Today's Walk
25-50 minute walk at a comfortable pace, with warm-up and stretching before and after. Practice taking your heart rate.
Heart Rate
Your heart rate tells you how hard your body is working. At the same speed, different walkers may be getting in an easy workout or a very hard workout - it all depends on your fitness level. By determining your maximum heart rate and calculating which zone you are in, you can vary your workouts or ensure that you are getting what you want out of your workouts.
Resting Heart Rate
Your resting heart rate should be taken first thing in the morning, before getting out of bed. Find a clock or watch with a second hand or second display and take your pulse for 60 seconds.
Calculate Your Max Heart Rate and Percentages
Heart rate calculator
Exercise: Abs
Want Health? Eat Your Fruits and Veggies
Recent reviews of medical studies show that eating 5 or more servings a day of fruits and vegetables reduces risk of strokes, ataracts, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diverticulosis, and hypertension. Nutrients found in plants that were credited for the protective roles included fiber, phytochemicals, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. You can't get the full range of these in a pill, you need the real source. Eat 5 a day.
How to Eat 5 a Day of Fruits and Veggies
Excuse Buster: Too Busy to Walk
This green goblin of an excuse infests most homes. Work, school, cooking, cleaning, shopping, kids, laundry - there isn't enough time to do everything.
Bust It
Recipe of the day:
Rainbow Fruit Salad: Good as a side dish or dessert, this salad made from fresh fruit is naturally low in fat, saturated fat, and sodium and is cholesterol free. Calories: 96, Total fat: 1 g, Saturated fat: less than 1 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Sodium: 4 mg
Word of the day
Resting Heart Rate
Fun - Excuse Poll
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Do you eat enough veggies? Can your find your pulse?
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