Our “Drink More Water” Challenge just started a few days ago. How have you done so far? Has it been easy to increase the amount your drinking every, or has it been a struggle? For many people, it is difficult to up their water intake. Sure, water helps to prevent dehydration and it has tons […]
Tired of Plain Water? Try Infusing it!
It’s beena week or so since we started this challenge… Are you pumped and participating? Or have you grown tired of hearing … If you’re finding it difficult to keep up your water consumption because you think it lacks taste, try infused water! Infusing your water with fruits, vegetables, and herbs provides some extra nutrients […]
Dehydration
Did you know, that during a typical day in a temperate climate, such as in Washington DC or midwestern United States, the average person loses about 2.5 liters of water?! Humans lose water through: – Skin (sweat) – Kidneys (urine) – Lungs (water vapor/breath) – Bowels (typical bowel movements, not diarrhea) However, if you do […]
Water and Weight Loss
Weight loss can be a hard task for anyone, especially all of you hard working teachers out there, who burn the wick at both ends. While we love the information age that we’re in, it can also be an obstacle when everyone has their own suggestions on weight loss, health, and more. Thankfully, there is […]
Quick ~ Hide your Veggies!! (and other easy hacks!)
We’ve noticed a tiny lag in participation on the Teacher’s Lounge. Are you finding it tough to add in more fruits and vegetables to your diet? What’s holding you back? Let us know in a private message, or by commenting on this post, so we can make some recommendations specifically for YOU. In the meantime, […]
Out of Shape? Ailments? Walking is Perfect to Get You Moving
Walking Is The Perfect Low Impact Exercise Have you joined the the Step Challenge this month? What’s holding you back? If you have bad knees, are overweight or out of shape, or suffer from many other aches and pains, Walking is a very low impact way to ease yourself back into the saddle, so to […]
Make Walking A Healthy Habit for Life
As humans, we were designed to walk for miles upon miles as a means to survive – specifically, to hunt and gather our food. Yet, in modern society, we spend most of our time sitting down. Is it any wonder that obesity has become an epidemic and health issues take our loved ones at far […]