Weight Loss and Lifestyle Transform

Staying active as you age is important to maintaining independence later in life. Adopting healthy habits at any age will help to improve quality of life. Exercise is one of the foundations of healthy aging. Regular walking, chair exercises, resistance bands, or training functional movement patterns can help to maintain strength. Movement is the first step towards recovering from an injury, lowering the risk of falling, and living longer without disability. Managing stress, s

July is a great time of year to bring up hydration. On a day where the expected temperature outside will reach 95 degrees and feel like it's over 100, your body is going to need more water to replace what it is loosing. The human body is made of 50-65% water. Lack of water can lead to fatigue, make it difficult to think clearly, headache, thirst, confusion, and dizziness. Chronic dehydration can lead to obesity and diabetes. Proper hydration helps to regulate body temperature

GLP-1 medications (Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro) help to lower blood sugar and assist with weight loss. Your doctor may have recommended a GLP-1 to help treat Type 2 diabetes or obesity. These medications have shown to be effective at reducing body weight and have the potential to lower the risk of heart attack and stroke. Reduction of body weight can also mean reduction of muscle mass. Rapid weight loss can result in a 15% to 25% loss of lean muscle mass. Combining your GLP-1 m

Cardio – Origin: Greek ‘kardía’ - Aerobic exercise that stimulates and strengthens the heart and lungs. Cardiovascular exercise is single handedly one of the most important movements that you can do to improve your health. Whether walking, biking, attending a group fitness class, or swimming, cardio exercises help to lower the risk of heart failure, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. Movement helps to increase the strength of your heart muscle. Blood pressure and res