Move more, naturally. Music to my ears, since I know I should be moderately active 30 minutes or more each day, but at my core…I am a couch potato! I have often said, the only time you will see me running is if I’m being chased or I’m chasing something. I strive for movement with a purpose. So, if going to the gym or implementing a formal work out program isn’t for you, here are a few ways to add movement to your day and get moving more, naturally.
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5 Simple Ways to Add Movement to Your Day
Topics: Move Naturally Healthier Movement at Home
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Forward-Thinking Southwest Florida Community Finds Success with Blue Zones Project
It takes strength to stand up against the tyranny of the present and invest in imagination. Moments of uncertainty hold great entrepreneurial potential. Organizations [communities] don’t just prepare for the future. They make it.
The above excerpt is from the July-August issue of Harvard Business Review in the article “The Future: A Glossary” by J. Peter Scoblic. Blue Zones Project communities create their futures as shown below—one of over fifty examples. The perplexing question is: Why do many organizations and communities suffer with unchanging metrics for social determinants of health while others thrive?
The above excerpt is from the July-August issue of Harvard Business Review in the article “The Future: A Glossary” by J. Peter Scoblic. Blue Zones Project communities create their futures as shown below—one of over fifty examples. The perplexing question is: Why do many organizations and communities suffer with unchanging metrics for social determinants of health while others thrive?
Topics: Bulletin
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A Healthier Holiday with the Power 9
Celebrating our heritage should bring back recollections of better times. Currently, the nation’s challenges seem overwhelming, thus making a trip down memory lane more important than before to improve mental health.
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Confronting America's Obesity Epidemic
The average non-obese healthy adult gains about one pound per year, according to a study conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) involving 120,877 people over a twenty-year period. Obesity is defined as 20% over one’s ideal body weight for a given height.
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The Physical and Mental Health Benefits of Laughter
Connecting now is more important than ever for physical and emotional health in the face of “social distancing.” Laughing together is a great way to connect during the new normal in which meetings—professional and family—are convened via video connections.
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Wealth and Income Inequality as a Cause of Societal Inequity
Wealth and income inequality have been defining issues in the United States. The added stress of Covid-19 has highlighted and exacerbated these imbalances not only regarding the economy and personal finances, but also for social injustice and civil unrest within communities.
Frighteningly, the most stressed communities have become the epicenters for additional tragic events. Multigenerational income inequality, geospatially identifiable within regions, facilitates further degradation of already fragile neighborhoods.
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Finding Ways to Connect Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Most everyone has spent more time in front of a computer screen lately than ever before. While many people worry that this behavior is harmful to all age groups, screen time is proving to enhance three Blue Zones Principles.
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Delayed Gratification Could Saves Lives
As the nation sputters back to normalcy, individual behaviors may contribute to survival for oneself as well as family, friends, and strangers.
Delaying gratification—continuing to shelter in place, using face masks assiduously, conscientious hand washing, and practicing other validated actions to avoid getting or giving Covid-19—may confer better outcomes for individuals and society in general.
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Local moai in 'Ewa Beach, Hawaii is still going strong despite COVID-19 pandemic
Local moai in 'Ewa Beach, Hawaii is still going strong despite COVID-19 pandemic. Not to mention, they were the first moai to get started in this Blue Zones Project community. They show up each Sunday afternoon on Zoom to "meet." Member Irene Chung mentions, "we are not just
walking friends
, we are
FRIENDS
." Some of the moai members do not use technology, yet they still keep in touch through phone calls to one another. Moai leaders, Teresa Sakurada and Flo Baruz call each member every week to check in with them, especially those who do not use technology.
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Moais Help Shawnee, Oklahoma Resident Fight Loneliness
I moved to Oklahoma from West Texas to manage a retail property without knowing a soul. I met so many wonderful people through my job and built great relationships, but it took me over a year to make friends. I would get so excited when some of my favorite people would walk through the doors where I worked, but I didn’t feel we were close enough to call for a weekend hang-out, that first year was rough!
