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How Much Should My Kids Be Exercising and How Do I Help Them?

When you’re a parent, you want to give your children the best possible start to life. Part of this involves knowing how active your kids should be and finding ways to help them meet their exercise needs. So, how much exercise should your children be doing? The answer to

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Having a Tough Day? Walk it Out

If you’ve got endless work emails coming through and a long to-do list, you might spend your whole day feeling stressed. Life can sometimes be tough, but how we deal with these situations makes all the difference to how we feel. During the days where you’re feeling overwhelmed,

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Snacks to pack so you don’t run out of steam

Snacking can provide the boost of energy we need, help ensure we are meeting our nutritional needs and can even keep us from overeating at our next meal. While there can be important benefits to snacking, it’s important to consider what foods you are snacking on. When you’re

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Grocery Shopping Tips to Make the Healthiest Choices

Making smart food choices can be difficult when you’re surrounded by unhealthy treats at the grocery store. There is processed food everywhere, all of which has exciting and eye-catching packaging. Often, you don’t have time to read every food label before you put things in your basket. But

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Filling Up On Fiber

Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that your body can’t digest and it is very important for overall health. Fiber can be split into soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber can dissolve in water and has been associated with reduced blood cholesterol levels. Insoluble fiber does not dissolve in water

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3 Reasons Not to Look at Your Phone First Thing in the Morning

Most of us are glued to our phones nowadays. From the moment we wake up, to the moment we go to bed, we’re texting, scrolling, and posting. Although smartphones can be extremely helpful to us in the modern day, they can also be a detriment. Research shows that 80%

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3 Gym Etiquette Tips

When you’re using a public gym, certain unspoken rules should be followed. These rules aren’t necessarily laws. Instead, they are basic expectations that everybody in the gym has of each other. The standards that every gym-goer holds for their fellow gym members. When you go into a gym

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How to make more time for your friends

Life can get busy, and sometimes, days turn into weeks and you suddenly realize that you haven't had time to connect with those most important to you. Prioritizing your emotional health is important and making time for loved ones helps to promote this. If you are finding it difficult to

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The recipe challenge. How to break the boring dinner rut.

If you’re looking to break the boring dinner rut, we have a tip for you. Commit to trying just one new recipe each week for the next four weeks. That’s a total of four brand-new meals that just might transform your dinners into new and exciting adventures. Here

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Short on Time? 3 Strategies for Nutritious and Delicious Meals

We all lead busy lives nowadays and it can be difficult to find time to lead a healthy lifestyle. Luckily, you can do some simple things to make it easier to fit healthy eating into your routine. Try these three simple strategies to make nutritious and delicious meals even if

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Over-Exercising. Knowing When It's Time to Slow Down

Many of us have felt a bit sore after a tough workout. Generally, the discomfort passes after a couple of days and we learn to adjust our workout for next time. But the issue comes when you start feeling tired all the time, even on your days off. You wake

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Not feeling motivated to work out? Try this 10-minute trick.

Let’s face it. Sometimes it can be hard to motivate yourself to exercise. This is especially true if you always do the same workout, and it takes you a long time. You might feel like exercising is a chore that prevents you from having an extra hour in bed

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Let the Sunshine in. Here's the Scoop on Natural Light

Have you ever wondered why we’re told to open up the curtains as soon as we wake up? There’s a reason for this! And that reason is to allow natural light to flow into your room. Human bodies work on something called a circadian rhythm, which is largely

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How to know it's time to change your exercise routine

Exercise is an important part of physical and mental health. However, to reap the benefits it is important to stay consistent and engage in physical activity regularly. If you find you are losing motivation to exercise it could be because your workouts no longer feel fun or interesting anymore. Here

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3 tricks to get your body ready for sleep

A good night's sleep helps us feel refreshed and ready for the day. Enjoying 7-9 hours of quality sleep each night helps us to lower our risk of some chronic illnesses, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. It also helps us to feel better emotionally by boosting our mood

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Why you need to get out of your comfort zone, sometimes

It might be easy to stick to your comfort zone and avoid stepping into the unknown but you could be missing out. Sometimes, in order to experience growth we need to push ourselves to try something new and challenge ourselves. This isn't about taking on risky behaviors but rather about

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The 3 Most Common Reasons People Stop Exercising (and what you can do to change)

No matter how determined you are to reach your health and fitness goals, you can start to lose your motivation after a while. You’re not alone if this is the case. You only have to head to a busy gym in January that is packed full of people who

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Ready to set a goal? Here’s what you need to do first.

Are you ready to set a new goal? Maybe you want to hit a personal best at the gym, improve your nutrition or manage your stress. It's tempting to jump right in but before you do we have an important tip to help set you up for success: S.M.

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Mindful Eating - The What, Why and How

It seems that the term mindful eating is being used more and more nowadays. We are all told to eat more mindfully and make positive decisions when it comes to our nutrition. We’re told to put our phones down and focus on the food in front of us at

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Feeling tight? Try these tips.

Muscle stiffness can be a result of a number of things. Two common reasons include exercise and stress. When you feel sore and stiff after a workout it is often due to minuscule tears in the muscle fibers caused during an intense workout. These micro tears signal to the body

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3 ways to prep your room for sleep

Your bedroom environment can affect both your sleep quantity and quality. Around one-third of your life is spent sleeping, so taking the time to set up and maintain a positive sleeping environment is important to help support your overall health and wellbeing. Here are three simple things you can do

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Find your calm when the world is buzzing

Life can be hectic. Your work schedule may be jam-packed or your social life is thriving, or perhaps you have family responsibilities. Regardless of the cause, it can sometimes be difficult to find time for yourself to relax and practice self-care. Fortunately, it is possible to slow down and step

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Worried About Trying Something New? Here's How to Get Past the Fear of Failure

Although failure is an inevitable part of life, many people fear it. You may be afraid of doing something wrong, letting others down, or being judged for your perceived shortcomings. This fear may be deep-rooted, but there are simple strategies you can use to get past this fear of failing.

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Ready to Pick up the Pace? Why Group Exercise Can Help You Reach Your Personal Best

Working out by yourself can get boring. You might find yourself losing motivation to exercise or dreading your daily gym session. Participating in group exercise can help you get your mojo back and find your love for fitness once again. Enjoy the benefits of group exercise by joining a class

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Stuck in a Workout Rut? Try This!

When we’re doing the same workout routine every day, it can feel monotonous and repetitive. Not only this, but your body starts to adapt to your regime, and you hit a plateau in your progress. Consistently performing the same movements can even lead to a repetitive strain injury, which