Take care of yourself

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55 gentle ways to take care of yourself when you're busy busy busy.

The holidays can be stressful and busy for people.

Make sure to take care of yourself this season.

The list includes...

5 minute mini-breaks

Get enough sleep

Make a gratitude list 

Go for a long walk

Drink Tea

and more

Exercise for your Heart

Everyone has been told a hundred times that they need to exercise.

Its important, not only to maintain a healthy bodyweight, but also necessary to maintain a healthy cardiovascular system

your heart is a muscle

and like any other muscle it needs to be worked and exercised in order to stay healthy

so get your heart pumping, and get your heart rate up every day

-for adults it is suggested to get at least 30 minutes a day -

and that can be broken up into 3-10min session a day

so your goal today.... get 3 session of 10minutes of good cardiovascular exercise

Suggestions:

On your lunch break, go for a brisk walk - it should be fast enough that you can feel your heart rate increase

but not so fast you cant carry on a converstation

Go for at least  10 minutes

When you get home, maybe while catching up on the news

spend 10 minutes - walking/jogging on the spot, go fast, get your knees up and swing your arms

and maybe do some jumping jacks for good measure

Then around 8pm a while after you've had dinner,

Do some boxing.  Make little hops back and forth between each foot

get your arms up in front of your face and alternate punching out with each arm

(for an extra challenge, instead of hopping - sink down into a deep squat and hold it as long as you can while boxing)

There! You have done 30 minutes of exercise

and done something great for your heart.

Heart Month

February is Heart Month

Its time to learn your risk factors

learn how to reduce them

and take care of your heart

click here, here and here to see previous posts about heart disease

and check back throughout the next couple weeks

for posts on heart health

Work hours

People who work 60 hours a week

are TWICE as likely to have a heart attack

than people who would 40 hours a week.

So for your own health, take a break, get home for dinner

and make this a new years resolution

only 40 hours a week.

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