A beautiful sun rises over the running track early in the morning. I took this photo in early summer. Now that we’re turning toward autumn, the sun is rising around the same time as when I snapped this. I like running in the morning, but I know many people who can’t fathom working out so [...]

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What could you do for your health right now that you know you should do? If you’re not doing it, why aren’t you? It’s easy to make excuses or come up with reasons why we can’t make simple changes – even when we truly want to change. Here’s a simple, but powerful, exercise you can [...]

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My maternal grandmother passed away last week. She was 86 and she lived a full life. By the end, she wasn’t healthy at all – she would get winded walking short distances, she was obese, and she had diabetes, two kinds of cancer, a brain tumor, and a pacemaker that was running low on batteries. [...]

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I love your outfit. Nice haircut. Wow, you look fantastic. I used to cringe when I heard anything remotely complimentary directed at me. That is, if I could even see it was for me – usually I was looking around to see who they were really talking to. How many of you just blushed when [...]

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I watched Losing It with Jillian last night. She’s one tough trainer, but some people need that kind of coaching. What I like about her style is how she’s able to quickly break through people’s barriers by pushing the right buttons to get them to talk. Because half of what keeps people who are really [...]

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I always wanted to do everything perfectly when I was a kid. I studied so that I would excel at school and practiced piano every day. I pushed myself hard and almost always achieved whatever I set out to accomplish. But I have news for you: perfection is a myth. Everyone who works with me [...]

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Exercising outside can make you more than just fit – it can also give you a positive mental boost. MSNBC reports that according to a study done by researchers at the University of Essex, even as little as five minutes of “green” activity such as walking, gardening, cycling or farming can make you feel better [...]

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Recently I realized that my desk files needed a good purging, so I got a cross-cut shredder to get rid of those papers that I didn’t want and couldn’t just throw out. I spent a couple of hours happily shredding documents and recycling the bits that were taking up so much precious space in our [...]

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