The first eight weeks of a new year often sees the passing of Winter and most new resolutions. This year, Mississippi Valley Health News’ nutrition blogger Jeni Tackett (left) and new fitness blogger Jen Foley (right) offer their insights and inspiration to help you keep your promises and get on the road to great health.
Their stories include:
- 5 Ways to Make your 2011 Diet Plan Stick. For Real. – Jen and Jeni offer their advice on keeping that diet resolution in the form of five, easy-to-remember rules to make even the most ambitious weight loss program achievable.
- A New Year. A New You. – Jen, Jeni and some of the doctors from the Mississippi Valley Health Network provide advice on how you can make 2011 your year for healthy changes.
- 5 Steps to a New Exercise Routine – Jen provides five easy steps to a new exercise routine that will work those muscles and help keep you on track to keep your fitness resolution!
- Healthy Eating is No Accident – You probably won’t stumble upon fruit in vending machines or have healthy meals forced on you at restaurants. That’s why Jeni has explained how important it is to plan our day from start to finish if you want to keep your healthy eating resolution for the year.
- Plan Your Workout Day to Succeed – Get your day off to a great start with some helpful tips on how to organize yoru day and have success in the gym as a result – Jen explains how it’s all possible.
- Aiming For A Healthy Weight – Know your BMI! This number will tell you the relationship between your height and weight. MVHNews fitness blogger, Jen Foley, provides a grid so you can see what your height and weight tell you.
- Don’t Be A Scale Slave – Is the scale weighing you down? Learn how and when to weigh yourself properly. MVHN’s nutrition blogger, Jeni Tackett, answers the most common questions on every dieter’s mind.
- Buddy Up! Get Fit and Stay Fit Together – Put fun in your workouts. Read what key motivator will keep you going and accountable.
- Learning the Tricks of Portion Control – After four weeks, the resolutions start dropping and the pounds try to make their way back onto your body. MVHNews’ nutrition blogger Jeni Tackett shares some tricks to making sure you’re not only eating the right foods but the right amounts. Portion control matters!
- 10 Indoor Exercises to Beat the Winter Blahs – Stuck in the house and can’t make it to the gym? Never fear! MVHNews’ fitness blogger Jen Foley offers up ten exercises you can do in the comfort of your own home to get your heart pumping and the calories burnin’.
- How to Increase Your Intake of Fruits and Vegetables – According to MVHNews’ nutrition blogger Jeni Tackett, eating a plant-based diet will help you loose weight. They’re nutrient dense, low-cal and high in fiber. So get out the fork, let’s have a salad!
- Aiming For A Healthy Weight – Know your BMI! This number will tell you the relationship between your height and weight. MVHNews fitness blogger, Jen Foley, provides a grid so you can see what your height and weight tell you.
- Don’t Be A Scale Slave – Is the scale weighing you down? Learn how and when to weigh yourself properly. MVHN’s nutrition blogger, Jeni Tackett, answers the most common questions on every dieter’s mind.
- How Do You Measure Up? – How much fat is healthy? Learn about healthy fat limits and how to measure your own body fat.
- Bust the Sneaky Calories – Extra bites here and there can sabotage the best diet plans. Small bites add up. Learn easy ways to track calories and snack smarter.
- Steady As You Go – The truth is that seeing the results of a healthy lifestyle requires patience. MVHNews’ nutrition blogger Jeni Tackett gives you four tips to use every day to help keep you patient and consistent.
- Hitting Your Target Heart Rate – We all hear that “moderate” aerobic activities will strengthen your heart, but how fast should your heart be beating for the most benefit? MVHNews’ fitness blogger Jen Foley has some suggestions.
- How to Stay Committed – Caving into cravings and blowing off the gym? MVHNews’ fitness blogger Jen Foley and nutrition blogger Jeni Tackett give you four tips on how to stay committed and keep your diet and fitness goals in place.
