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4 Living Fit April 2018

8 LiFeLong Learning WKU librarians help Lifelong Learning participants discover where they come from.

10 asK a vet Dogs get seniors out of the house and onto the streets. Exercise is easier when shared with a pet.

11 Head space Get Inside Your Own Head Hearing, Vision, and Oral Health are yours to lose, so know the risks, and take steps to reduce age-related damage.

CONTENTS 14 Be patient From her serene office at Sheldon’s Pharmacy, Mary Lee Snodgrass has been consulting with clients to help them understand and overcome the day to day triggers that lead to chronic disease. Her advice: Get to the root cause. Your symptoms are trying to tell you something so learn how to listen.

16 HeaLtHwise Dyeing colorful eggs for Easter is easy with natural ingredients like turmeric, beets, onion skins, and even coffee.

20 Food For tHougHt Heart healthy pecans top everybody’s favorite curly green in this recipe for pecan, pear, pomegranate, kale salad.

22 waLK Your taLK Columnist Dave Kirgan talks about the importance of keeping a log to help you stay on track with your fitness goals.

Skip the chemicals this year because natural dyes are a wonderful way to celebrate the season. For a color guide and directions, turn to Page 16.

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PlayDoctor

When John Spinello created the game of OPERATION, he was a student of Industrial Design at

the University of Illinois. He made an A on his prototype and then sold the rights to the game to Milton Bradley Company for 500 dollars and the promise of a job upon graduation. In 1965, when the game was released, it became an instant classic. Today, OPERATION is owned by Hasbro toys, and the franchise is valued at 40 million dollars.

Ironically, the man who gave generations of school children the chance to play doctor couldn’t afford a real one of his own. In 2014, Spinello was 77-years old, facing health issues, and struggling to find the money to pay for a much-needed medical procedure.

Friends and fellow toy enthusiasts set up a crowd-funding account and began raising the money. Hasbro executives learned of his plight and were moved by testimonials of actual surgeons willing to volunteer their services and literally lend a hand. Hasbro offered to purchase the prototype from its inventor for an undisclosed amount in order to help cover some of Spinello’s medical costs.

That original metal box with its hot-wired electric stylus and simple design is now proudly displayed at the company’s Rhode Island headquarters.

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The fella on the gurney is Cavity Sam. Clearly his health problems are an open book—a broken heart, water on the knee, a wrenched ankle.

Humans should be so lucky. We have to dig a little deeper and diagnosing disease can confound even the most capable practitioner.

In this issue, Living Fit explores methods of personal empowerment and why preventative care like checkups and health screenings are invaluable tools.

We catch up with Registered Pharmacist Mary Lee Snodgrass who offers insights into the underlying causes of disease. She explains why mood and food are keys to unlocking the body’s potential and why it’s good to reflect and be grateful for its amazing power to heal.

Also in this issue, the Society for Lifelong Learning takes students on a genetic journey and explains why the best way to know where you came from is to know where you are.

Finally, guest columnist and senior athlete Dave Kirgan should know—Real Men Do Keep Journals—because reflecting helps them stay healthier, happier and ultimately stronger, by providing a personalized chart of what works and what doesn’t.

So, don’t just lie there. Go ahead and play doctor. Write yourself a prescription for vegetables in

every color and keep a journal of how good it feels to feel better. Schedule preventative care and keep the appointment. Get good rest. Wake up with a calling.

Mary


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If you want to start a family history project, start

with yourself. Write down everything you know—full

names, ages, addresses, schools, occupations.

Considering the logistics of tracing the family tree, it would be impos-sible to begin at the beginning. Yes,

you may be related to a Genghis Khan but the only way to find out is to work backward from yourself, your parents, your grandparents… You get the idea. So, roll up your sleeves and start in the now.

Write down everything you know about yourself. Use the full names, ages, ad-dresses, schools, occupations of mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers and so on. Sketch your family tree on a large piece of paper to have a visual of which relationships are missing.

Early on, it is easy to get discouraged by the enormity of what you’ve undertaken. Set aside time to work on the family tree and don’t try to do it all at once.

Inevitably, charting the roots and branches of the family tree will take a researcher to the World Wide Web, where new questions arise.

What software is best to record my data? Which subscription sites are worth the money? How do I download and save records? How do I share my family tree with people who could possibly help me understand it?

