Posts by Sandi Feaster
Positive Habits. Want them? Need them? Time Limited Opportunity.
This Wednesday, May 12th, Mel Lambert and I are piloting a six-week (1 hr/week) program on positive habits. Have you always thought about how you could develop quick, easy ways to YOUR better health and well-being? Yes, it can be done! If you want to get in on the ground floor and help yourself make…
Read MoreCan a cartoon help you talk to your healthcare provider
It’s true! When you have an exam gown on, your mind go blank. I’ll bet it has happened to you. You go to your healthcare provider for your annual checkup and when asked how you are doing, you said OK. Your provider examines you and perhaps you talk about your recent blood work that you…
Read MoreWhy are your hiding your head in the sand when it comes to your health?
Seriously, are you hiding your head in the sand? How many times have I heard; I don’t know what my blood pressure is – my doctor takes it when I go for my annual visit. How many times have I heard; I really don’t know what the medicine I am taking is for, I think…
Read MoreDid you ever consider that little stumble could lead to your death?
Did you ever consider that little stumble could lead to your death? You might want to seriously think about it. Have you taken a fall recently Have you taken a tumble recently? You aren’t alone, one in four older people fall each year. What is even more frightening is once you fall, your changes of…
Read MoreIt’s OK for babies to fall, don’t be one of them
The rule goes something like this. If you look at something you will hit it! Keep reading as I am offering something FREE to help you avoid this. Most valuable less learned in motorcycle safety training I learned this concept in motorcycle safety training, and it is true. When you look at something, it can…
Read MoreKindness can lead to decrease mortality and a marble worthy day
Optimism and kindness are key factors that can help you live to 100. In the book Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism, and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100, Marta Zaraska reported that social connections are key contributors in lowering mortality risk by 45 to 65 percent. This past year has not been good for our…
Read MoreSlow recovery from an illness or surgery? You can speed up the process!
Are you recovering from surgery or COVID-19 and don’t quite have the stamina to return to your normal activities? Did you know that a normal muscle in a non-ill middle-age adult will lose up to 15% of its strength each week? The leg and trunk muscles are the first areas weakened during bed rest, and…
Read MoreWhy I love adding exercise hacks everyday, you can love them too
What is an exercise hack and can it really make a difference A hack can be described as any trick or shortcut that increases the efficiency or effectiveness of something in your life. I like to think of exercise hacks in terms of food. It can be thought of as a snack versus a regular…
Read MoreIs an online fitness class as good as going to the gym?
I am often asked, how good can an online fitness class using barely no gym equipment help me build strength, endurance, stability and flexibility? Don’t you really need to go to a gym to get a real workout with real equipment? The answer is, Yes and No. Question What motivates you to go the gym?…
Read MoreAn easy and affordable way to set up your home gym
Many of us after almost a year of lock down are still not ready to go back to a gym and may never go back. Do you remember getting lots of colds or those guys grunting and spewing on you as they worked out next to you? Well, those germs are not going away when…
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