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As regular readers know, Federal Holidays mean a day off from our weekly health and fitness emails. In the United States of America we celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday of September. The holiday was established to honor the American labor movement and the contributions of workers to this country. Now we extend Labor […]

We are in the last few days of August. The USA’s seasonal activity change happens just past this September 2nd Labor Day. The final one third of our calendar year (September, October, November, December) ushers in an American cultural habit of “getting to it.” Many of us will feel renewed vigor and busyness. We enter

Tip #8 Share Your Gift and Tip #9 Appreciate Others, which were posted in Ten Tips For A Happy Healthy Life,1 came full circle this past weekend as over 100 friends and family members came together to Celebrate the Life of Susan Guenzel, one of our anchor Zoom Zumba® Gold students. From our rousing La

This week – On Thursday, August 15th – we acknowledge National Relaxation Day. For persons with Type A Personality … Relaxing can be a challenge. Incorporating Relaxation as a Health and Fitness Benefit may make it more palatable for always-on-the-go folk among us. Here are a few internet-generated ways to combine Relaxation and Fitness such

Have you been thrilled with the 2024 Olympics? We enjoyed an opening night resplendent with overhead vistas of Paris, dynamic dance choreographies, nations of athletes waving to crowds while cruising the Seine River and finally Celine Dion’s rendition of Edith Piaf’s song, ‘L’Hymne à l’Amour.’ What about the drama, exhilaration, joys and disappointments which have

A majority of our living spaces still have coffee tables. Upon these tables are magazines or books we currently are reading; or they contain periodicals with pictures and ideas to which we aspire. The internet defines CONSENSUS as general agreement/unanimity/or being of one mind. Paraphrase of Biblical literature says “By beholding we become changed.” 1

Plans for a five-day road trip vacation were changed two days before departure last week. Instead of notifying students in my Friday Zoom Zumba® Gold and Seal Beach Senior Center Essentrics® Aging Backwards classes of vacation changes, it seemed more appropriate to go on a Staycation. This post describes a few advantages enjoyed during the

Every two years I renew my various NCCA1 Fitness Certifications and my California Accident & Health and Life Insurance License. This last Sunday I renewed my National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Personal Trainer certification. Others certification and license renewals will follow when due. One of Renewal’s main benefits (Requirements) is that I constantly need

Hot Summer Weather has shown up with enough force that it’s time for a few heat-related how-to exercise reminders. Exercising during a heat wave is possible, but it’s important to be extra cautious and prioritize our safety. Here are some key tips courtesy of personal experience, study and Google. If it’s a very hot day, my favorite exercise

Happy July 1st! Half way through the year is a good time to take stock of happenings and goal achievements since January 1. 1. First let’s acknowledge the unexpected which may have occurred during the last six months. We all can agree with the original 1957 Allen Saunders Readers Digest line which stated…”Life is what