November is National Family Caregivers Month. This post offers eight tips for caregivers because their needs matter too. Have you ever been a caregiver? Have you ever been on the receiving end of caregiving? I have experienced both sides of this particular “coin” and in some ways, being a caregiver is a lot harder. Along …
Exercise
I hate to exercise. There I said it. What about you? This of course does not mean I do not exercise. I do. There are many things each of us does on any given day that we don’t like to do, but yet we do them. For me, exercise is one of these things. While …
The studies keep piling up. The proof is in and well documented. Exercise is very important if you want to be and stay your healthiest. Who doesn’t know this, right? Exercise also reduces your risk for a whole host of serious health problems, including breast cancer. (Remember, lowering risk does not equal prevention).
I reached a milestone the other day that’s admittedly a pretty small one and no one would likely know, think or care much about it other than me. Well, I guess now you’re going to know about it.
Recently I officially graduated from the Livestrong at the YMCA exercise program. I promised my instructors, as well as myself, that I would write a post about the Livestrong program upon my completion. So here goes…