“Laughter as a Form of Exercise.” Yes, yes, a thousand times, YES! Seriously, our bodies and our emotions are completely entwined so make yourself giggle during the last grueling mile as it might help and be sure to use your bodybuffer when it’s over!

The message is so simple…why can’t more of us pay attention to it? Get Up. Get Out. Don’t Sit. Needless to say, our beloved dogs keep us moving! 

We think we know the answer to this headline, “Can Food be Addictive?” All the more reason to map out a fitness program for yourself now! Check with your doctor first. Join a gym, start walking, running, biking. Read the piece, take the quiz at the end and let us know your thoughts. 

If you’re a bit north of 45 (like us) and wondering about the benefits of physical activity, you have to read this piece!

“While aerobic fitness is partly determined by genetics, and to that extent, the luck of the universe, much of a person’s fitness, especially by middle age, depends on physical activity, Dr. Berry says.”

Yes, beach running is hard but such a great way of training for traditional marathons.

Yummy and nutritious smoothie recipes!! Truly can’t decide which to try first!!

It’s scientific fact; exercise will make you smarter. “Exercise, the latest neuroscience suggest, does more to bolster thinking than thinking does.”

Fascinating piece from NYTimes “Does Exercise Make you Overeat?” I think one of the best benefits of exercise - for me - is its seemingly natural ability to curb cravings for bad foods. What about you?

Obviously, we’re crushing on Dr. David M. Eisenberg today…Here’s another piece on his Healthy Kitchens/Healthy Lives. So many medical professional graduate from medical school with little knowledge about nutrition. Dr. Eisenberg is determined, one cooking class at a time, to change that! 

Love this piece, “When the Chef is also a Doctor.” Dr. David M. Eisenberg, an associate professor at the Harvard Medical School, is teaching doctors how to cook!