Our guest this week is Dr. Daisy. She is a Doctor of Chiropractic, Freelance Writer, Content Writer, Health/Wellness expert, home-school mom to 5. She shares some benefits to breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding has a profound impact on the health of the baby as well as the mother. Did you know that it is recommended that a child [...]
The Benefits of Breastfeeding
October 12th, 2008 — , Breastfeeding, Dr Mommy, Guests, Health, family from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Link Love Friday
October 9th, 2008 — , link love friday, rant from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Friday is here! Some fabulous visits over the week, enjoy!
Let’s start with Metroknow as he shows us 10 Simple Ways to Build Weight Loss Momentum.
Thanks Alexia for sharing Part 2, Influencer: The Power to Change Anything.
Evelyn Lim in What Enneagram Profile Type Am I?.
Pamela provides tips to reduce your chance of developing Achilles tendon problems [...]
Worrying - Control it
October 8th, 2008 — , Health, Stress, Worry, control, rant from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock. -Mahatma Gandhi
Many of us worry about things that are out of our control yet sometimes we are consumed with worrying so much that we can’t function properly [...]
Tricep Challenge
October 6th, 2008 — , Challenge, Exercise, fitness, triceps from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
How are you doing with the back of those arms, specifically the triceps? The tricep muscles are located on the back of the upper arm. It can be a difficult area to tone. This weeks challenge is for those Triceps!
A Tricep Dip is an effective toning exercise. It uses a persons own body weight as [...]
Yoga and Basil: A Common Thread
October 4th, 2008 — , Exercise, Fitness Mommies, Guests, Sage, Yoga, basil, fitness from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Our guest this week is a mother of two boys, a wife and an athlete. She has a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience in the fitness industry, please welcome Rachel of Fitness for Mommies. She shares a chapter in her journey with us, yoga…..
My first trip to Italy, I experienced more new [...]
Link Love Friday
October 2nd, 2008 — , Blind Pig and the Acorn, Jungle of Life, Life in Liz's Shoes, Link Love, MomGenerations, MomGrind, mytropicalescape.com, random from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Time to look back over the week at some fantastic posts!
Mark Hayward asks What is your ultimate job (or life) description?, do you know what you would prefer as a career? Are you already there?
Visit Lance as he lends A Helping Hand , much to ponder in this post.
Audrey the Tweightloss organizer shares a fantastic [...]
Kindness
October 1st, 2008 — , Kindness, compliment, manners, random, rant from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” - Dalai Lama
Is it me or am I the only one that thinks that so much of our thought process is “all about me? ” I suppose with so much negativity in the news and so much going [...]
Burpee Challenge
September 30th, 2008 — , Challenge, Exercise, burpee from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
*If you haven’t entered in the contest for the signed book give away(ends tomorrow) –>Joining the Thin Club *
This weeks challenge? How about an exercise that can burn fat, build muscle, and increase cardiovascular endurance using no equipment and no more than a small area of floor space. There is an exercise that can do [...]
Stock Market’s Down–So’s My Scale! Yessss!
September 28th, 2008 — , Free, Guests, Health, Joining the Thin Club, Judith Lederman, Three Rivers Press, Weight Mgmt, contest, give away from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Contest* Our guest this week Judith Lederman is the author of Joining the Thin Club: Tips for Toning Your Mind After You’ve Trimmed Your Body (Three Rivers Press). The book contains tips for losing weight and keeping it off for good.
If ever there has been a time to get emotional, it’s been these past [...]
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Link Love Friday
September 26th, 2008 — , Avani Mehta, Joining the Thin Club, Link, mizfitonline, random from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Every Friday I like to share some fantastic sites that I visited during the week. Let’s start with a question for you, should nutritional information be posted in the halls of schools, do you want to know what you are eating? Lori talks about Both Ends of the Spectrum.
A new read for me please [...]
Daily Life Challenge
September 23rd, 2008 — , Challenge, Daily Life Challenge, Parenting, children, family, healthy from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
As we strive to become physically healthier, I think it is important to remember that we should continue to become stronger mentally and emotionally as well. Our challenge this week is not a physical challenge but a “Daily Life Challenge.”
Three “simple” actions:
1-ZERO television- No TV time for the whole day. How often to [...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup by Cathy
September 21st, 2008 — , A Life Less Sweet, family, healthy, hfcs, high fructose corn syrup, nutrition from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Our guest this week has a passion for healthy eating. Cathy is a stay work-at-home-mom with a PhD in chemical engineering trying to revamp how her family eats and learning a little more about the foods they eat along the way. She shares insight into the world of High Fructose Corn Syrup…
High Fructose Corn Syrup. [...]
