
By: Hillary Rotunda, B.A. Happy Valentine’s Day! The best gift you can give your loved one is good health. This Valentine’s Day, in addition to the flowers and oversized teddy bears, wrap up your dinner a little early so you can gift yourselves a good night’s sleep. With the long list of things to...

How does exercise benefit the heart when we exercise? Our previous two Heart Month blogs, “Love Yourself and Your Heart” and “I’m trying to exercise, but am I doing enough to keep my heart healthy?” looked at the importance of exercise and how to know if we’re exercising at a high enough work rate...

How to know if you’re achieving the desired level of cardiovascular activity The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008) guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes per week of moderate cardiovascular physical activity. As discussed in last week’s blog, many of us aren’t reaching that standard and it puts us at risk for...