No single source can answer all of these questions, but as faculty librarians

at WKU who have done many presenta-tions on genealogy, we are willing to help. Last fall, we offered an eight-session class called “Genealogy for Beginners . . . and Beyond!” in which we covered such topics as: strategies for utilizing online sources and explored what DNA testing can offer genealogy enthusiasts.

Libby Davies was one of several students who came into the class with little or no experience researching family history. Davies said she learned more than she ever expected and enjoyed the hands-on in-struction. “I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to know more about their family history,” she says.

In our class, we emphasize the useful-ness of free sources—and we explain their limitations. Because so many Americans come from other countries, we also show students how to research records created outside of the United States.

Many beginners assume (incorrectly) that they need to book a visit to the Moth-erland (of Fatherland) in order to conduct research using records from that country. But there is an easier way because access to those records is quite likely available online, and for no cost. Besides, nobody wants to spend vacations slumming through libraries, churches, and govern-

ment buildings. And oftentimes, visitors from the US are not even granted access to original sources.

The better option is to research family history before you visit abroad.

Just by surfing the net, researchers can access a vast array of foreign birth, death, and marriage records at no cost through FamilySearch.org, which is the web site for the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The FHL’s millions of photographed records were once available only on micro-film, but are almost completely digitized now and available electronically.

Participant Audrey Neely says, taking the SLL class gave her the courage to begin.

With the hands-on-help we offered during every class session, she was able to engage her 92-year-old mother in a conver-sation about family records. Along the way, Audrey heard some interesting stories and was able to fill in some gaps.

Because that same hands-on, person-alized assistance is a critical part of our approach to genealogy instruction, we were forced to limit the fall 2017 class to 12 participants. Several people told us that they were disappointed not to get in, so we will offer the class again during the Society’s upcoming spring session. If you have been thinking about starting a family history project, or you started one a while back and want to get it going again, or just to find out more about the spring courses, contact the Society for Lifelong Learning www.ssl@wku or call 270-745-1912 for details on how to join and register for classes.


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Furry friends can play a significant role in pet owners’ lives. The old saying goes, “dogs are man’s best friend,” and research shows they

may be more than that. In fact, they just might be the key to keeping seniors active.

According to a study conducted by the University of Lincoln and Glasgow Caledonian University in collaboration with Mars Petcare Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition, dog owners 65 and older were found to walk over 20 minutes more a day than seniors who did not have canine companions at home.

The study documented three key conclusions:1. Dog owners walked further and for

longer than non-dog owners.2. Dog owners were more likely to reach

recommended activity levels.3. Dog owners had fewer periods of sitting

down.

“Older adult dog owners are more active than those without dogs and are also more likely to meet government recommendations for daily physical activity,” said Nancy Gee, human animal interaction researcher at Waltham. “We are learning more every day about the important roles pets play in our lives, so it’s no surprise that pets are now in more than 84 million households. It’s great to recognize how pets can help improve seniors’ lives.”

Walking with your pup can help both the pet and owner get in shape. Pets can keep older adults active and even help them meet the recommended public health guidelines for weekly physical activity. According to the study, on average, dog owners more often participated in 30 minutes a day of moderate physical activity and achieved 2,760 additional steps.

However, the benefits of pet ownership go beyond physical activity. It’s no secret that pets provide companionship. From

reducing rates of stress, depression and feelings of social isolation, pets can play a significant role in improving people’s lives, which ultimately can make pet owners happier and healthier.

Not only do pets serve as companions in their own right, studies have shown that dog owners can get to know their neighbors through their pets. Pets can even help facilitate the initial meeting and conversation, which may come as no surprise for many dog owners who have chatted with others while walking their dogs. For older adults who live alone or in a group facility, having a pet is also a great way to build relationships with others.

As senior citizens are celebrated on upcoming days that acknowledge older adults, it turns out living with a pet can be a healthy choice for seniors in more ways than one.

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The science of sound is complex. Everything vibrates which means everything makes noise.

Much like colors, sounds come in a spectrum. Sound has frequencies called Hertz, or Hz. As people age, those higher pitched frequencies can be lost. For the hearing impaired, communication occurs in the lower octaves although those too can become muffled, like wearing a heavy winter hat.

Twenty to 2000 Hz is the healthy range for human hearing, but hearing loss is the same in any language especially among elderly patients where complications from hearing problems may include depression, dementia, and a risk of falling since hearing and balance go hand-in-hand.

