Author: Heather Green

It’s a resolution that rings in the minds and hearts of so many on New Year’s Day: Get healthy. This resolution makes its appearance year after year, in a variety of forms, from banishing sweets to eating more vegetables.

For all our heart-healthy jogging and raving about antioxidants and vitamins, we often start our days off in very physically, fiscally, and ecologically unhealthy ways.

There are many different types of exercise to try, and since variety is the spice of life, it’s important to keep incorporating new workouts into your fitness routine. Adding some weight-bearing exercise to your workouts can help you in specific ways that might not be addressed by other types of exercise.

You are what you eat and from the moment you wake up in the morning, you have the opportunity to start your day off on the right foot or not. What you put in your “tank” at the start of the day can determine how the rest of your day will go.