[Exercise, Health, Nutrition] Links!
- Okay, now this is really cool: Plus 3 Network is a site that lets you log your exercise, and for every mile of running/walking/biking/whatever you do, their sponsors will donate a few cents to a charity of your choosing. I know a few cents doesn't seem like much, but hey, I log my exercise anyway, and I think this could really add up! (And fortunately, DDR's workout mode keeps track of my miles, so I don't have to do any complicated mathematics.) Anyways, go check it out! It's a great motivator to exercise. Info about the sponsors and causes can be found on this page, and signing up is quick and easy. It's a pretty new site, so I'm excited to see where it will go if there's enough interest. If you're signing up and want to friend me, send me an e-mail or leave a comment!
- Ergocise is a neat little free program that will remind you at set intervals of 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes to take a break and stretch, with a number of animations to walk you through different stretches. Seems like a really cool idea for if you're spending a lot of time at the computer. (Now if only they had a Mac version...)
- Act Like an Optimist, Improve Your Health -- an interesting article from Redbook magazine about the link between optimism and health, with some good tips on how to act like an optimistic even if you don't really feel like one.
- Food Mistakes That Can Get in the Way of Healthy Eating (WebMD). Some interesting tips here, especially the one about stir-frying garlic. As I'm reading different articles about eating healthy, it's been interesting to see how research is showing that healthy foods are, well, more than the sum of their parts.
- Ergocise is a neat little free program that will remind you at set intervals of 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes to take a break and stretch, with a number of animations to walk you through different stretches. Seems like a really cool idea for if you're spending a lot of time at the computer. (Now if only they had a Mac version...)
- Act Like an Optimist, Improve Your Health -- an interesting article from Redbook magazine about the link between optimism and health, with some good tips on how to act like an optimistic even if you don't really feel like one.
- Food Mistakes That Can Get in the Way of Healthy Eating (WebMD). Some interesting tips here, especially the one about stir-frying garlic. As I'm reading different articles about eating healthy, it's been interesting to see how research is showing that healthy foods are, well, more than the sum of their parts.