Move Your Muscles More Often!

B'SD

25 Elul, 5778

If you haven't heard the news by now, 1.4 BILLION of you need to move your muscles more often:

WHO warning over global lack of exercise

1.4 billion risk disease from lack of exercise: WHO

Even if you are in a wheelchair, using a cane or walker, there are health-enhancing movements that you can do. Ask a physical or occupational therapist to you some, and keep doing those that appeal to you. Once in a while, and more often than that, you can do exercises that you don't especially like, just because they're good for you.

Here's a look at how exercise can improve your appearance and mood, too:

David Ben Moshe

August 24 at 6:13 PM · 

An excellent article by Yocheved Golani!

And it even has some quotes from me!
Such a blessing!!!

E-COUNSELING.COM

Feeling Younger Can Reverse the Clock | E-Counseling.com

“Young at heart” is a mindset plus a prescription for youthful appearance and health despite the person’s chronological age. Choosing to remain youthful

Exercise your options for improved health, happiness and finances when you buy the E-book or print edition of EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. It's packed with cost-cutting and problem-solving information.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity. Face Your Future with Optimism.

Fill yourself with feel-better behaviors.

I'm Coming to the Airwaves!

B'SD

12 Adar 2, 5776

The book remains high on the Recommended Reading list at the Musella Foundation site. Buy a copy for yourself or someone else who needs the soothing, can-do suggestions for overcoming emotional and medical - even financial - setbacks.

Several media outlets have approached me this year, to ask that I do short updates about health. My voice will soon address your concerns at Israel NewsTalk Radio. Share your questions and concerns with me in the comments section below.

Coming up: How to Kill Your Sweet Tooth and other Cravings, Easy Exercise in or Outside the Office, Punch Up Your Protein Level, and how to go Vegan, Vegetarian or Macrobiotic in a Sensible Manner.

Tune in for that and more. Watch for the announcement of my debut on Fox-affiliated Israel NewsTalk Radio.





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A Tip for Travelers, PC Users and Anyone Sitting Down

B'SD

3 Adar 5773

I'm busy running around to prepare for the fun-filled PURIM Holiday (it happens in 1.5 weeks from today!) 

But some days I'm busy stretching to relieve my back from the stress of being at the PC too long. 

I tend to exercise at specific times of the day to minimize the problem and to prevent the pounds from collecting all over otherwise sedentary me. 

But what if you're normal, like me, and you slack off the exercise routine sometimes? OW, your back can end up sore.

Here's a tip about how to prevent backaches and strains, at Help for the Deskbound (that includes people traveling and stuck in their seats too long).

Let me know if this idea helps you if you're in a wheelchair.

When you're ready to resume some kind of exercise routine, check out 15 Tips to Restart an Exercise Habit - and Keep it!



Want doctor-recommended ideas for soothing your medical, disability or mental health life - even your wallet? 

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Whittle Your Waistline and Improve Your Heart Health with ONE Strategy!

B'SD


26 Kislev 5772




The nights are bright with Chanuka lights (we've lit 2 so far). I bet I can light up your life with one amusing video that can get your health rhythm going better and better. WHAT is the low-cost, all-fun cure for many health problems? It's... it's... oh you'll be surprised!

Learn more can-do ideas and techniques for improving your health and/or a loved one's. Buy the E-book or print edition of EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.


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Have a Better Body in 8 Minutes!

B'SD


26 Tamuz 5771




One of the worrisome things about being ill and then recuperating is that you get out of shape FAST. You feel out of shape too, and want a quick fix for your physique.


Good News! Here's an 8-Minute workout that you can do at YOUR Pace. Note how the narrator tells you not to push yourself too hard. Push to improve, but not to the point of self-destruction or discouragement, is what I say ;^ D

Learn more can-do exercises for your brain, body and soul when you read EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. Buy it at Booklocker. 

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.

Face Your Future with Optimism.

