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Why are donuts being featured on WildFire!’s True To My Body website blog? National Donut Day is celebrated every year on the first Friday in June, which is four days from today, June 1, 2015. The cause behind National Donut Day is worth a nod. It acknowledges work of the Salvation Army and “Doughnut Dollies” who […]

Memorial Day signifies our country’s commitment to remember men and women who lost their lives while serving in the armed forces.  The National Moment of Remembrance Act, signed into law by President Bill Clinton on December 28, 2000, designated 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day each year as the moment when Americans are asked to

More than likely everyone of us has encountered unexpected left turns while cruising life’s highway. Maybe your fitness program is right on track and you experience a foot injury. (Anyone notice me limping toward the front of my Zumba Gold® classes the last few weeks?) What mixed signal is interfering with our good intentions?  

How wonderful to have choices. Sometimes our desires argue with each other. How do we decide?  Taking the longer road, the deferred gratification choice, generally is best for us. Sing your question to that piece of cake…“Will you still love me tomorrow?” WF!   Reminder to Zumba Gold(R) class attendees. I will be in Colorado this

Generally when we arrive home in the evening, our focus is on going inside, happy to settle in for the night. Shall we take a few minutes before entering the evening’s comfort?  Amazing the perspective looking up can give us. WF!  

 If your bedroom window is near the outdoors of growing things, you’ll hear the mourning dove’s unmistakable coo early in the morning. Coo-oo-coo-coo, coo-oo-coo-coo.           What does the mourning dove’s call have to do with health and fitness? The predictability of its coo means that life goes on, all is well with

Happy days are here againThe skies above are clear againSo let’s sing a song of cheer againHappy days are here again.                                                                    

As San Diego County ushers in Springtime’s beauty days, we might start looking for lilacs in super markets and flower shops. Those who live at 3000 ft. elevation or higher, in towns such as Descanso or Julian, may have lilacs blooming in their yards. Perhaps delicate lilac fragrances could inspire us to become poets.    

This week, April 6 through April 12, 2015, the American Public Health Association (APHA) brings together communities across the United States to observe National Public Health Week, http://www.nphw.org. By clicking through the NPHW website I learned that San Diego County ranked 19th out of 57 California counties in lifestyle factors that influence how healthy residents are

“Anniversaries are great for catching a look in the rearview mirror, remembering where we came from and rethinking where we’re going.”       Rachel Lee Harris quote, NYTImes.com, Travel Section, January 7, 2015. This coming Wednesday, April 1, 2015, marks the 4th Anniversary of teaching my first Zumba Gold® class at Queen Bee’s Art &