Get up from your chair & STRETCH!!

(frequently throughout YOUR day!)

FEEL BETTER?  YES!!  

Spring is coming…..now is the time to improve our

ENDURANCE & STAMINA to boost our ENERGY levels!

Just 15 minutes of DAYLIGHT each day can help

PREVENT the winter blues!

……by giving your body a good dose of vitamin D  ☀️(and if the sun is shining, EVEN BETTER but remember to dress appropriately for chilly temperatures). 🌞☀️

FOOD JOURNALS WORK!

Try this…..Write down EVERYTHING you eat & drink for 3 days.  Include ALL condiments, sauces, dressings, oils used in cooking…….OR use an ‘APP’ to track, there are many!
When you analyze your results you may unravel the mystery!

Are your portion sizes larger than necessary? 
Are you consuming needless calories by topping healthy food choices with a wee bit too much butter, mayo or salad dressing?
Try researching the number of calories in that glass wine, beer or cocktail!

Moderation & Balance are KEY!

Starting your day with EXERCISE gives you MORE ENERGY for the rest of the DAY!

Sally Sunshine Gentle Fitness offers a variety of Seniors’ Fitness Classes for ALL levels of fitness, DAILY in various locations throughout Owen Sound!

Get ACTIVE to get PAIN-FREE!

GENTLE ACTIVITY can actually REDUCE PAIN by boosting seratonin levels in the body, which increases the flexibility of blood vessels & reduces pain perception in the brain.

THINK YOURSELF HAPPY!!  

It’s hard to believe but, BRAIN SCANS have revealed that simply ‘imagining’ something provokes activity in the very parts of the brain that would have been active if you were having the real experience!

This suggests that ‘thinking yourself’ into happy situations (like eating a banana split?) could actually make you happier!

Sitting is the new ‘SMOKING’!

We should do our best to AVOID prolonged periods or just too much of it!

Watch this short video for a QUICK & SIMPLE exercise that will help undo the damage from excessive sitting or help improve your posture & strengthen your core!!!

https://youtu.be/3xEaufjW_kE

DARK CIRCLES under the EYES is NOT necessarily a sign of tiredness!

They can also be caused by FOOD INTOLERANCES to such things as refined or processed foods, gluten, & often DAIRY PRODUCTS!

Eliminate each suspected culprit for several days & you may be pleasantly surprised by your results!

Pull in your belly to PROTECT your BACK!

Poor CORE STRENGTH makes you more susceptible to INJURY & LOWER BACK PAIN, as the spine is forced into adopting unnatural positions.

To support your lower back, pull your navel inwards OFTEN, until it becomes automatic.