Get Active! Brevard and Health First event event at Viera Hospital. Video by Tim Shortt. Posted 5/6/17.
While the healthcare industry does have a focus on improving wellness through fitness tracking devices, diseases and health problems do occur.
Walking sideways burns 78% more calories than normal walking ... 80% percent of hospital admissions stem from sedentary habits ... walking on rough, level track requires 50% more energy than a paved path. JoAnn Taylor of The Walking Connection offers tips and info-nuggets on walking and fitness.
What do you typically eat in a day? “If I’m trying to get into shape for something, specifically to trim down a little bit, I’ll wake up and drink a protein shake. Then I’ll have a cup of coffee with collagen protein in it. So I’m getting about 50 grams of protein right off the…
EMS providers should apply Gleicher's Formula for Change to success on their wellness goals
As medical students, we spend endless hours stuck in a library, with tons of books and piles of notes that we try to get into our heads … It is only logical that it is challenging to maintain a healthy diet and exercise routine while aiming for academic excellence.
Long days modeling for Reebok and late nights in the lab at Harvard call for one big breakfast.
Supplement ads are everywhere! But the one that you need is rarely seen - a multivitamin and mineral. Read on to discover why you need a great performance multivitamin to achieve your health and fitness goals!
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Rest and relaxation are essential for immune system resilience.
Derval O’Rourke: ‘If I just viewed food as fuel, that would be a boring way to live’
The right way to skip a workout or indulge in comfort food.
We live busy lives, shuttling back and forth between home, jobs, social events, and many other commitments. At times, we feel there is no time to exercise, or we have no choice but to grab the convenient food over the healthy food.
How would you describe your approach to nutrition? “I eat pretty healthy, for the most part, but I do have a sweet tooth, so I will have myself a cookie fairly regularly. I eat pretty clean, mostly vegan or plant-based, but I do eat fish. I’m vegan- pescatarian — vegantarian? That’s been my nutrition probably Read More
Chronic stress means living in a constant state of fight or flight. So what does that mean for Black women's health and fitness?
Medicine is a group effort. And I welcome these new, wearable devices to the team.
‘We want to understand if we can reset the immune system so it’s more robust’
In a digital world, where fitness data is at our fingertips, the health provider's role should become proactive.
It turns out that when you ignore what your body is telling you it wants and needs, it won't go away, it will just get louder--until you stop functioning.
Did you know your eating habits have a huge effect on your state of mind? Learn how certain foods can affect your moods by Fitness 4 Home Superstore.