My husband John and I had been married less than a year when we decided it was time to expand our family- with a 4-legged addition that is. It was time to get a dog.
Fitness
I am a strong believer in the power of exercise. Regular physical activity can help control your weight and prevent diseases such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. Exercise also has profound effects on mental health. It can improve your mood and lead to better sleep. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week to improve cardiovascular health. This averages out to 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. Moderate exercise can be anything from brisk walking or jogging to swimming, biking or playing sports.
While I love to run, check out local yoga classes or sweat it out at the gym, you don’t have to stick to the traditional methods of exercise to see the same tremendous benefits. We just returned from a great weekend full of physical activity. After a long work week, my husband and I decided last minute that we were in need of a night out of town. He had just finished a stressful month of work and business school finals, and I was craving some time away from my normal routine. After a few phone calls, we had a plan in place- we were off to Wayne National Forest for the night.