Link Love Friday
September 18th, 2008 — , Link, journey, link love friday, random from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
It is Friday so what do I like to do on Friday? Take a look back at posts that offered helpful or healthy information, maybe a recipe and of course always a journey or two.
We start with Thirteen Ways to Build your Platform brought to us by KRELLFISH a good read.
Some very inspiring journeys…Girl on [...]
One Step at a Time
September 17th, 2008 — , Exercise, Motivation, Steps, healthier, rant from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Have you ever heard it mentioned that the definition of insanity is repeating the same behavior over and over again, but expecting different results every time? Of course, you don’t have to change everything about your lifestyle immediately, take it in steps. Yes, it will involve some permanent changes in your life but we all [...]
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September 15th, 2008 — , Challenge, Exercise, legs, squats from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
For those of you that took on last weeks MidWeek Challenge, how did it go? This week I thought we might work on the legs and bottom with one simple exercise —-> SQUATS <—-
Let’s warm up by running in place for 5 minutes. Make sure the legs are nice and warm, now:
1. [...]
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September 14th, 2008 — , Andrea May, Guests, Mozart, Munchkins and Music, Music, children, learning, music therapy from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
I am sure you will agree that not only do we want to be physically healthy, we want to be emotionally and mentally healthy as well. Our guest today shares the health benefits of music. Andrea May has a bachelor’s degree in Music Education and is a music educator. She is passionate about teaching and [...]
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September 11th, 2008 — , About.com, Christine Kambourakis, Cranky Fitness, Health Blog Posts, Link, LiveWell360, Shereen Jegtvig from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
It is time to peek back at some posts over the week….I was introduced to kids treadmills at Cranky Fitness. Yup true story, they now have treadmills for the kids! My first response was how about they get their behinds outside and play! Oh yea I tried that with my kids, always a battle, *sigh*. [...]
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September 10th, 2008 — , Exercise, Weight Mgmt, fat, flab, journey, metabolism, nutrition from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Do you ever have those frustrating days and even weeks when you are busting your butt, but just can’t seem to rid of some stubborn areas of fat! I am not an expert, (just a guy on a journey) but talking with many “experts” and doing much research I have come to some [...]
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September 9th, 2008 — , Challenge, Exercise, Jumping Jacks, crunches, push-ups, squats, wall sits, workoutmommy from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Every week I try to include a challenge into my routine. This week I am going to pull a challenge from the book of workoutmommy called Move it Monday, well…most of it and not on Monday, I added a few of my own twists:
First let’s warm up for 3 minutes…march or jog in place.
Ready to [...]
MidWeek Challenge
September 9th, 2008 — , Challenge, Exercise, Jumping Jacks, crunches, push-ups, squats, wall sits, workoutmommy from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Every week I try to include a challenge into my routine. This week I am going to pull a challenge from the book of workoutmommy called Move it Monday, well…most of it and not on Monday, I added a few of my own twists:
First let’s warm up for 3 minutes…march or jog in place.
Ready to [...]
The Active Child with Rosabel Yip
September 7th, 2008 — , Active child, Guests, Parenting, Rosabel Yip, children, family from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Another fascinating person that I have met during my journey! A brief introduction to Rosabel – She is an Early Childhood Educator that found passion in writing childhood development articles and parenting tips, with hope that our young children are able to enjoy their childhood life; also develop positive attitudes, values and behaviors that will [...]
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September 7th, 2008 — Guests, Parenting, family from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Another fascinating person that I have met during my journey! A brief introduction to Rosabel – She is an Early Childhood Educator that found passion in writing childhood development articles and parenting tips, with hope that our young children are able to enjoy their childhood life; also develop positive attitudes, values and behaviors that will [...]
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September 4th, 2008 — , Chris Brogan, Fat Fighter TV, Link Love, links, random from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
It’s that time of the week my friends, Let’s take a few moments to look back at some fantastic posts that I visited during the week….
We celebrated Happy Blog Day with Chris Brogan!
Crunchy Green Mom shares an important cause in Breast Cancer Awareness.
Check out Fat Fighter TV to see some very creative ways [...]
The Power of the Massage
September 3rd, 2008 — , Health, foam roller, massage, recovery from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
During my fitness journey I have had a tendency to push myself during fitness and because of my impatience I probably pushed a bit more than what is recommended. I was on a roll and started seeing fantastic results and there was no way I was going to do what was recommended…rest! With this no [...]
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September 2nd, 2008 — , Abdominals, Challenge, Core, Exercise, core challenge, plank, side plank from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
I think it is important that we continue to challenge ourselves along our journey towards a healthier lifestyle. We had a push up challenge a couple of weeks back in the Ladder Pushups, last week we did the Wall Sit Challenge. This week I would like to target the core.
