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Simple Ways to Boost Your Activity
Technology is constantly creating ways to make our lives easier and more comfortable, and although convenience is nice, it can take away from our well-being if we aren't mindful of its cost. Where we used to walk over to see someone, now we stop by their Facebook page. Time that we used to spend walking around shopping for gifts is now spent perusing a wider selection online. Often TV, Internet and video games take the place of going places and doing things. As a society, we're becoming less and less active, and we're missing out on some critical health benefits. The benefits of being active are more than building muscles, losing weight, and improving bone density and cardiovascular ability, though all of those are important incentives. Activity also promotes healthy mood, memory, and learning, according to recent reports. Every minute of movement increases brain activity, improving cognitive function, and after just 10 minutes, neural pathways are dramatically shifted. To take advantage of these benefits, we must counteract our sedentary culture. Small steps can make a big difference, by simply being more mindful of how much we're moving and by implementing activity into our daily lives. Easy ways to up your daily activity are all around you: Continued at our Fitness Plus blog
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Congratulations to Fitness Plus client Jim Park on his recent induction into the University of Kentucky Law School Hall of Fame. His accomplishment was noted in the Herald-Leader:
"The University of Kentucky College of Law and the Law Alumni Association has honored two long-time Frost Brown Todd attorneys and UK graduates, Judge James Park Jr. and Sheryl G. Snyder. Judge Park was inducted into the Hall of Fame, the highest honor in the College of Law; Snyder received the Professional Achievement award for his 40-year career as an appellate lawyer and commercial litigator."
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Greetings!
Well, we are past July 4th and it seems like summer is flying by. Before we know it, kids will be heading back to school and football season will be upon us (and it could be an exciting one for us?).
Try to use this second half of summer to build upon or begin your relationship with fresh fruits and veggies, using our various farmers markets. Getting into the habit of eating three servings of fruit and five servings of veggies EVERY DAY is easiest during this time of year.
Locally raised fresh tomatoes, peaches, squash, beans, watermelon, etc., are all around you. Start working them in your diet now, so you have a chance to develop good habits before fall and winter come and the selection is less and motivation to hunt for fruits and veggies diminishes.
Increased intake of fresh fruits and vegetables is one of the most important keys for you to have good and sustained health. Your body needs what these foods have; please make this precious and necessary fuel available to your body on a daily basis. Your body will thank you with looking good on the outside and functioning well on the inside.
Have a great month,
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What's Happening at Fitness Plus
We are excited about the increased number of high school and college kids who have found their way to the gym this summer. Our trainers are doing a great job and getting a nice reputation for both training and educating young people about the proper way to work out and help them improve their nutritional habits. We enjoy working with both athletes and non-athletes alike and know that proper instruction and information now can affect them positively the rest of their lives. If you are interested in helping your children learn how to take care of their bodies now and throughout their life, please give us a call. 859.269.9280 Fitness Plus massage therapist Mariesha Watters has been helping clients with muscular and tendon issues by using the therapeutic technique of "kinesio taping." You may have noticed this type of taping on professional/Olympic athletes, as of late. Mariesha is certified in this technique, which has an ability to relieve pain, and protect and promote healing.  | | Kinesio tape on a shoulder injury. |
If you have any type of tendonitis or muscular pain and want to stay active, you may want to give this treatment a try. To learn more about it or to talk to Mariesha and find out if this is something you can benefit from, give her a call or text at 304-634-5501. |
Fruits for the Grill 
From Rodale.com
Fire up the grill and use it for... fruit? Oh, yes. Grilled fruit is delicious and nutritious. This article looks at the best fruits for your grill, pointing out the whys and hows of grilling apples, bananas, cantaloupe, coconuts, figs, peaches, pineapples, strawberries and watermelon. |
 Breaking Through the Diet Plateau From DietDetective.com
Why does a weight-loss plan suddenly hit the 'pause' button? Charles Platkin, Ph.D., looks at the science behind the plateau, including adaptive thermogenesis, and offers tips and techniques for getting to the other side. These include managing expectations, increasing protein intake, getting in some good strength training and changing up your exercise routines.
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