Category: Healthy Aging

  • Listening to Your Body for Better Health!

    …..the reality was my body had been trained to crave what it needs not what I wanted. I realized at that moment, it’s all about listening to my body, NOT my “diet head”, it’s about being healthy.

  • Give Up Resolutions. Find Solutions.

    As we  shift in to the frenzied holiday season, healthy intentions are left behind. Once the chaos of the holidays takes control of our lives,  January 1st is the day of salvation. But you know, and I know,  New Year’s resolutions rarely have lasting power. Granted, we’re far away from January 1st, however many people…

  • Taking the Time to Be Healthy

    “The reality is this, if you focus on living a healthier lifestyle, the weight will be where it needs to be. In fact, my clients that focus on changing their lifestyle, are the most successful at achieving a healthy weight that is lasting.”

  • What Dictates Relevance?

    “Today’s hot commodity can be found on tomorrow’s sale rack. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want my significance or importance being defined by Hollywood trends, and they are. The lines between reality and Hollywood have become blurred thanks to reality shows, everyone thinks they’re a Hollywood star.”

  • Fall Brings an Opportunity to Set New Goals!

    “Though I look forward to the changing leaves, and gorgeous fall scenery, it’s important to consider exercise plans for the fall/winter season. After all, as the seasons change so does our lifestyle.”

  • How Does Your Garden Grow?

    “Last summer John and I toured Will Allen’s Growing Power Urban Garden facility in Milwaukee, Wis.,” Novelli said. “We came away totally inspired to get involved in the local food production revolution.”

  • Olive Oil Gives Diet a Healthy Boost!

    Olive oil is a monounsaturated fat that can help lower your risk of heart disease by improving related risk factors. Monounsaturated fats may also help normalize blood clotting. Some research shows that monounsaturated fats may also benefit insulin levels and control blood sugar levels, which can be especially helpful for type 2 diabetics.

  • Conscience Eating

    “In my opinion, food isn’t the culprit in obesity, it is the lack of knowledge about food and the disrespect of food that has taken obesity to the level it is at today.”

  • Perfect Body or Money? Where’s Option C?

    This past week, USA Today came out with a story that polled about 1000 people asking if they would rather have a million dollars or a great body. 1 out of 4 would rather have a perfect body than a million dollars. I don’t know about you, but I was wondering about health. Why wasn’t…

  • Successful Weight Loss Comes Down to One Thing….Being Ready

        This past week I hosted my 6th orientation at my studio for my 6-week Weight Loss Challenge. For the orientation, I had yet another speaker that has successfully met “the challenge” to tell her story. (Check out our other success stories).  This week, Reality Fitness welcomed Marty Hammond and she shared how she…