Tag Archives: healthy weight
A person making a change towards a healthier lifestyle is often a very big step; making this same change for the entire family can even be bigger. Bigger, true … but certainly possible. A family I know from southwest Michigan…
“Fat bashing” doesn’t make matters any better, it often makes them worse
Does this letter sound familiar to anyone out there? I know it is to me. It’s almost like I wrote this letter myself twenty-some years ago: “Today I was faced head on with one of the biggest challenges in my life,…
Failing a Fitness Test and Counting Calories
There really isn’t a nice way to tell someone they’re obese. At least that was the technical term shared with me after I completed my fitness test. Although grades weren’t handed out after taking my initial health and fitness assessment, it was clear that…
Easy tips to visualize portion size
One of the hardest parts about trying to eat right and exercise is working hard and making the healthy choices, yet still not seeing the exact results that align with your goals. Not achieving those goals can leave you feeling…
#HealthyMurr: BCBSM social media manager David Murray begins his pursuit of healthiness
Our new Social Media Manager, David Murray, is putting himself up as a healthy guinea pig by documenting his healthy lifestyle journey.
For a healthy holiday season, consider the gift of a gym membership
During the holidays it just feels good to give a person a creative gift, one that you assume they’ll enjoy and appreciate. But the key word here is “assume.” Sometimes we assume wrong, and the gift does not make the…
Get the most out of your workouts
Typically, a workout is focused on lifting, tightening and toning a desired area of the body. While these are significant, and important, emphasis points, there are actually a few under-appreciated moves that can enhance your workout while helping you keep your body…
Looking for an effective, all-around exercise? Try Tabata training.
Different exercise trends and “fads” pop up daily, it seems. Most routines are variations on execution, with generally the same end goal. Nevertheless, a hot trend immigrating over to the United States from Japan is coined, “Tabata training.” Known for…
Good fats and bad fats: What’s the difference?
The debate and education over dietary fats is one that may always have a slight image problem. However, understanding the benefits, risks, and primarily, the difference between good fats and bad fats can help to ease the fear surrounding adding…
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