FAST, Affordable Perk-Me-Ups You CAN DO at Home or in the Office!

B'SD

12 Tishrei 5771


The new Jewish year is progressing and WOW some of us can party hearty! Here are some fast, affordable Perk-Me-Ups that I shared on Facebook a little while ago:

Apple Cider Vinegar makes a great body cleanser! Add ¼ cup in a full tub, then soak away yuk (GREAT after inner body cleanses!) that exits from pores of your skin.

Suddenly ITCHY eyes? Mix a drop of apple cider vinegar in a handful of water. Rinse eyes clean. Do this a few days & they'll sparkle!

Don't bring lots of apple cider vinegar to the eyes. OW!



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Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.





(sorry for the delays/restarts at creating this post. Blogger's apparently having some issues today)

Here's What Happened While I was Away from Your Monitor...

B'SD

1 Av 5770


Sorry for my recent absence, readers. A PC hijack/virus load on my PC knocked me out of cyberspace for a while. I have some catching up to do. I hope to begin posting health-oriented updates later this week. Meanwhile, I offer the health-promoting suggestion below.

Since many of us sit down for much of our lives, I offer this cardio-beneficial tip with despairing dieters and anyone else living sedentary lives: Walk UP the stairs instead of using escalators or elevators (but not in safety-challenged shopping malls). Place only the first half of each foot on every step, letting your heel hang in the air. The aerobic "push" you invest to keep moving skyward burns calories. This can be quite a relief to cramped legs. It also fends off DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) after long flights, sitting at your PC for hours at a time, and too much TV. It's good for your heart, thighs, and sense of success.

People in wheelchairs, on bedrest or simply refraining from over-exertion can ask their medical team about helpful calorie-burning and muscle-building exercises that you can do while seated. Occupational and physical therapists probably have wonderful can-do ideas for you.

To your optimal health,

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.

Exercise Slows Aging?!

B'SD

15 Kislev 5770


Stop looking in the mirror for signs of aging and deepen those smiling eye crinkles if you want multiple ways to look better! Today's Medical News from Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association is that Exercise Might Slow Aging!

This isn't just for runners. Evidence points to the benefits of any regular exercise. Swimming, walking, sports, tennis, even lively games of "catch" etc.

Hmmm, you can read about simple ways to get more exercise even if you're experiencing poor health. I know just the book! EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

MOVE!

B'SD


27 Elul 5769




My book & blog beg you to keep moving to the best of your ability. Here's some evidence that the oxygen-burning aerobic exercise improves your thinking skills:

Phys Ed: What Sort of Exercise Can Make You Smarter?

There's more evidence that exercise can prevent and minimize illness. Arrange for someone willing to help you if you're bedbound or in some sort of appliance. I've helped wheelchair users and people wearing leg or arm braces to dance rhythmically, and with HUGE smiles across their faces.

When I was bed-bound following life-saving surgery, I wore wrist and ankle cuffs to which I gradually added weights (in specially made pockets) over time. They're manufactured for karate enthusisasts who want to build muscle fast. Here's why I wore the getup:

Standing on my toes, moving up and down on my feet at the physical therapist's direction, left me breathless. Then she convinced me to perform daily leg and arm-lifting routines until I regained strength, graceful movement and the ability to walk unassisted.

Quarter pound weights wore me out in the early days (yes I cried). I now pump 20 pounds on my arms and legs as I walk and dance through daily maintenance exercise regimens (now I laugh or sigh with deep satisfaction).

There are more solutions to be found when you focus on finding them.

Sept. 22 UPDATE: JHU medical professionals insist:

MILD EXERCISE WHILE IN THE ICU

REDUCES BAD EFFECTS OF PROLONGED BED REST

Think of me clapping in time to the beat for you. Or cheering you on during a run.

EMPOWER yourself to cope with a medical challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life


PS - sorry for the gap in blogposts. My ISP crashed. All is well now.