by guest blogger Greg Hoak, MS, CSCS In my experience as a trainer, I’ve noticed that people tend to overwork the muscles that they can see in the mirror—the chest, abs, arms, and quads. These muscles usually get the most attention in a self-designed exercise routine, while your upper, mid, and low back areas are […]
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3 Reasons You Can’t Ditch Your Workouts This Holiday Season
by guest blogger Greg Hoak, MS, CSCS The holiday season is here, and with all of the stress and chaos associated with it, people’s workouts are often the first thing to drop off of their daily “to-do” list. But dropping the dumbbells to decorate? Or skipping cardio to bake cookies? Holiday activities are no […]
5 Common Exercise Excuses You Need to Stop Making
by guest blogger Greg Hoak, MS, CSCS Even though everyone’s exercise needs are unique, the roadblocks that stand in their way are common. As a professional trainer, I hear pretty much the same excuses across a broad spectrum of clients. Whether you’re a busy surgeon, stay-at-home mom, retired professional, athlete, or someone in between, chances […]
This Holiday Season, Give Yourself
Less Stress
by guest blogger Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAc, integrative medicine pioneer Stress is a fact of life, but between Labor Day and January 2, it comes in buckets. On the personal front, school starts, followed by Halloween, Thanksgiving, winter holidays, then New Year’s. Then there’s the task of “winterizing” your home. On the professional side, […]
Shifting into Wellness
by guest blogger Karen Stewart Brown, cofounder and designer of Stewart+Brown Living in a coastal town in California, our mornings usually start off chilly. However, by late afternoon, the coastal fog burns off and the days are warm. For me, my dressing philosophy is dictated, not only by my years of working in the fashion […]
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Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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