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Meal kit services like Hello Fresh and Blue Apron are all the rage. They provide weekly deliveries of recipes and fresh, measured ingredients right to your door, so you don’t have to worry about finding the time to make healthy meals at home.
Meal services are an innovative offering, especially if you are trying to avoid eating out or if you don’t have the time to meal plan or shop for groceries. The meal service does all the prep work and thinking for you. And while it’s not as expensive as eating out, meal services aren’t exactly cheap. There are some pros and cons to consider before trying out a meal kit service. Consider your lifestyle, your budget, and what your food goals are, which are all important to the process.
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Let’s face it: not everyone is an Olympic athlete, or a Ninja Warrior champion, or a long-distance runner. So while it’s trendy to take up different (and strenuous) activities to stay fit, lose weight, and tone your body, revving up your cardio to intense levels doesn’t work so well for everyone.
Instead of pushing yourself so hard right out of the gate, or pursuing an exercise regimen that you hate (and won’t last), start with some smaller steps first. And I mean that literally – try walking instead.
Following are some health benefits of walking:
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Feeling a little tired and bloated from the summer? It’s only natural that we tend to get lazy with our fitness routines when warm weather rolls around. For one, it can be quite hot and humid, and harder to get out of bed in the morning. Also, it’s easy to indulge in alcohol and junk food while we lounge by the pool or go on vacation, pushing our good dieting habits to the side.
Well, October is here and it’s time to jump start your health routine, or maybe create a brand new one. Following are five easy ways to get started:
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Do you have trouble sticking with a fitness routine, even if you want to lose weight or improve your muscle tone? We’ve all been there. Incorporating a fitness routine into your lifestyle is a big adjustment, and one that requires commitment and patience.
I’ve tried working out in the morning and evenings, and find that a morning routine works best for me, because at the end of the day I’m tired and will find excuses to stay home instead of going to the gym. When I start my day with a workout however, I have more energy and alertness, which helps me feel more productive during the day and get a more restful sleep at night.
If you want to try a morning workout routine but have trouble sticking to it, try these five rituals:
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In celebration of the hundredth anniversary of National Parks, it's a good time to consider some of the benefits we can get from hiking, a popular activity for park visitors.
Of course, not everyone has a national park close by, but hiking trails exist everywhere, even in close proximity to urban areas like Los Angeles and San Francisco, so with a little research on parks and bike trails near you, it's easy to enjoy the experience.
Hiking has been a constant in my life, at least ever since college when I first started taking road trips out of my native Houston, Texas. I saw the landscape of beautiful mountains before me in places like California, Utah, New Mexico and Tennessee, and I was hooked on exploring more.
Hiking is rewarding in many ways, and is accessible to anyone at different levels of fitness (depending on how strenuous it is). Following are some of the benefits of hiking – I encourage you to try it:
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If you’re trying to improve your health and lifestyle, you’re not alone. More people than ever are starting new workout regimens to help them lose weight, tone, de-stress, or fight health problems. And because it’s 2016, there’s an app to help you do it.
The great thing about using apps to help you create a healthier lifestyle is that they are so personalized. There’s no need to go to a gym or join a program to track your food intake and calories – an app can do it for you. And if you’re interested in group support, you can also link up with other app users online.
What this ultimately means is that you can work out at any time and place, and customize your workout routine to fit your own personal agenda. It’s easier now than ever to create a healthy lifestyle that works for you.
Here are five fitness apps to try, so you can achieve your goals this year.
