23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?

We love this video and the message behind it. Thank you, @docMikeEvans, for such a great video about health and exercise/walking.

Insufficient sleep undermines dietary efforts to reduce adiposity.

In other words: The quality of your sleep has a direct impact on your ability to lose weight. Getting a good night sleep helps you lose fat! ( I admit had to look up ‘adiposity’ … big word for FAT ) In Insufficient Sleep Thwarts Weight Loss Efforts Medscape Medical News reports on new research … Read more

Why monitor heart rates in your iPhone fitness and health app?

I recently came across a website, jackis.com, that did a nice job of highlighting three good reasons to track heart rate: safety, effectiveness and incentive. I would suggest one more accuracy. If you want accurate an accurate calculation of calories burned during your workout, it needs to be derived from your heart rate.