The core challenge consists of [...]
Talli van Sunder and Omega-3 Fatty Acids
August 31st, 2008 — , Guests, Talli van Sunder, being healthy tv, omega 3 fatty acids from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
During my journey I have met many wonderful people striving towards a healthier lifestyle. I want to introduce to you an individual that brings along with her experience, knowledge and passion. It is my pleasure to welcome Talli van Sunder of Being Healthy TV:
Talli has a Doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of Puget [...]
Link Time Friday
August 28th, 2008 — , Link Friday, Mamasphere, Zandria, random from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
It is Friday link time, are you up for a short run? We will visit some good reads along our run…
Chris takes The First Step Out and shares a path along his journey.
Around the corner a fine read at Mamasphere Coming To You Live From My Couch and now… Up The Hill Backwards to Why [...]
The Omnivore’s Hundred-Will you eat anything once?
August 27th, 2008 — , Food, Omnivore, random from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Something just for fun, maybe a bit well..uneasy for some. The site Very Good Taste posted a list of 100 things that they felt every good omnivore should try at least once in his or her life. I was introduced to the list by Cathy at A Life Less Sweet.
My list of the foods I [...]
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Wall Sit Challenge
August 26th, 2008 — , Challenge, Exercise, Wall Sit, fitness from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Last week we introduced a push up challenge, the Ladder Pushups. I have a new challenge for you today, it is The Wall Sit Challenge.
The wall sit is a bit different from typical squats since you’re holding a static position for a certain period of time, rather than working through an entire range of motion. [...]
Pilates With Christine Kambourakis
August 24th, 2008 — , Christine Kambourakis, Core, Exercise, Guests, Health, Pilates, fitness, training from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
During my journey I have been fortunate to meet some amazing individuals. I would like to introduce you to a person that I highly respect, she has a passion for growth and an unbelievable amount of knowledge in the health and fitness arena. Lately I have been looking into including pilates into my workout routine [...]
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August 21st, 2008 — , links, random from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
It is link time again…..
Linda starts us off with a tasty recipe for protein pancakes at Treat Street.
Ahhh….It’s Stretching time at Smart Mama.
Anya shares her fabulous run in Pushing The Tush, shhh….she played hooky.
Rosabel shows us how to Make Our Own Playdough!
Finally, visit DaDiva’s Street for Tips to Win the Weekend [...]
Ladder Pushups
August 19th, 2008 — , Exercise, Ladder Pushups, Pushups, excercise, fitness, training from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
I have a challenge for you today. Have you tried Ladder Push ups?
First see: How to do a Proper Push-Up
The challenge: Start with 1 pushup take a 5 second break holding in the up position…. do 2 pushups , take a 5 second break…. now do 3 pushups take a 5 second break, do [...]
Stretch Time
August 17th, 2008 — , Exercise, Prevention, recovery, stretch from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
In the past I was always told to stretch prior to an activity or exercise. Now we are told to warm up prior to stretching. Recommendations to stretch or not change from year to year and from expert to expert.
Researchers Robert Herbert, Ph.D., and Marcos de Noronha, Ph.D. of the University of Sydney conducted a [...]
Linkin Guy…
August 14th, 2008 — , Eating Bender, Healthhabits, Kristen, Losing Irene, Munchkins and Music, POD, Shanna, links, random from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Some “Grandioso” posts form the week..
Lets start out with some seriously tasty food at Eating bender, Flavored, Fresh, Free
How about a workout that I want to be part of: How to Build a Ninja Warrior at Healthhabits.
Two fabulous journeys! Losing Irene and The Pool Nazi also POD in Kayakity Yak
Munchkins and Music Importance of Using [...]
YOUR FAT-BURNING GAME PLAN
August 13th, 2008 — , Exercise, Fat Burn, Prevention, WebMD, Weight Mgmt, metabolism, training, weight loss from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
The older we get it gets noticeably more challenging to shed pounds.
I am always looking for new changes or reminders during my journey.
Let’s keep the metabolism burning!
Prevention has some fantastic tips for us to keep the fat burning.
It is summed up into 4 areas:
1.MAKE SOME EXTRA MUSCLE
2. OUTSMART A PLATEAU
3. BE A STEALTH CALORIE BURNER
4 [...]
Right brain vs. Left brain
August 12th, 2008 — , Left Brain, Mental, Mind, Right Brain from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
A shift from the physical to the mental. The Right Brain vs Left Brain test … you might have already seen this one, it is interesting.
Look closely, which direction is the dancer spinning?
Some will claim if you see her spinning clockwise, you use more of your right-brain than your left-brain, if you see her spinning [...]