The good news: Age-related hearing loss can be avoided or delayed by making informed decisions in earlier decades.

The bad news: Hearing is fragile and once it’s gone, it’s gone.

That means proactive measures can

make all the difference so take extreme precaution around heavy equipment, especially with repeated exposure. Ear plugs or muffling headsets are a temporary nuisance that pay off long term.

Tinnitus and Vertigo are early signs of damage that can be exacerbated by OTC anti-inflammatory medications like aspirin, Ibuprofen, Naproxen, and other NSAID’s. Anybody using anti-inflammatory NSAIDs is at risk for hearing loss and should take extra precaution to have regular ear exams.

Antibiotics, (especially among people with kidney problems,) and even cancer treatments can make hearing loss more acute. Remember, sound is motion. When something causes those follicles to stop vibrating, sound stops traveling.

Breakthroughs in medicine happen every day, and having trusted, health care providers is paramount for successful outcomes.

David Kimbel is a Board-Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist in

Ophthalmology at Better Hearing Centers on State Street behind Barbara Stewart Interiors. Kimbel offers clients state of the art diagnostic and a knowledgeable staff to help select and service the proper device.

As auditory medicine evolves, researchers are stretching the limits of live-cell science where technicians create a three-dimensional scaffolding of a tiny human organ—in this case, a prosthetic ear.

Prosthetic technology is changing quickly. In a perfect world, this auditory scaffolding would be injected with human cells and when the conditions are right, these experimental lab ears could regenerate the critical components of a brand new human ear.

Meanwhile, as science catches up with itself, take good care of those delicate follicles. Everybody can take a moment to reflect on the sounds of silence, and when exposed to loud repetitive noises, use a head set or ear plugs to protect the only ears God gave you.

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Remember when reading by candlelight or sitting too close to the television was the worst

thing you could do to your eyes?Now throw in tons of air pollution,

chronic stress, computer screens and fast food for an overload of eye strain our ancestors never saw coming.

Toxins and tensions are a fact of modern life, so regularly scheduled eye exams have become even more critical for ocular health. From a young person entering school, to an older person at risk for age-related macular degeneration or AMD, eye exams are part of proactive health care.

Generally, vision loss develops over time and can go undetected. Dr. Adam Baird, an OD at Precision Eye Care & Optical in Bowling Green stresses the importance of early diagnosis because, “Early diagnosis usually leads to a better prognosis.”

For example, the onset of AMD is not painful and without regular eye exams, the disease may go unchecked as a slowly growing black hole begins in the center of a person’s vision and gradually casts everything except the periphery into a dark shadow.

Dry eye, often caused by pollution or prescription medicines, is another problem because it can cause damage to the ocular surface.

Not all eye disease is gradual and symptoms like flashes of light or blurry vision should be addressed

Eye Know, Right…?

immediately because they can be the early warning signs of more serious problems.

Fortunately, from the modern world, come modern cures and specialized treatments.

McPeak Vision Partners has locations in Bowling Green and Glasgow. Doctor Mark Kroll is a Board-certified Ophthalmologist who specializes in cataract surgery, premium lenses, refractive surgery, I-Stent placement for glaucoma, and LASIK surgery. He is among the doctors and surgeons at McPeak utilizing state of the art diagnostics and treatments to address all types of eye problems from blurry vision to safe effective surgery to address the cosmetic problem of drooping eyelids.

After all, the eyes are the windows to the soul; they should be kept open and clear.

In Europe six-hundred years ago “sweet salt” became a guilty pleasure of the well-to-do before

trickling down to corner market. Today, sugar is everywhere. And where there is sugar, there is tooth decay.

Keep in mind, for most of history, dentists didn’t have antibiotics, much less general anesthesia.

A person with, “…the calm, possessed, surgical look of a man who could endure pain in another person,” was Mark Twain referring to his own dentist.

How about finally pulling a loose tooth with a string tied to a door? It was a rite-of-passage for the Boomers—a painful exercise in character-building. And of course, the Tooth Fairy served as a general anesthesia.

Today, dentists have more than one method of keeping patients comfortable while they restore healthy smiles. But there are also modern exposures beyond rampant sugar consumption. Dry mouth, processed foods that don’t support healthy bones, or changes in hormonal profiles can cause tooth decay and can lead to a host of other health issues.

