Future Doctors Learn Healthy Diets

Learn what future doctors are learning about the benefits of healthy eating.

These medical students at Des Moines University are busy learning how healthy eating will help their working with future patients. 

Check out this article from the Des Moines Register on how what they learn can help your eating habits become more healthy.

Transition To Race Season

Finally, warm weather is here and it's time to think about training during race season.

Perhaps you have already done a race or two.  But these tips from triathlon coach Ben Greenfield at www.active.com make sense as we move to the outdoors for our training activities.

For example, you probably need to cut back on weight training or incorporate more speed into your workouts.

This article is focused on triathlon training, but the concepts cross over into any area of training.  This article also features some great workout ideas.

Cool New Yoga Mat

It's like Twister meets "paint-by-numbers".

Elizabeth Morrow, a Boston-area woman, designed a new yoga mat for use among people with physical limitations.  The mat is labeled with numbers to help make poses easier for participants.

Check out this article from the www.lowellsun.com website to learn how this approach works.

New Spring Gear

How about some new gear to get you going this spring?

Purchasing new fitness items always puts you in a good frame of mind.  Check this list of new items available including shoes, watches, books and other items.

Several of these items are triathlon-specific, but several of the items have broader fitness applications.  Check out this list from www.active.com.

Boring Workouts

So have you found yourself in a "workout rut"?

This is not uncommon after you have reached a plateau in your fitness activities.  This article from the Des Moines Register offers some tips on how you can reenergize yourself in your routine.

Purchase some new workout gear or take a class - these is just some of the helpful advice in this article.

Time to take a break. See you back here in a couple of weeks!

Love Motivated Health

I really enjoyed reading this story about a woman who became very serious about adopting a healthy lifestyle after getting engaged to be married.

This article from www.sparkpeople.com highlights when "the lightbulb went off" for Dawn Moore after her fiancé proposed to her.  It also discusses her weight loss and fitness strategies in her efforts to lose 56 pounds.

This a great story and hopefully it will motivate others!

Targeting Your Heart Rate

"Target heart rate" is a phrase used often by fitness instructors, but what does it mean?

It's important to identify your target heart rate so that you can make your exercise more effective.  This article will show you how to identify your target heart rate through www.active.com.  There are some easy ways to do this by performing some simple activities like the "talk test".