Salt and Sugar Make Headlines…Again!

Big news!  Added sugar and salt are bad for us!  Two news reports of interest caught Sister’s eye last week. One report talked about how the amount of added sugar in one’s diet contributed to unhealthy cholesterol levels.  This tidbit of information was...

From Blue to Red

Sister is going to continue the discussion on obesity.  Sister has always been a  visual learner so when she saw this map presented at a conference, she was dumbstruck.  How can this be? These images illustrate the rate of change in obesity from 1985 through 2008 in...

Slogging

“Keeep breathing.  That’s the key.  Breathe.”   —  Gimli, Lord of the Rings Gimli has it tough.  He is short, round and hairy.  And he huffs and puffs. But Gimli knows something the rest of us have a hard time remembering.  That is to keep...

Is Sister from Mars?

Some statistics: – The annual cost of obesity in the United States is $147 bllion. – Obesity rates have tripled among kids ages 12 to 19 since 1980. – Being overweight is the number one reason military recruits are turned away. This is serious.  Now...

Tell Yourself It Feels Good

Sister is on a mission to become a better biker.  Or a biker who can stand the pain.   In order to get from point A to point B, Sister has had to create a bit of a program she can realistically folllow without giving up and letting her lazy genes take over....