Wellness and Fitness

Articles about health, wellness, sleep, fitness, and exercise.

Four people snowshoeing across a field. One is dragging a small sled

Snowshoeing for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know

How to Start Snowshoeing: Equipment, Tips & Tricks for Winter Fun

How to Get Motivated When You Feel Stuck: Just Start Somewhere

Why motivation isn’t about willpower—and how starting small can lead to real change

Sitting Too Much? Try Microbreaks and Outdoor Time for Better Health

How Small Movement and Nature Boost Your Health

Stay Healthy This Winter: Tips to Bolster Mental and Physical Health

How to maintain (or improve!) our health through the long winter

Self-Trickery for Health and Well-Being

A Better Alternative to New Year's Resolutions

10-Minute Workouts at Home (No Equipment Needed!)

8 Short Exercises from Home

Senior Retired Woman Outdoors At Home Working In Summer Garden

What Counts As Exercise?

Reframe how you define exercise.

Cleavers herb in a small wicker basket

Benefits of the Cleavers Plant: A Spring Herb for Health

Natural medicinal uses of cleavers plants!

Hot Flashes: Symptom or Power Surge?

How Slow Walking is Good for Your Health

Burn more calories and boost your wellness

What's the Matter With My Overactive Bladder?

Ready to Run? Walk? Move?

Coughing and Wheezing in Cold Weather?

What Causes Breathing Problems Besides Asthma

Best Tips for Preventing & Recovering From Falls

We All Fall Down! Reduce Your Risks

Trekking Poles: Add Another Set of Legs to Your Walking Workouts

Healthy Vegetables and Fruit

10 Tips to Avoid Winter Weight Gain

Why We Gain Weight and How to Get Rid of It

green porcelain planted with the word "breathe" on it

Take a Breath! Breathing to Relax

Two Simple Breathing Exercises

person standing on a scale

Losing Weight and Reducing Food Cravings

Go Ahead: Add On a Little Weight

Benefits of Lifting Weight

Wood pile next to trees

"Use It or Lose It" for Your Health

It's not just a marketing slogan.

How to Relieve Knee Pain (Naturally)

Ouch! My Knee Hurts!

10 Tips to Help You Start Exercising (and Keep at It)

Mind-Body Fitness: Just Fartlekking Around

So, What Is a Serving of Food?

Serving Size versus Portion Size. Tips to overcome portion distortion!