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Bike For The Heart 2011-12

Sister to Sister and VIDA Fitness teamed up to host Bike For The Heart 2011, a fun indoor cycling event to raise awareness that heart disease is the #1 cause of death for women. 

An individual's risk for heart disease can be lowered by over 80% by leading a healthy lifestyle, and exercise is one of the keys to lowering that risk.

Healthy Families

Helping children learn how to care for their health begins when they are toddlers, and one of the most fundamental principles that need to be ingrained into children is healthy eating habits.  In order to encourage and maintain a healthy weight, parents and children need to be able to make smart food choices and to encourage physical activity to burn calories. <

Fit In Exercise by Taking the Stairs

If you know you need to get active but aren't sure how to make time for it, you can start by taking the stairs.  Heading for the stairwell instead of the elevator will help you burn more calories, strengthen your muscles, and protect your heart!

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Get Active and Make Your Kids Smile!

Being active doesn’t always have to mean going to the gym or doing conditioning exercise. You can get the same benefits by playing actively with your kids for 30 minutes. Take them out and play ball, tag, capture the flag or let them teach you their favorite game. Fill your time with movement and laughter and enjoy all the benefits together as a family!

Physical Activity Is a Great Substitute for Smoking

Thinking about quitting smoking? Make sure your quitting plan includes a daily dose of physical activity. Research shows that ex-smokers who start a regular physical activity program right after quitting may be more likely to stay butt-free. Why?

Build Up Physical Activity Slowly

If you haven’t been physically active for years, be sure to start with a goal that is realistic and manageable for you. You might start with 20 minutes of walking twice a week for 2 weeks. If that is too much, start with 10 minutes. Just be sure that the activity you’re doing is realistic for what your body can do.

Caffeine Can Boost Your Workout

Drink coffee or other caffeinated beverages prior to exercising and you may be able to work out harder. Several studies, including a recent one at the University of Illinois, have shown that when exercisers ingest caffeine before a workout, they report experiencing less pain. Caffeine is a diuretic, so compensate with extra water during and after your workout.

Practice Interval Training

To lose more weight and train your heart, practice interval training. Start by walking for two minutes, then jogging for one minute, or set the treadmill at a higher angle to simulate walking up a hill. Experts say that alternating the intensity of your workout this way burns more calories to help you shed pounds faster.

Regular Exercise Can Improve Your Quality of Life

Most of us choose exercise for the health benefits. But a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that there exercise offers many emotional benefits, too.

Watch What You Eat After Exercising

Working out isn't a free pass to eat what you want, found a study reported in PLoSONE, a Public Library of Science online journal. Researchers followed 411 overweight, sedentary women with an average age of 57 who were not dieting for a period of six months.