Running and longevity

Running and longevity

You always knew that running was good for your heart and health, but we bet you have never seen its benefit quantified exactly like that before. Looked at another way, runners live three years longer than non-runners.

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Unmotivated To Exercise? 12 Ways To Get Inspired

Unmotivated To Exercise?  12 Ways To Get Inspired

Getting and then staying motivated to keep yourself physically fit does not come naturally to everyone. There has to be the drive to get healthy and stay fit.  What motivates one person  may not necessarily motivate someone else.

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The Secret To Getting To The Gym

The Secret To Getting To The Gym

You know the feeling, you just cannot bring yourself to get to the gym or start your workout when the 5 a.m. alarm goes off. We talked about a recent study that showed  the best way to instill exercise as a real habit in your life. Study published in journal, Health Psychology. Researchers found most consistent exercisers made exercise into a specific type of habit. Usually one triggered by a cue like hearing the morning alarm, going to the gym without even thinking about it or getting stressed and immediately deciding to exercise. Scientists wanted to see whether this type of habit known as instigation habit was better than another type of habit, when it comes to predicting who stuck with a month of exercise. 

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New Study: Here’s how to really make exercise a habit

New Study: Here’s how to really make exercise a habit

New study shows the best way to instill exercise as a real habit in your life · Study published in journal, Health Psychology. Researchers found most consistent exercisers made exercise into a specific type of habit. Usually one triggered by a cue like hearing the morning alarm, going to the gym without even thinking about it or getting stressed and immediately deciding to exercise · Scientists wanted to see whether this type of habit known as instigation habit was better than another type of habit, when it comes to predicting who stuck with a month of exercise ·        

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