Since the weather is finally getting warmer and there are more daylight hours in the day – it is time to start running outdoors!! It is important to incorporate the following tips if the winter months have kept you’re from exercising.

How to stay committed to being more active:

• Move more at home and work
• Write it down!
• Enlist a buddy
• Find something you enjoy doing
• Try something new
• Make-up your mind, make a commitment
• Get excited about being active!

With a new year brings new gadgets, fitness and diet fads. One that is gaining popularity is the Paleo Diet. This is the adaption of the “Caveman” diet. Paleo literally means old or ancient. If we look at our history books; yes the one at the very top of the shelf with dust and cob webs, and start at the beginning you will see man in top shape. Lean muscles and excellent health, they are the epitome of what modern day man is trying to achieve. However, the question is; if there weren’t any gyms or protein shakes back then how could they possibly do it?

Sometimes we find ourselves over indulging in our favorite foods and more often than not those foods aren’t always the healthiest. Brownies, apple pie, spaghetti to name a few can be packed with flavor but also high in fat, sugar and cholesterol. I like many other people try to make healthier choices by decreasing the amount of salt and sugar I use when cooking and while that helps a bit there are bigger changes that can be made to recipes that can almost cut the calories and fat content in half.

Since the snow keeps falling, I figured it would be a good idea to discuss different ways you can exercise outside and keep moving during the deep freeze. Did you know that exercising outside in the cold you actually burn more calories? It’s true, this is due to your metabolic rate increasing to warm your body – this bit of extra work means extra burn! Also, many winter exercise require you to tackle different terrain, like snow!

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Kettlebells are one of my favorite tools to use when working out! First off they are fun, fairly inexpensive and you can get a great workout in less than 20 minutes! Kettlebells can be found at most gyms but what I like most is the fact you can do the exercises right in your own home.