A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes means your blood sugar levels are dangerously high. Insulin is produced in your body only by your pancreas, and insulin is critical to assist the use of glucose for energy in your cells. Type … Continued
February is HEART MONTH! Your heart is the most important muscle in the body. In order to stay healthy, it needs to be worked out just like the rest of your muscles so it doesn’t get weak. The current recommendation … Continued
What Is a Healthy Weight? Maintaining a healthy body weight is important to staying healthy. Discussing weight has become taboo and often “the elephant in the room” among family and friends when it comes to sharing health advice. From a … Continued
Physical activity raises the level of fitness and is important in the fight against heart disease. The intensity and duration should be discussed with one’s physician if there is reason to be cautious, but what we know is that even … Continued
Here is a helpful infographic from CardioSmart on “WHY you should get moving…” and some simple ways to do so. https://www.cardiosmart.org/~/media/Images/Infographics/2015/active-living.ashx For more help and motivation follow us here and also Join us at— https://MyHealthyPotential.com
Our definition of a mentor is someone that inspires you to reach your fitness goals and helps you along the way. This could mean someone in your circle of friends or someone who is an expert in fitness and healthy … Continued
Yesterday you learned how to eat more of the healthy foods like vegetables, fruits and whole wheat. Now we are going to focus on how important a food journal is to your lifestyle change. You’ll learn how to make it … Continued
With just over a week left in our challenge, we’re talking about becoming more active and how to fit it into your busy life. Our daily schedules are a force to be reckoned with and an activity list can make … Continued
Some people hate to exercise Not dislike, but actually hate to even think of it. There, we said it. We acknowledged it. We know it to be true. If this applies to you then today will be especially helpful. One … Continued
There is a principle in exercise called “individuality” and it’s not fair. Well, not really, but to some people, it can feel like that. Individuality means that every person is different. We all have a different metabolism, tolerance for pain, … Continued