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Most insurance plans allow for annual checkups and scheduled cleanings.

CHC in Bowling Green also offers the BRADD region a place where uninsured, low-income people can get basic care. The Dental Clinic on Tenth Avenue near the Water Tower offers a sliding scale with significantly lower costs on essentials like fillings, cleanings, x-rays and extractions.

Today’s dental professionals also have access to powerful new diagnostic tools that can help them offer a higher level of care.

Southern Kentucky Oral Surgery Associates specialize in acute care for dental problems. The oral surgeons there employ a variety of techniques to insure a healthy smile—from extracting wisdom teeth, to grafting new bone structure in the jaw, to placing titanium rods for implants. Digital x-rays provide superior images while emitting only about 90 percent of the radiation as their predecessors. Scopes and infrared technology allow early detection of cavities and cancers alike. H

istorically, people used a paste made from ground pumice stone mixed with white vinegar

that buffed their teeth to a lighter hue. In ancient Greece, horse urine was de rigueur for whitening when it was discovered that the ammonia in the urine would lift stains. In more recent history, the barber was oftentimes also the dentist. He would use a file to shape teeth and herbs were applied to help seal and protect, but often times this resulted in failed teeth that were subsequently pulled most generally by that same barber.

Over time, teeth can naturally become dull and yellowed. Coffee, tea, wine and smoking are all culprits, but even antibiotics can result in stained teeth. Thankfully, teeth whitening today is a lot more refined than urine and barbaric intervention. Thanks to LED technology,

a blue light spectrum can be combined with an application of hydrogen peroxide to bring about a sparkling smile in as few as 60 minutes.

Maui Teeth Whitening in Bowling Green uses an in-office procedure to insure a brighter, whiter smile. The process is quick, painless, FDA approved and very affordable. For around 100 dollars, patients can lift years of stains from those pearly whites.

Even a younger generation can benefit from teeth whitening, because having a healthy-looking smile restores confidence. Prom pictures are high school keepsakes, and spring weddings have begun, so consider giving a gift certificate to your favorite graduate or spring bride. The results are both immediate and long-lasting.

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In today’s healthcare market-place, the demand for treatment of symptoms often results in a pill for every ill and another pill for the side-effects of the first one. Patients are leaving their doctors’ offices with more and more prescriptions which pharmacists

subsequently package into bigger and bigger bags. And despite all their efforts, Americans are not any healthier than

they were even a generation ago. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.There has been an increase in chronic disease including high-

blood pressure, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, asthma, anxiety, depression, migraines, autism, and many skin disorders.

A pharmacist in her 35th year of practice, Mary Lee Snodgrass has a unique perspective on the industry, and a viable solution to the problem of more, more, more.

About 10 years ago, she became less interested in attending to the unending myriad of symptoms, and fascinated by the search for the origins and root causes of chronic disease.

Dozens of books, webinars and classes later, she cannot believe the “truths” she discovered. “It put a fire in me,” she says. “I found my passion and I have to get out and tell it on the mountain.”

During a seminar sponsored by Sheldon’s Pharmacy and hosted by Mariah’s, Mary Lee did just that. She shed light on some of her findings for an audience of about forty people. She then offered ways to adapt their lifestyles to combat those modern-day triggers.

“I became obsessed,” she admits. “You should see my house. There are books everywhere and each seminar and every answer just brought about more questions.”

SIDE EFFECTS: Reclaiming the Power of Personal Health

Be I PAtIEnt

For consultations, Snodgrass can be reached at 270-842-4515, via email at: [email protected],

or just come into Sheldon’s on Fairview Avenue beside Donato’s Pizza, and ask to speak with Mary Lee.


It was endless,” she reflects. “But I was relentless.”

What she learned transformed the way she practices pharmaceutical medicine. Today, her compact but comfortable office space is tucked into a quiet back hallway at the main Sheldon’s location on Fairview Avenue. It serves as a place to meet one-on-one with clients and help them unearth the roots of their individual health problems by reviewing blood work and hormone panels and as importantly, examining their everyday habits.

Do they drink enough water? Do they eat organic foods and avoid dietary triggers? Do they know how to read food labels? Are they getting good sleep? Do they go to church or have a spiritual practice? All of this is important in helping get off the treadmill of chronic disease.

