The Connection Between Mood & Physical Activity Aerobic Exercise Produces Endorphins, the “Feel Good” Chemicals, which Improves Concentration, Regulates Sleep, and Boosts Mood When you have depression, anxiety, or life seems to get in the way and consume your time, exercise often seems like the last thing on your to-do list. But once you get …
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Low-Impact Ways to Stay Fit Benefits of Low-Impact Exercise: Weight Control, Injury Prevention, Increased Flexibility, Mental Health Benefits, Boost Mood, Decrease Depression, Reduce Anxiety Time and time again we see high-intensity workouts at the forefront of exercise. However, not everyone can do CrossFit, bodybuilding, HIIT, plyometrics, etc. due to physical limitations, age, or overall lifestyle …
Best Workouts To Do In A Time Crunch: It’s crazy that 35% of Americans make daily excuses to avoid exercising. Do you feel like there isn’t enough time in the day to work out? Have you said, ‘the day got away from me, so I’ll start fresh tomorrow’, just to not start tomorrow because you …
Active Dad and Engineer Home base: Marietta, GA Home life: Father of 2 daughters and a son Work life: Engineer Brian O’Malley has been competitive since he can remember, especially with his brother, Terry. That competitiveness turned into motivation 2 years ago when Terry had a heart attack on a run in Chicago on Christmas …
Active Dad and High School Baseball Coach Home base: Smyrna, GA Home life: Father of daughter Jemma, and sons Blake and Zane Work life: High school teacher and baseball coach Age: 39 On any given day, you’re likely to find high school baseball coach Ben DeSantis out on the school track, slipping in an early …
A Fit Frenchman Home base: Marietta, GA Work life: Vice president of University Advancement at Life University Personal life: Married to Dr. Melissa Briscoe LaMarche, a chiropractor; father and grandfather Age: Young-hearted 64 Dr. Gilles LaMarche started running competitively in high school, and he’s never looked back. That was the start of a commitment to …
A Runner at Heart Home base: Washington, D.C. Work life: Banker Age: 39 As a bank professional and busy father of four (including a newborn), Brendan counts on a good run to recharge and stay focused. Growing up, he signed up for just about any sport available — soccer, lacrosse, basketball, baseball. That was the start …
Always on the move Home base: Kennesaw, GA Family life: Married to Joe, mom to fur-baby Dallas Work life: Manager of the interior design and upholstery shop, A.S.A.P. Upholstery Age: 30-something There’s very little downtime in Nazly Gorley’s day, and she likes it that way. As a manager at a busy design and upholstery company, …
Race announcer and active mom Home base: Denver, CO Family life: Married to Peter and mother to a 2 ½-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son. Work life: Race announcer, Emmy award-winning TV producer, spokesperson, host Age: 36 Growing up in a family of academics, Ann Wessling’s love of sports was not understood or appreciated by …
Active Theater Student Home base: Atlanta, GA Personal life: Student at Boston Conservatory at Berklee Work life: Student, Actor, Performer Age: 19 As a student at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Parker is on the go, all day long. Dance classes. Gym time. Moving around campus from one class to another. “These days, walking is my …
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