Tag Archives: activity

Health Alert

Posted on October 3, 2017 by janekdickinson

Remember cigarettes? My kids tell me no one smokes anymore (they vape, etc.). Yet, inactivity has more recently been equated with smoking in terms of the health effects. If sitting is the new smoking, then I’m a chain smoker. I sit … Continue reading →

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Get Fit, Don’t Sit

Posted on May 5, 2015 by janekdickinson

 Tomorrow is the American Diabetes Association’s first National Get Fit Don’t Sit Day. The motivation for this event was a report published in January of this year that said we are sitting too much! I, for one, am guilty as … Continue reading →

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Four Ways to be Healthy

Posted on November 28, 2012 by janekdickinson

This is what I tell my kids, and it’s true for all of us. Four things you can do every day to get or stay healthy: 1.) Drink lots of water 2.) Get enough sleep 3.) Be active 4.) Make healthy food … Continue reading →

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