Did you know that regular exercise can cut your risk of breast cancer by as much as fifty percent? An article in USA Today states that a study has been done to measure the impact of exercise on the development of breast cancer. The lead researcher on the study, Luke Ratnasinghe, says that breast cancer is fifty percent lower in the women who exercised between thirty and one hundred fifty minutes a week. African American women who exercise the same amount are seventy percent less likely to develop breast cancer.

But how do you find the time to exercise?...

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Today I attempted yoga for the first time.

I've been flirting with the idea of doing yoga for a while. The only reason I haven't tried it sooner is, well, my mom does yoga. And the classes are usually expensive. And I'm really self conscious. And I'm about as flexible as an oak board. Okay, there were a lot of reasons that I hadn't tried yoga yet, but curiosity hasn't been one of them.

To combat self-consciousness, expensive classes, embarrassment over my extreme non-flexibility, I requested a couple of instructional yoga DVDs from the library and decided that for...

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When I first had three-feet-of-fun, well after my staples were taken out and I healed from surgery, it was easy to squeeze in home workouts while he took his naps during the day. I'd put him down for a nap and then do a workout video, run on the treadmill, or do stretching. Now that he's older he doesn't take naps anymore, so trying to get a workout in during the day with three-feet-of-fun underfoot provides an interesting challenge. If I put in an exercise video, he either wants to do it with me (which is cute but he gets in...

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Spring fever is here, and with it, unpredictable weather. My kids seem to be bouncing off the walls with energy, and if it’s a cold or rainy day outside, they tend to spend their energy on…um…unproductive activities. (No, I don’t like the green squiggles all over my pretty white cupboards!)

If it’s windy or cold outside, it’s a perfect time for a safari – indoors, that is. All you need is room to move around and a good imagination. If you have...

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With obesity on the rise in children and adults, promoting fitness and healthy eating is more important than ever. In today's electronic age of dvd's, computers, and video games it's really hard to get off the couch and get some exercise. However, I think it just got a little easier, that is if you have a Nintendo Wii. Wii Fit, slated for release on 5/21/08, is a video game created to get gamers active with simple exercises made fun and entertaining. Nintendo maintains that if you use Wii Fit a little every day, you can work toward personal goals for better...

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