Sleep is crucial to your exercise recovery and overall health. 7-9 Hours of sleep is recommended for adults. Benefits include reduced stress, improved heart health and metabolism, lower risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke, less risk of motor vehicle crashes, and improved attention and memory. Sleep is also the time your body repairs and grows muscles. Exercise and a healthy diet can both improve sleep quality. Sleep deprivation causes decreased endurance,...

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, sleeping well, and...

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, deliver...