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Springing Forward From the Good Health-a-thon

3/29/09 5:50am by skeeterbess
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In my mailbox this morning: Body Solutions - Look better in a Bikini. I don't care how I'd look in a bikini. I won't be checking myself out in thong and bra in the changing room any time soon and I certainly wouldn't inflict such an image on the public at large. I didn't do that when I was in my twenties and won't be adding a bikini to my midlife wardrobe any time soon. What I do care about is how I look and feel and function in an everyday wardrobe and the answer is: better!  Read more >

Starting a Healthy Midlife Tradition

3/28/09 2:18pm by extremeancestry
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Midlife is full of nostalgia. Sharing memories of friendship, laughter and school. Remembering the all-night study sessions, the all-night parties and all the mornings after. Homecoming weekend and final exams. Your first date, a marriage, your first child -- year after year of life's greatest moments. Conversations at midlife are filled with "remember when" and "back-in-the-day."  Read more >

Good Health-a-thon Over But Its Lessons Go Forward

3/25/09 6:58pm by sassymonkey
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When I look back at the Good Health-A-Thon I think that I could have done more, that my partner and I could have done more. I think that we didn't set S.M.A.R.T. goals, that we really didn't set goals at all. I think that we didn't really give it our best effort. And then I remind myself that just because this is the end of the 2009 Good Health-A-Thon it doesn't mean that it's really over.  Read more >

Checking In: The Good Health-athon Comes to an End

3/24/09 1:42pm by Zandria
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The beginning of January is undoubtedly the most popular time to make fitness and weight-loss resolutions. But if you think about it, trying to kick-start your motivation at the beginning of a new year doesn't make a lot of sense. At least that’s the case if you're anything like me -- the first few months of the year are when I tend to fall into my moody stage. It’s the middle of the winter, I’m anticipating the warmth and colors of spring...in other words, it’s not the best time for me to motivate myself.  Read more >

Yoga: Should It Be Part of Your Exercise Routine?

3/24/09 10:12am by debra roby
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Several years ago I made a point of tuning to the Oxygen channel each morning at 8 am., and giving myself a one hour workout with their "Inhale" program. When they stopped the 8 am. broadcast, I tried to make a go of the 6 am show. Six is just too early for me to be doing downward dog.  Read more >

The Good Health-A-Thon Final Check In

3/23/09 1:07pm by Catherine Morgan
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The BlogHer 2009 Good Health-A-Thon is coming to an end, but your good health choices can still continue. I hope we've been able to help you get on the right track to better health in 2009, I would love to hear how you've been doing in comments. I thought I would take this opportunity to do a little wrap-up of our Good Health-A-Thon... We started off talking about setting goals. Did you set any? Have you stuck to any of them?  Read more >

The Family Check-Up

3/20/09 8:06am by Melissa Ford
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Though I went for a yearly physical up until I was eighteen, by the time I left for college, the annual check-up flew out the window along with bed times, flossing, and eating from all four food groups. Unfortunately, even though I now have kids and am enforcing all the rules from my childhood, I haven't quite returned to my general practitioner on a yearly basis. That needs to change.  Read more >

Namaste, Mommy

3/19/09 4:42pm by Karen Walrond
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"Namaste, Mommy." That's how my daughter Alex came home from her preschool one day last fall.  She placed her hands in prayer position in front of her, and bowed deeply. "Namaste," I responded, following suit.  As I stood again, I asked her, "Where did you learn that?" "From school," Alex answered.  "Ms. A taught us."  Read more >

Yearly Physical Exams: How Do You Get Your Partner to Go?

3/17/09 7:47am by Suzanne Reisman
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In justifying why insurance companies charge women significantly more money for the exact same health insurance policies as men, executives claimed that women visit doctors more frequently than men do. Many people would note that this is a good thing, as experts have long praised preventative care as reducing the costlier care required for health problems that go unchecked, then blossom into serious complications. When it comes to my household, though, we like to flip gender stereotypes on their heads.  Read more >

Annual Checkups: Are You Asking Your Doctor The Right Questions? Can You Afford Health Care?

3/16/09 4:57am by Catherine Morgan
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Do you keep up with your annual checkups? We all know we should, but it's easy to come up with reasons to avoid them. Instead of ignoring checkups, try understanding why they are so important. Even better, know the right questions you should ask your doctor, and how you should expect your doctor to be communicating with you.  Read more >