According to Medicine & Science in Sports & Medicine, too much sitting can be hazardous to your health.   Adults and children spend at least 70% of time in a car,  six to eight hour long work days at a desk in front of a computer, eating, playing video games and watching television.  Inactivity is one of the major causes of Cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, cancers, nervous system disorders and accidental injuries.  There are small things at work and a home you can do to help boost your metabolism  and combat your sedentary lifestyle. 
 
During a long work day,  stand and walk around or jog in place every 30 minutes, rather than being planted in your seat.  Forgo emailing colleagues and walk to their work stations to communicate.  Pace around the work station while talking on the phone instead of sitting down.  Walk to the farthest bathroom and not the one just around the corner.  Do a couple of squats before finally sitting down.  You can make the most of your 5 minute coffee break with walk breaks. 
 
Instead of being a couch potato at home, get up and move around during commercial breaks.  Take 5 minute walk breaks or jog in place every 30 minutes.  You can even throw in a couple lunges or leg lifts.  Get up and move around after every 4-8 pages if reading a book.  While in the kitchen, incorporate side leg lifts while putting dishing away. 
 
These interventions are just a few examples of every day boosters to jump start your metabolism and help maintain a healthy lifestyle.   

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When you're starting a new workout program — especially if you haven't been exercising in a while or you are stepping up the intensity of your existing one — you are probably really excited to begin! You'll probably experience the boost in energy that exercising can give you, or you'll notice your strength increasing and your muscles becoming more defined. That will help you keep up with your new program longer — and that's great! But don't forget to rest your muscles between workouts! It's so important that I even build in Rest Days into my Fitness Plan. You may feel as though a day off from working out is a day wasted, but it's actually a very important part of your fitness routine!

When it comes to strength training, for example, experts suggest working out two or three days each week, with a full day of rest between workouts to let your body recharge. Strength training actually works by creating small tears in muscle fibers, which then grow as the body repairs them. So time off is crucial to allow these repairs to be made!

Keep your program balanced, take the time you need to recover, and gradually work your way up to longer, tougher workouts. You can do it!

There is so much buzz these days about the origins of food — where it's from and how it was farmed. Because it's important to eat the healthiest, safest food possible, you're doing a great thing for yourself and your family by making careful choices! I recommend that you eat organic as much as possible — but the labels that proclaim foods to be organic vary.

If you've ever bought organic produce or meat, you've probably seen stickers on the packaging. Here's a quick guide to help you understand what's on these labels!

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