A New Way to Regulate Your Healthy Weight
July 23, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under family health
Guest post by Sarah Russel
BMR (basal metabolic rate) is a way to determine how many calories you need per day according to your height, weight, and age. It is similar to determining your body mass index, in the sense that you can find many online calculators, although this calculation presents a new alternative toward losing weight. Your BMR is what your body needs to maintain normal functions like breathing, digestion, etc., so it is important to figure out what yours is before constructing a workout routine which may burn too many or too few calories. Determining the balance between calories …read more
Getting In a Little Exercise
November 26, 2008 by SP Bragg
Filed under Thanksgiving Traditions
It might be a good idea to try and work a little exercise into your day starting now! From this day forward, we will be tempted like never before. Already we are sampling goodies… like eggnog coffee… and about a week ago, I had this amazing gingerbread latte. I don’t even want to think about the calories, let alone the sugar content. But, back to the exercise part. If we want to stay healthy, let alone fit into our clothes, there’s just no getting around it. But if you are already groaning, I’m going to start you off small. Pull …read more