Her goal is ultimately to empower people to become their own body’s mechanic. Associate your food with your mood, she says because the bottom line is food can heal your or it can slowly kill you.

She wants people to learn to recognize how their bodies react hours or even days after eating sugar, common allergens like peanuts or ultra-pasteurized dairy, refined grains, flour, corn oil, soybeans, caffeine, alcohol, and other inflammatory foods.

“If you wake up bloated or headachy, think about what you ate last night, the day before, or even two days ago because it can last that long,” she explains.

For Snodgrass, a committed spiritual journey is another essential element of eliminating chronic illness and goes beyond managing stress. She calls silence the language that God speaks and says it’s important to listen. “Find time to gather yourself in and receive. Relax. Bottom line: Shut it down. Not with a TV. Not with a book. With yourself.”

She encourages the audience and every patient she sees to keep a gratitude journal. Write in it daily, and number each entry. It’s a habit she has adopted herself. The benefits are profound because when she walks in this spiritual direction, she begins to appreciate the healing effects of healthy living.

Take heart in the healing power of the body itself, she advises. Because despite the constant challenges from new-fangled foodstuff, workplace stressors, GMO’s, pesticides, toxins, and processed foods, there is still something to celebrate. Creation gave humans complex organs like the liver, the kidneys, and even the skin, that all serve to help detoxify from this fast-paced world where more can often mean less.

Ironically, that same seemingly endless list of chronic diseases responds well to three simple dietary changes.

Number one on the list: Know where sugar hides and be wary. Nutrition labels should not be a mystery. Five grams of carbohydrate (sugar) is the equivalent of a teaspoon of white sugar. Read the labels and do the math because sugar is not a friend. Find new comfort foods. Even iconic American breakfast cereals advertised as “healthy” should be carefully monitored and constantly scrutinized and fruit should be eaten in moderation.

Drink water because our bodies are mostly water and water is part of a healthy diet. There is an easy formula. Drink an ounce of (preferably filtered) water for every two pounds of body weight. That means a 200-pound man should drink 100 ounces of water a day.

Store drinking-water in glass or

stainless bottles and not in plastic. In fact, plastic is not a good way to store any food, especially dishes bound for the microwave. That’s because even low-level exposure to chemicals in plastic disrupts the endocrine response, and the chemicals leaching from plastic water bottles and food storage containers have been implicated in a cascade of health issues from acne to infertility.

Third on the list: Eat the Rainbow. Eat vegetables every day and fruit in season because color from the vibrant hues has a seemingly magic ability to heal the body. Every time you eat, even if it doesn’t make sense—salad for breakfast, avocado on toast, chopped fresh vegetables both cooked and raw—Just put color on your plate.

These three simple steps will help calm inflammation which is at the root of the chronic disease.

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In recorded history, eggs have

long been a symbol of spring and

new birth tracing back to the early

Mesopotamia era. Before synthetic

dyes, what did they use?

Nature has given us a beautiful

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turmeric dye: 3 tablespoons turmeric

onion-skin dye: 4 cups onion skins (skins of about 12 onions)

Beet dye: 4 cups chopped beets

coffee dye: 1quart strong black coffee (instead of water)

deep gold: Boil raw eggs in turmeric solution, 30 minutes.

sienna: Boil raw eggs in onion-skin solution, 30 minutes.

rich Brown: Boil raw eggs in black coffee, 30 minutes.

pale Yellow: Soak hard-boiled eggs in room-temperature turmeric solution, 30 minutes.

orange: Soak hard-boiled eggs in room-temperature onion-skin solution, 30 minutes.

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Natural dyes can sometimes produce unexpected results. Use

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Select a dyeing agent, and place it in the pot using the amount

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Keeping your heart in good shape starts at mealtime. Fortunately, there's no reason to skimp on flavor to spread the love to your heart.

For example, homegrown American Pecans are a naturally sweet, heart-smart ingredient you can add to salads, vegetable side dishes, oatmeal and other whole grains - or enjoy on their own as a snack. Their unique mix of "good" unsaturated fats, fiber, plant sterols and flavonoids add up to make pecans a powerful, heart-healthy food.

Each 1-ounce serving provides 18 grams of unsaturated fat with zero cholesterol or sodium. In fact, American Pecans are certified

as a heart-healthy food by the American Heart Association's(r) Heart-Check Certification Program. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts, such as pecans, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease.

