4 Health Tips for Your 4th
Wednesday Wellness
In This Installment of Wednesday Wellness:
- 4 Health Tips for Your 4th!
- Healthy & Simple Side Dishes for the 4th | Cook Smart
- Reach for the Office Stretch
- Relational Wellness: 10 Habits of Happy Couples | Psychology Today
- WipeOut Run in Atlanta Oct. 3rd: Let Us Know If You Are In!
- Register for the Tri 2 Beat Cancer Race in Athens, Many Already Have! Link Provided
- 10 Best Brand Name Breads for Weight Loss |Eat This Not That!
- SuperFoods: Hummus | Eat This Not That!
- Wednesday's Last Word
4 Health Tips for Your 4th!
1. Pre-Plan. Having a plan in mind will save you from over indulgence and haphazard eating. Pre-planning will strengthen you to live life by design and not by default. Plan on spending more time around the outer walls of the grocery store and less time in the middle aisles where you will find boxed processed foods and frozen treats. Shop around the produce section and then look for lean proteins. Also, go ahead and plan your workouts for the weekend. Keep up the routine!
2. Plan Active & Interactive Activities. It's a great time of year to be outdoors. The pool, lake, park or backyard will serve as a playground for all ages where we all can burn calories and have fun at the same time. Think in terms of interaction, relationship formation, activities where you must interact / communicate. Good bonds are created that way. To make it feel like it's more of a vacation week, plan activities you find fun: sand volleyball, tennis, swimming or waterpark with the kids, corn hole or football in the yard, etc.
3. Make the Nutrition Switch. Along with small meals think of small changes. Small changes will help keep the belly small. For example, switch chips & fatty dips to veggie trays and hummus, switch soda for teas and fruit slices in water, switch from hot dogs and fatty steaks to turkey dogs and lean meat. Health expert Dr. Wayne Andersen, medical director of Take Shape for Life states, "Filling up on high glycemic index foods like potato chips, ice cream, sodas and full-calorie beers spikes insulin and opens the floodgates for fat storage. Most guys don’t realize that insulin, not testosterone, is the key hormone in the body. It determines your rate of aging, level of inflammation and whether your body is in a fat storage or burning mode." Also, load up on the grilled veggies and make those 1/2 or more of your plate. Practice portion control & do not skip small meals (healthy grazing),
4. Have Fun. Let's put our minds toward the idea that this week will serve as a stress reduction. For many who are going through a difficult season, or whom have experienced those with frequency, it will take initiative to mentally detox. The art of relaxation is a continual practice. Be good at it. Stress seems to come at higher frequency then our de-stress tactics. Have tools in your tool box :) Find what works for you and be intentional about it.
And remember 2 key points from Monday's newsletter: the best way to recharge is to unplug, and it's physiologically impossible to feel anxious and breathe deep at the same time.
Reach For the Office Stretch!
10 MINUTE OFFICE STRETCH EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY @ 2:50
Top benefits of stretching:
1. Increased circulation
2. Increased energy
3. Increased mobility
4. Helps alleviate lower back pain and a stiff neck
5. Improves balance and coordination
Wednesday's Last Word
Intelligence and humility are a great combination.
A sharpened body is nice to look at, but a sharp mind is a rare and beautiful thing.
~Len