Phone a friend and rather than catching up over a cup of joe over the horn, head to the park for a jog and talk!
Brianne
If there’s one day you should stick to your workout routine or avoid over-stressing over that last deadline, today is the day! It’s National Womens’ Health and Fitness Day. So step away from your computer and put down that Blackberry and focus on you. When was the last time you did that? Today isn’t just about working out and eating right, it’s also about treating yourself to a dose of mental wellness. It’s never too late to start living a healthier lifestyle. Make today the start of a newer, healthier you! Grab a friend and head to a yoga class, or whip up a special heart healthy meal for a loved one. Keep your mind at ease as well … treat yourself to an at-home spa day and relax to let the stresses of everyday life drift away—at least for today! Now everyone … “ohmmmm.”
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Written by Greenista Girl Brianne
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Exercise is one of the best methods of managing stress. Working out is physically and mentally strengthens and builds you up to withstand the effects of stress.
Greenista Girl Brianne likes to do yoga on her terrace in the mornings.
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We are all concerned with living well at the least expense to the environment, but how do we make sure we are not only eco-conscious but healthy-lifestyle conscious as well? I’m Latham Thomas and I’m the founder of Tender Shoots Wellness, a boutique holistic lifestyle practice that serves women offering green culinary services, nutritional counseling, and yoga. I’m a single mother of a 7-year-old-boy and we live in the heart of the Green Apple, New York City. I’m a new addition to the Greenista team and I’m going to share some savvy tips on how to live your very best!
Holistic living means to live in balance with all components of our life … relationships, career, diet, fitness, passions, and the ambient environment. Here is one way to live an eco existence:
Exercise during the mornings whenever possible. When you work out at the start of your day it decreases your appetite and stimulates the thyroid to burn calories all day long. Try power walking, jogging, swimming, or spinning in the mornings to start off your day, add some resistance training at the end of the workout to further stimulate the fat burning process. This might include push-ups, pull-ups, crunches, and squats. Since it’s warmer outside, our bodies naturally desire more sunlight and activity. Carve out some time in your busy schedule to do some of the things you love to do outdoors, which might include: rollerblading, bike-riding, recreational sports, dancing, walking more, etc. It saves on gym membership, averts emissions expelled by workout machines, and is green!
Written by Greenista Guest Latham Thomas
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Working out outside saves on gym membership, averts emissions expelled by workout machines, and is green!
Brianne
Working out inside make your head want to spin? Don’t call an exorcist, just become an exercist… er, exerciser. A recent UK study showed that just 5 minutes of exercise in a green space like a park can increase your mood and self-esteem. The analysis looked at biking, hiking, gardening, fishing, boating, horse-riding, and farming in parks, gardens, and nature trails and showed the most improvements were seen among young people, the depressed, and the mentally ill. Don’t stop at green spaces though, blue ones like oceans, lakes, and rivers count too. Plus by working out in nature, you’re not using energy produced by gyms and equipment. Now get outside and work it like a woman possessed.
Greenista Cocktail Factoid: The average treadmill uses around 3000 watts — the equivalent of 30 light bulbs — and pumps out about 4 pounds of CO2 per hour.
Written by Greenista Girl Brianne
Photo by flickr lululemon athletica and iStock Photo
Wow, that was a very good read. Finally, someone who actually thinks and understands what they are talking about. Quite hard to find lately, especially on-line. I bookmarked your blog and will make sure to keep coming back here if this is how you always post. Thanks, keep it up!