A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to check out a new fitness craze that’s popping up around the United States. I’ll be the first to admit that I can be fairly indecisive when choosing what workout I want to accomplish. Some days its yoga, most days it’s running and every so often I’m up …
Category: Modifiable Health Risk Behaviors
Modifiable health risk behaviors: Tobacco Use
Tobacco use never starts out with someone smoking an entire pack of cigarettes in one sitting. It’s the sneaky result of what began as the occasional cigarette among friends or the old “it was just one of those days” and spiraled into daily cravings. Tobacco use is part three in the four part series on …
Modifiable health risk behaviors: Poor Nutrition
Continuing the four part series on modifiable health risk behaviors, in Part 2 we examine poor nutrition! What are modifiable health risk behaviors? Modifiable health risk behaviors are the behaviors we engage in and we have the power to change. Poor Nutrition Diet is the major aspect of our life where we have control. We …
Modifiable health risk behaviors: Part 1
Modifiable health risk behaviors are the behaviors we engage in and we have the power to change. Commercials and advertisements love to scare us with facts and statistics into changing our behaviors. Although common, this isn’t always effective in motivating people to change. Personally, I believe in educating people on all aspects of health and …