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Member-Only Articles
Reader Request: Motivating Long-Term Changes
Have you ever struggled with helping your clients make changes for the long term?
Beyond Weight Loss: The Impact of Exercise
It’s time to stop looking at exercise as a weight loss tool and to start looking at it as a quality of life tool!
Getting Kids to Move More
Kids and teens need 60 minutes of exercise daily. Here are some ways to get them off the couch...
Taking On Athletic Challenges as an Adult
“…what stops most of us from achieving our dreams – as athletes and as people – are the confines of our imagination. As long as we restrict ourselves by our imaginations, we forever bind ourselves to our past and blind ourselves to our future.” -- John “The Penguin” Bingham
Nutrition News: August 2016
Get the latest information on obesity, cancer, and other hot topics for August...
3 Ways to 15 Minutes Per Day
There’s big news from the EuroPRevent 2016 meeting in Istanbul!
Active Couch Potato: Can You Exercise for 30 Minutes a Day and Still be Sedentary?
It may sound like an oxymoron, but yes indeed, you could be an active couch potato. It turns out that even people who exercise are at risk for health problems if they spend much of the rest of their time in a sitting or reclining position...
Kitchen Hacks: Cook and Walk at the Same Time!
The other day, I was checking my watch as I set the timer for dinner and I realized that I had a perfect opportunity to go for a walk while my meal was baking. What a great chance to multitask — by baking my meal, I could prep dinner and meet my daily step goal all at once!
Amazing Nutrition Handouts: Round Two
The fun continues with the next installment of the most popular free nutrition handouts we've created. Which ones will you use?
12 Total Body Wellness Tips
Victoria Shanta Retelny, RDN, LDN is back on the blog with some wonderful wellness tips.As a special treat for National Nutrition Month, Vicki is sharing another excerpt from her fantastic book. This time, it's all about total body wellness...
Learn About Added Sugars with SuperTracker
SuperTracker is an interactive tool available for free through the USDA’s Choose MyPlate initiative. With SuperTracker, you can plan, analyze, and track your daily food choices and physical activity.
Resolutions into Solutions
How will you help your clients turn their resolutions into solutions? MyPlate offeres 2 key tips: focus on long-term solutions instead of quick fixes, and encourage self-assessment resources. Let's take a look at each one in more detail, shall we?
Meet SuperTracker!
Have you ever tried SuperTracker? It's a great health and wellness tool from the USDA. With the slogan "My foods. My fitness. My health." this resource is surprisingly versatile, with a wide variety of uses. Let's take a closer look!
3 Tips for Building a Healthier Future
The new year is just around the corner, and resolutions abound! Here's a guide that features 3 simple tips for building a healthier future. Share it with your clients today, and don't miss the free handout hiding at the bottom of this post!
2 More Tips for Building a Healthier Future
Want to build a healthier future? There are lots of great strategies -- from tracking your progress to making your environment more conducive to success. We've got you covered, so take a look at these top tips...
Happy Health Education Week!
Happy Health Education Week! Here are some of the top health education resources that my team and I have created over the years. Since we're here to help you look your very best, right now, I thought I would collect our favorite posts on popular health topics and share them in one handy place! So here you go -- our top blog posts about heart health, diabetes, cancer, nutrition, and physical activity. Which ones will make your life easier?
Will My Child Get Diabetes?
While genetics plays a role in type 2 diabetes, you can lower the odds of your children developing the disease. Diabetes may run in families, but so do poor eating and exercise habits...
Family Health and Fitness Day
Over the years, my team and I have created quite a few educational resources that would be perfect to share with your clients for Family Health and Fitness Day! Here are some of the top options -- which will you pick?
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