay, I’m not a gardener. I don’t even have much of a green … Continue reading
It isn’t easy getting up at 5 a.m. (or earlier) to hit the road for a run. And the last thing most people want to do is to stop at the gym on the way home from work after a … Continue reading
A 2010 study showed that only about 31% of people do enough regular leisure-time physical activity to get health benefits — that is, moderate exercise for 30 minutes five times a week or vigorous activity for 20 minutes three times … Continue reading
What is exercise? When is an activity considered a workout? Do you have to break into a sweat and get your heart racing? If so, then no one would disagree that chasing a tennis ball around the court is exercise. … Continue reading
I didn’t always love to work out. In fact, until I turned 50, I was an on-again, off-again exerciser and even then, I didn’t start in earnest until I turned 40. That was due in part to trying to get … Continue reading
