On April 30th 2018, Harvard researchers published the results of a massive longitudinal study on the impact of adopting healthy daily habits on mortality risk. It encompassed 34 years of data from 78,865 women and 27 years of data from 44,354 men. The results were able to quantify what we health and wellness professionals have known for a long time…Following …
How Small, Daily Habits Can Impact Your Life, Health & Fitness
This week, the reminder came in for my semi-annual dentist appointment (actually, it’s every 9 months based on my insurance coverage), and it got me thinking about how small, daily habits positively impact your health and fitness. Here’s a scenario for you… You decide not to brush your teeth daily, but you make sure to get two cleanings per year …
The Simple Way To Build Good Habits
We all have habits. The question is, is more of yours working for you or against you? In reality, there’s always a mix. Some habits are good, some neutral, and some of them are bad. The key is to get more of your habits working for you and less working against you. Sounds simple, right! So why don’t more people …
The Issue With Habits…They Work Both Ways
Gateway Habits The issue with habits is that they tend to work both ways. For example, have you heard the term “Gateway Drug”? This refers to the seemingly innocuous (or ‘soft’) drugs that people claim will lead a drug user onto more dangerous (‘hard’) substances, and then to negative consequences in life. While I’m not an expert in that area, …
Better Habits While Lifting
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