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Adults Seeking to Instill Healthy Habits in Kids Should Walk Their Talk
Posted Friday, June 11, at 1:12 PM Popular culture, television, movies, magazines, peer pressure, social networking sites and advertising worry grown-ups who want to raise healthy and happy kids. But the most powerful influence on whether or not kids embrace healthy habits comes from watching the grown-ups in their lives, not what's on screen or in tabloids...
YMCA Offers Tips for Financially Friendly Summer Family Fun Facing tough economic times and soaring fuel prices has many families looking for creative, cost-saving alternatives for enjoying summer vacation. But great family memories and fun, physical activity doesn't have to break the bank. The YMCA of Clay County offers ideas for family fun that focuses on physical well being and building family connections...
Families seeking healthier lifestyles should give homes a health check up Many families know they could and should make changes to their lifestyles by getting more physical activity, making healthier food choices and spending more time connecting together. But they struggle with how and where to start. Once challenge is that many families see healthy living as all or nothing when what they really need are practical tools and permission to celebrate the small wins. ...
Play is powerful promoter of family health and well-being In today's goal-oriented society, the notion of play can seem a frivolous pursuit for those past primary school age. Physical activity is often perceived as athletics, exercise or "working out." But experts agree, play can and should be embraced by family members of all ages...
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Risk Factors No one knows the exact causes of colorectal cancer. Doctors often cannot explain why one person develops this disease and another does not. However, it is clear that colorectal cancer is not contagious. No one can catch this disease from another person...
National Poison Prevention Week National Poison Prevention Week will be observed March 14-20, to build public awareness of the dangers posed by common toxins. In 2007, 2.5 million people were exposed to poisons and almost 1.3 million of these exposures occurred in children five years or younger. In the same year, almost 860,000 adults (20-years-old and older) called Poison Centers...
Staying Sharp: Information about memory loss When an individual has difficulty recalling people, objects, places or events that have already taken place, he is experiencing memory loss. Many medical professionals agree that some memory loss is a common part of the aging process. It is only when memory loss affects an individuals' ability to perform normal, daily functions that one should be concerned...
High Blood Pressure: Tips for keeping it under control You can have high blood pressure (HBP) and still feel just fine. That's because HBP does not cause symptoms. But, HBP (sometimes called hypertension) is a major health problem. If not treated, it can lead to stroke, heart disease, kidney failure and other health problems...
Making the move to healthier family eating habits: Trial, transition and tricks Introducing healthier food choices and vowing to increase the family's consumption of vegetables and fruits may be met with wrinkled noses and less-than-enthusiastic commentary, from kids and adult family members alike. It's tough to make dramatic change overnight. But with a commitment to trial, transition and a few tricks, families can adopt healthier habits -- happily...
Set New Year's Resolutions as a family The holidays are a time to celebrate and reflect on the previous year and to look forward to the year to come. The following New Year's resolutions from the YMCA encourages families to commit to spending more time together in 2010 by creating fun and healthy family resolutions...
Spirituality and Stress Scientific research in recent years has shown that religious belief and spiritual practices may be associated with good health in general and in easing stress and its adverse effects in particular. The connection between mind and body in stressful situations is clear. Stress has a dramatic effect on physiological functions, particularly the immune and cardiovascular systems...
Staying healthy during the holidays Family, fun ... and food! It's what the holidays are all about, right? But that doesn't mean you have to pack on the holiday pounds. You can still enjoy the holidays by balancing the calories you consume with the calories you burn, and avoid any holiday weight gain. Here are some ways to help keep the holidays healthy:...
A Matter of Laugh or Death: The Benefits of Humor Discover the benefits of Laughter for the spirit, mind and body. Question: What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? Answer: A stick!
Laughter does much more than tickle your funny bone. Assuming you found some humor in this joke, here's what happened in your body - just because you laughed.
Your heart was exercised as your heart rate and blood pressure increased, then relaxed. ...
Fitness + Technology = Fun! YMCA's and several other nonprofit organizations across the country offer many of the same services including traditional sport programs for youth. This used to be ideal. But is this true today? This population of children, adolescents and emerging adults is much different than it was years ago. Both youth and adults are less active, more overweight, and seemingly consumed with modern technology...
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