Category: Health + Wellness

Over a series of posts, I’ll be walking through the healthy steps I took to prepare my body for the trauma that is surgery, highlighting the steps I took to shorten the healing process, prevent muscle loss and weight gain, keep my digestive system functioning and maintain high levels of energy and immunity. Sunday Start-Day…

Workout or get intimate: people who are regularly active tend to sleep better at night and sex can lower stress, also making sleep a little easier.  Get out of bed: do something boring (other than watching TV) and get back in bed when you start to feel tired again. Don’t associate your bedroom with frustration…

Never underestimate the power of a small goal. By the time it becomes habit your body will be changing. For us, fitness must be viewed as a lifestyle decision. We build muscle pretty quickly but we lose it just as fast. Seeing a fitness program as temporary, immediately lowers the probability for long-term success. Being…