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August 11th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health Blog Posts, Lifetime Fitness, Polar, Success Stories, Weight Mgmt, Welcome/Intro, heart rate, training, weight loss from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
A big part of my journey success has been understanding my heart zone training. Heart Zone Training helps you understand your training intensity, are you not putting enough into your workout to get the best results, are you efficiently burning fat? If you know your maximum heart rate (MHR) you can use heart zone [...]
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August 10th, 2008 — , links, random from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
It is that time to share…….some links from the past week!
Dr. Daisy shares some tips for injuries in Hot or Cold - For Injury Treatment .
Marcy shows us how she does push ups in S.T.F.S And Dirty Looking Push Ups :). Carly and her Adventures in WalMart and Other Junk.
A few journeys….Andrew and his [...]
Liquid Calories
August 7th, 2008 — , Health, Weight Mgmt, beverages, drinks, nutrition, obesity from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Have you heard the term “liquid calories? ” The calories we drink that go straight down with no chewing required?
The calories we drink on a day-to-day basis do count in a big way. Oh here we go now we have to watch what we drink also? Well….
5 Points to consider about liquid calories:
1. Liquid [...]
Clear Food Choices
August 6th, 2008 — , Fast Food, Food, Health, Mental Fitness, Weight Mgmt, nutrition from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
So you are traveling along during your journey, making steady progress towards a healthier you. Increased activity a steady fitness routine, and you are making wiser food choices. Fantastic! Well, it doesn’t help that on every channel, TV & Radio there are advertisements for fast food or unhealthy food. Maybe you are driving to [...]
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August 4th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health, Weight Mgmt, calories, fitness, training, walking, weight from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
In the past I was always under the impression that not eating resulted in lower body fat…..WRONG! I did not understand the importance of food as a fuel source. I did not understand what my body was telling me and so on. I wouldn’t eat for a day, I tried different diets…low carb etc. [...]
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August 3rd, 2008 — , Health Blog Posts from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Over the weekend I like to go back and share with you some of the sites that I have visited during the past week. I look forward to Annette’s journey updates and her title speaks for itself Taking Time to Smell the Flowers Juicebox Mom offers us: PART 2 - Injury Prevention for our [...]
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July 31st, 2008 — , Food, nutrition from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
A challenge over the weekends for me has been snacking, in the past I would grab what was convenient which usually was not a healthy choice. If was going to take larger strides during my journey to a healthier me, not only was activity important but I also needed to pay attention to my eating [...]
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July 30th, 2008 — , Exercise, Jumping Jacks, Pushups, crunches, fitness, squats from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
Today is hectic, you have minimal time for exercise? Can you commit a minute every couple of hours to get the juices flowing?
Workout Mommy offers a challenge in:”It’s just one minute….”
“You have one minute for each. Your challenge? How many can you do?”
PUSH UPS- “How to do properly”
SQUATS- “How to do properly”
JUMPING JACKS- “How [...]
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July 29th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health, Tweightloss, TwitFit, Twitter, Weight Mgmt, training from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
The journey continues with day 2 of Tweightloss , team Twit Fit is ambitious and actively pursuing results!
The biggest challenge for many of us is getting started, where do I start, how, what?
I read a fantastic article at WebMD that provides a wealth of information that would be beneficial to anybody that wants to become [...]
Want to fight fatigue?
July 29th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health, Tweightloss, TwitFit, Twitter, Weight Mgmt, training from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
The journey continues with day 2 of Tweightloss , team Twit Fit is ambitious and actively pursuing results!
The biggest challenge for many of us is getting started, where do I start, how, what?
I read a fantastic article at WebMD that provides a wealth of information that would be beneficial to anybody that wants to become [...]
Want to fight fatigue?
July 29th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health, Tweightloss, TwitFit, Twitter, Weight Mgmt, training from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
The journey continues with day 2 of Tweightloss , team Twit Fit is ambitious and actively pursuing results!
The biggest challenge for many of us is getting started, where do I start, how, what?
I read a fantastic article at WebMD that provides a wealth of information that would be beneficial to anybody that wants to become [...]
Want to fight fatigue?
July 29th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health, Tweightloss, TwitFit, Twitter, Weight Mgmt, training from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
The journey continues with day 2 of Tweightloss , team Twit Fit is ambitious and actively pursuing results!
The biggest challenge for many of us is getting started, where do I start, how, what?
I read a fantastic article at WebMD that provides a wealth of information that would be beneficial to anybody that wants to become [...]
Want to fight fatigue?
July 29th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health, Tweightloss, TwitFit, Twitter, Weight Mgmt, training from Mark Sa