Measuring BMI ~ Are You Fit or Fat?
July 9, 2010 – 9:00 am | No Comment

For the past several decades, the standard quick-and-dirty test for obesity has been the Body Mass Index (BMI): Multiply your weight in pounds by 703, and divide the result by the square of your height in inches. A normal BMI is

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Recap of Week 3, Now Week 1, of Half Marathon Training
May 25, 2010 – 1:57 pm | One Comment
Recap of Week 3, Now Week 1, of Half Marathon Training

Image by ScrappinMichele via Flickr

It still hasn’t really hit me that I’m training to run 13.1 miles. Every time I say it people look at me like, you? run 13.1 miles? Yeah, Good Luck with …

ScrappinMichele’s Week 2 Wrap Up, Fitness Mental Block
May 17, 2010 – 9:27 pm | One Comment

Week 2 of my half marathon fitness training went much better than last week. I walked 2 days and then ran a 5k on Sunday. It wasn’t an official 5k, but I wanted to get …

6 Ways to Save: Reinventing Yourself
March 23, 2010 – 12:30 pm | No Comment
6 Ways to Save:  Reinventing Yourself

By Nancy Kalish

In a tough economy, the tendency is to hunker down at your job — if you still have one — and hold on for dear life. But the truth is, now might be …

Goals vs Resolutions
January 3, 2010 – 5:49 pm | One Comment
Goals vs Resolutions

It’s January again, which means that everyone is talking about making New Year’s resolutions. Some of the most common resolutions are to lose weight, stop smoking, and make more money. While there’s lots of talk about achieving these goals, there’s less talk about how or what’s important about achieving them.

The Power of a Smile
December 14, 2009 – 2:37 pm | 4 Comments
The Power of a Smile

This weekend my mother and I went to afternoon tea.
We skipped the holiday hustle and bustle and we went to a little tea room that made us feel as if we were a world away. …

10 Ways to Enjoy the Holidays and Health
December 11, 2009 – 6:50 pm | 2 Comments
10 Ways to Enjoy the Holidays and Health

With the holidays upon us I wanted to take some time to talk about the effects that this busy time of year can have on our health.  It is tempting to push yourself with the …

One Woman’s Story of Triumph over Tragedy through Crocheting
December 10, 2009 – 11:38 am | 4 Comments
One Woman’s Story of Triumph over Tragedy through Crocheting

After being hit by a moving car and thrown from her bike while returning home from dinner with her husband, Martha Harris awoke in the emergency room to some harsh realities.  She was told in …

Your Words Inspire Others
December 3, 2009 – 3:50 am | 5 Comments
Your Words Inspire Others

Do words inspire action? Without a doubt. Words inspire a lot of things. Words inspire forgiveness. Words inspire giving. Words inspire others.