Carole Carson - An Apostle for FitnessCarole Carson - An Apostle for FitnessThe blog includes fitness-related articles, inspiring quotes, recipes, and opportunities to connect with others who are enhancing their lives through healthy living habits. 
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Insight of the Day
2008-02-25 00:00:00 "In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it." Robert Heinlein More About: Insight
BTCV Responds to Green Gym Posting
2008-02-25 00:00:00 Rob Bowker, staff member of the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV), sent me an enthusiastic e-mail in response to the February 11, 2008, posting titled ?Green Gyms: A Collision of Two Powerful Ideas.? BTCV is a nonprofit organization that...
Insight of the Day
2008-02-25 00:00:00 "Conservation is humanity caring for the future." Nancy Newhall More About: Insight
Insight of the Day
2008-02-20 00:00:00 "Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others." Cicero More About: Insight
Exercising the Gratitude Muscle
2008-02-20 00:00:00 Being the optimist that I am, I?m drawn to anything that promotes happiness. So I read with particular interest an article I received from my son, Steve, entitled ?Cultivating Happiness: Will Positive Psychology and Gratitude Intervention Teach Our Kids How... More About: Muscle , Exercising
Fat to Fit Trivia
2008-02-20 00:00:00 What is the percentage of American adults who are dieting, exercising or both during any nonholiday period? Less than 25 percent Between 25-50 percent Between 50-75 percent Over 75 percent Answer: (#3) 66 percent, according to Pew Research Center reported... More About: Trivia
Is Sleep the Neglected Element in Your Fitness Regimen?
2008-02-17 00:00:00 One of the constant battles I have with myself is getting enough sleep. I have a zillion projects that I?m eager to tackle, whether it?s sewing a patchwork tablecloth or running off for a game of tennis with friends. I... More About: Fitness , Sleep , Element
Insight of the Day
2008-02-17 00:00:00 "Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together. " Thomas Dekker More About: Insight
Green Gyms: A Collision of Two Powerful Ideas
2008-02-14 00:00:00 What if someone told you that instead of walking on a treadmill at a gym (which I lack the discipline to do with any regularity), you could find a way to exercise that would be fun, help you make new... More About: Ideas , Green , Gyms , Collision
Insight of the Day
2008-02-14 00:00:00 "Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men." Marcus Valerius Martialis (103-40 AD) More About: Insight
Our Task: Building Strong and Sturdy Hearts in Children
2008-02-08 00:00:00 As you probably know, February is American Heart Month, a month during which we become more aware of the need to care for our bodies in healthful ways so our hearts will last a lifetime. Until the past decade or... More About: Building , Children , Hearts , Strong , Task
Insight of the Day
2008-02-08 00:00:00 "Health is worth more than learning." Thomas Jefferson More About: Insight
Insight of the Day
2008-02-08 00:00:00 "The mind's first step to self-awareness must be through the body." George Sheehan More About: Insight
To Lose Weight, Turn On Your Radar
2008-02-08 00:00:00 How I eat determines how much I eat far more than I would like to admit. That?s why I try to avoid?sometimes successfully, sometimes not?what I refer to as ?beneath the radar? eating. Unless I pay attention, this type of... More About: Weight , Lose Weight , Radar , Turn
Seeing Red Everywhere?
2008-01-31 00:00:00 If you see red everywhere on any day other than tomorrow, Friday, February 1, you may have an anger issue you need to address. But if you?re seeing red tomorrow, it?s because February 1 is National Wear Red Day. This...
Insight of the Day
2008-01-31 00:00:00 "A good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help another up." Anonymous More About: Insight
When UFOs Landed in the Backyard of Martha?s Life
2008-01-29 00:00:00 I first met Martha Rust when she applied to participate in the Go Fat to Fit reality television show I was co-producing with Debbie Wagner, RN and coordinator of the wellness center for the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. The 12-week... More About: Life , Backyard , Ufos
Insight of the Day
2008-01-29 00:00:00 "If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." Frank A. Clark More About: Insight
Insight of the Day
2008-01-25 00:00:00 "It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." J.K. Rowling More About: Insight
Are Your Genes Making Your Jeans Fit Too Tight?
2008-01-25 00:00:00 For years, individuals have argued that their genetic makeup made it easy to acquire and store fat and equally difficult to lose weight. At the same time, a commonly promoted view is that the mechanics of weight gain or weight... More About: Jeans , Genes
From Fat to Fit Trivia
2008-01-25 00:00:00 On February 1, women are encouraged to wear a specific color. What is the color and why should women wear it? Pink: to encourage awareness of breast cancer. Green: to promote awareness of the environment. Yellow: to support the troops... More About: Trivia
Clear Out the Clutter in Your Life and Lose 50 Pounds
2008-01-22 00:00:00 I have a ritual. I begin my day by cleaning the kitchen sink. I think the ritual started when I read that a woman with a clean kitchen sink feels better. After I clean the debris and stains away, I... More About: Life , Clear , Clutter
Insight of the Day
2008-01-22 00:00:00 "If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, just what does an empty desk mean?" Author Unknown More About: Insight
Insight of the Day
2008-01-20 00:00:00 "I?ve been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I?ve lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I should be hanging from a charm bracelet." Erma Bombeck More About: Insight
Should I Add Fat to My Fat-Free Diet?
2008-01-20 00:00:00 When I went through the initial process of losing 62 pounds, I aimed for a fat-free diet in order to keep my intake between 1,200 and 1,400 calories per day. To achieve this challenging goal, I conscientiously removed fat from... More About: Diet , Free
Insight of the Day
2008-01-20 00:00:00 "So far I haven't heard of anybody who wants to stop living on account of the cost." Kin Hubbard More About: Insight
Tipping the Scale in Favor of Government Intervention
2008-01-20 00:00:00 While some of us are expressing personal distress over the number on the bathroom scale that consistently tells us we need to shed some pounds, more hardheaded types are wringing their hands over the financial costs of our ever-expanding waistlines.... More About: Government , Scale , Favor
Unite Your Fitness Team and Win the Battle of the Bulge!
2008-01-10 00:00:00 For many years, I viewed my inability to lose weight and get fit as a personal failure. Each day I would get up and gingerly step on the bathroom scale. An impossibly high number would appear, followed immediately by distress... More About: Fitness , Team , Battle
Insight of the Day
2008-01-10 00:00:00 "A team effort is a lot of people doing what I say." Michael Winner More About: Insight
Living and Loving the Life
More articles from this author:2008-01-09 00:00:00 I have been working on a television segment for Living the Life , a program originating on CBN (the Christian Broadcasting Network) and also broadcast on ABC Family. The show is scheduled to air in late January. (I'll let you know... More About: Loving 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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