The Body & Movement
Help!!! I’m Losing Muscle!!!
Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle tone that happens as we age. It can be seen in lack of strength, balance, and speed—though there are currently no definitive measures for practitioners to look at when diagnosing sarcopenia. That might be changing as sarcopenia became an official disease in 2016. It’s considered a treatable disease. New research indicates it also might [...]
Mindful Eating February
We pick February for our Mindful Eating Challenge because it’s the shortest month of the year. We are not ashamed to admit it. Dry January. Veganuary (being vegan for the month of January). They got it all wrong with a month with 31 days when they could pick a month with 29. Food challenges are hard. At Personal Euphoria, we [...]
Achey from Raking
This time of year we want to be carving pumpkins, picking apples, sipping cider, and leaf-peeping. But at some point, we’ve got to rake the yard and sweep up leaves that work their way into the house Since raking only has to be done once a year our body isn’t always in shape for it, and we can get sore [...]
Grip Strength
Multiple research shows a correlation between overall health markers and grip strength. There seems to be a particular correlation with cardiovascular health (based on a study of 140,000 people over 4 years). Some researchers think testing grip strength might be a cheap, easy way to assess general heart health. This matters because grip strength often starts to diminish between the [...]
Movement Snacks
Movement snacks are short bursts of movement throughout the day much like you’d have a snack between meals. They are not meal substitutes. It would still benefit you to get a workout in, but whether you workout or not, adding small bursts of movement throughout the day is vital to health. If you absolutely don’t have time for a full [...]
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