by Melissa Wogahn | Jun 12, 2014 | Let's Get Going, Research & News
I recently heard an interview with Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., cell biologist and pioneer in mind body medicine, who spoke about the art of resiliency. She defined resiliency as not only the ability to deal with life’s twists and turns, but the ability to come out of them...
by Melissa Wogahn | Jun 7, 2014 | Research & News
I recently saw the documentary “Fed Up,” a film about the growing incidence of obesity in this country. The film challenges what we believe about diet and exercise and the premise of a calorie in vs. a calorie out being the ticket to weight management. The film is a...
by Melissa Wogahn | May 30, 2014 | Research & News
I am a big fan of the feature, Google Alerts; a handy dandy service that provides email updates on the latest news based on a particular search inquiry. Although I have several alerts on file, the most widely active alert is based on the search term “women and...
by Melissa Wogahn | May 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
If I were going to develop a mobile app, I would want to develop one that assists people in changing from being a couch potato into living an active life or, as I like to say, from doing nothing to doing something. This app would have to be able to ask probing...
by Melissa Wogahn | May 7, 2014 | Exercise 101
I have never been a big goal setter. I didn’t like ‘em. They never worked for me. And then I became a Certified Health and Wellness Coach and I learned why. Being motivated to change is not enough. According to Wellcoaches®,”… motivation alone, without a clear...