Try adding a colorful, flavorful twist to a simple salad by combining crunchy kale with fresh pecans, pomegranate seeds and pears for a tasty, heart-healthy meal you can feel good about.

For more recipes, nutrition information and cooking tips, visit americanpecan.com.

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pecan, pear, poMegranate KaLe saLadPrep time: 20 minutes

servings: 8

1 bunch kale, stems removed1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil,

plus 3 tablespoons, divided

2 small pears, sliced

¾ cup fresh pecan halves

½ cup pomegranate seeds1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

2 tablespoons course grain mustard

pinch of kosher salt

pinch of cracked black pepper

Chop or shred kale into small pieces and transfer to large bowl. Drizzle 3 tablespoons olive oil on kale. Massage kale about 3-5 minutes, or until kale becomes glossy, deep green and begins to tenderize.

Add pear slices, pecan halves and pomegranate seeds; toss with kale.

Add remaining olive oil, apple cider vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper to canning jar and secure lid. Shake for several seconds until dressing comes together. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat.

Serve immediately, or allow salad to marinate in dressing up to 30 minutes before serving.

NOTE: Heart-Check certification does not apply to recipes or information unless expressly stated.

Nutritional information per serving: 230 calories; 21 g fat; 2.5 g saturated fat; 75 mg sodium; 11 g carbohydrates; 3 g fiber; 2 g protein.

Source: American Pecan Council

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retired Air Force First Sergeant and competitive race walker Dave Kirgan reaches for the stars, but keeps one foot on the ground. His inspirational column, Walk Your talk, seeks to inspire athletes of all ages to live a healthier lifestyle.

Each human being is an experiment of one.

There is no such thing as the "average" person because

our bodies react differently to the same routines.

Fitness is an opportunity to challenge ourselves to possibilities. How strong can we get? How far can we go? How long will it take and what is the best path?

Keeping an Exercise Log is an excellent way to get the most out of that “experiment of one” because it forces us to reflect. Our failures can teach us as much as our victories. We can modify our routines and measure the success by keeping up with how we feel from day to day. What we eat, how well we sleep, work stressors…

Everyone who makes the decision to train, whether it’s for a competitive pursuit, or to just be healthier, should keep a log book and keep it current.

Patterns will start to become clear. A log can reveal why we had a bad race or a low-energy workout. Go back to the days leading up to the trouble spot and look for the common denominators.

How well did we sleep the night before? Did we take the time to warm up? How many training days have gone by since the last “rest day?”

Keeping these records helps us determine what works and what doesn’t, and for each and every one of us, being in tune with what works and what doesn’t, is a huge part of wellness.

Keeping a journal for health and fitness pays dividends.

The important thing is to take action and not wait for someone else. There is only one “you.”

We should each make a commitment to learn more about the person looking back at us from the mirror. We are destined to spend our entire lives with them, so we might as well become partners and work together.

How far can we go? How strong can we get? How long will it take and what’s the best path?

It’s not just a step, it’s a start.~ Dave

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1. Decide what you want to record. What elements of health are most important to your progress? Are you trying to achieve weight loss, greater strength, increased endurance or overall wellness?

2. Log your initial stats so you have a benchmark.

Endurance can translate into distance traveled. Strength training can be charted by recording repetitions and resistance. Weekend warriors can begin by simply writing down the amount of time spent at the gym.

3. Get creative but be consistent. A good scale will give an accurate weight, and BMI (or body mass index) is also a straightforward calculation. But when it’s time to chart more abstract measurements like mood or energy, many athletes apply this simple solution: Use a scale of 1 to 10, to compare an ideal workout to an uninspired one and simply drop in the measurement for that particular day.

4. Keep records on a calendar.Using a calendar provides structure and accommodates goal setting. Where will you be tomorrow? Where will you be next week? Is there a particular event you’re training for, or do you just want to drop ten pounds by summer?

5. Use a notebook to keep a food journal.

Weekend warrior, or seasoned professional — it is critical to consider every single thing you eat or drink. Take time throughout the day to record everything that gets past your lips. Accurate records may slightly embarrass you, but they should also inspire you to eat better.

6. Don’t be afraid to doodle between the lines.

Stay childlike. Keep a sense of wonder about the way our bodies respond to exercise and healthy eating.

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