Category Archives: Physical Activity

Make a Better New Year’s Resolution

With 2009 fast approaching, it's New Year's resolution time.  Are you making a resolution to lose weight?  Every year thousands of people resolve to drop a few pounds in the New Year.  The challenge with this resolution is that it doesn't describe what specifically needs to be done to lose weight.  We have the goal, but no plan on how to achieve the goal. Make a better resolution by writing down a more detailed plan to lead you to your goal.  Break
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It’s Apple Picking Time!

One of my favorite memories growing up is our family trips to the apple orchard.  Every fall, my parents would take my sister and me on the hour long drive to a pick-your-own apple orchard.  We had a blast!  We'd pack a picnic lunch and spend the day running through the trees trying to find the best apples.  We'd collect several bushels of apples of all different types, taste testing along the way. This year, I was excited to share with
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Gardening: Fun, Food, and Fitness

I have loved green plants for as long as I can remember.  Looking through seed catalogs in the winter brings grandiose ideas of lush gardens and bountiful crops.  Every spring I cultivate my raised beds and plant hope (otherwise known as tomatoes, carrots, beets, and any other type of vegetable that I can squeeze into my 6 raised beds).  I water and weed during the summer, and wait for great things to happen.  In a perfect world, this is where
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