If you’re starting to feel extremely busy this time of year, you’re not alone. With summer over and work, back to school and fall season in full swing, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and for priorities to get out of wack. Often during busy times, some of the first priorities to go out the window are health and wellness practices. However, our health and wellness should be a priority in order for us to feel and function at our best, so we can tackle everything on our plates and fully engage in our daily lives. A great way to continuously prioritize your health and wellness, despite a busy schedule, is to practice health and wellness habit stacking. As a certified behavior change specialist and health coach, I learned about this

When it comes to health, wellness and fitness, we often train for events during specific times in our lives or try to lose weight for special occasions in our lives, whether it’s a 10k run, a bike race, a tennis tournament, a wedding, a milestone birthday, a family reunion or something else. However, what if we focused on training for longevity? What if our ultimate goal was to increase our lifespan and live healthier, happier and more productive lives? Sounds pretty compelling to me! According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 60% of the factors that correlate to an individual’s health and quality of life point back to their lifestyle. And the lifestyle choices we make can impact our biological age, giving our cells the opportunity to actually be younger

Staying motivated to keep up with your health, wellness, and fitness regimen can often be a challenge, especially during the winter months. When the days are short, the temperatures are cold and the weather forecast calls for snow or rain more often than you’d like, it can be difficult to exercise outside or want to go to the gym. However, there are ways to fight the winter blues, and finding a wellness community can help you to do just that. Here are four ways to find a wellness community to help get you out of that winter slump! To read the full article, click here.