FIT36® Highlands Blog

Best shape of your life at 50? Is it really possible? Sheryl Langley is living proof. Sheryl is nearly 53 and has never looked or felt better. Her newly-sculpted, size-two figure has been a transformation for her in mind, body and spirit.

Sweat. Many of us go to great lengths to avoid sweating. We buy antiperspirant, wear wicking fabrics, and stand near fans to keep ourselves cool and dry. We know that working out to the point of sweating is good for us, but we may not know the many other benefits sweating actually brings. While some people sweat buckets and others simply “glisten heavily” the fact remains the same, there are many benefits to breaking a good hard sweat. Here are 8.5 of them:   

Foam rolling is an often under-used component of building and maintaining healthy muscles, tendons and joints. We’ve got a quick tutorial for you to explain the benefits including increased circulation and improved cellular health.

I have always been skeptical of group exercise. I would always imagine a room full of people in leotards and spandex bouncing around in a unison you only see in synchronized swimming. The whole idea of exercising together with a random group of people at a prescribed time just seemed wearying.   I was content with my hour-a-day, three day a week regiment at the gym....

We cherish what we get from the generations before us. With Mother’s Day approaching, we think that this is a great opportunity to reflect on the gifts we’ve received from our parents and grandparents. Not only that, we also happen to think that the giving street should go both ways. If you don’t think you have much wisdom or valuable traits that you should send upstream, think again.

With your busy schedule, you’re on the go and frankly, there’s not always time for healthy meal planning. Unfortunately with hunger, now means NOW—whether the “now” happens to be lunchtime, dinnertime, or otherwise. If left unplanned for, when it strikes its greedy wrath, it can leave you shaking your head in wonder at the wadded-up king-sized bag of chips it left in its wake as you brush the neon orange crumbs of shame from your chin. However, with some noshing know-how, you can easily leave on-the-go impulse eating confidently in your wake regardless of how much planning time you’ve had. 

In 2015, the American Psychological Association found that 36 percent of Millennials reported an increase in their stress level in the past month, and over half reported that they had lain awake in the past month due to stress. Given that April is National Stress Awareness Month we’d like to bring to the table a few tips on how to get a handle on your tension, and maybe even knock it back a few notches.  
 

If you’re like many people, you never really know what your Tax Day outcome is going to be. Are you going to be writing a check to the IRS, or, with a sigh of relief, depositing one from them?

According to the World Health Organization, many health issues that are problems in our own communities are just as prevalent across the oceans as well. World-wide health concerns are such a big deal, in fact, that the World Health Organization (WHO) has named April 7^th World Health Day. Each year, since WHO’s inception in 1948, they have used this day to call attention to a significant health issue that affects people across the world. 

So you are finally taking a well deserved vacation. Whether your time away will be adventurous, relaxing, or spent visiting family, packing up and getting out of town for a while can be therapeutic in so many ways.  The break from our daily routine of work, chores, and homework can recharge us for weeks after. However, though a vacation can be mentally healthy, it can wreak havoc on our physical health trends.