Health
How To Protect Your Child from Adolescent Obesity
Dr. Susan Wilder is a family practitioner in Scottsdale who specializes in functional medicine. With Arizona ranking 36th in the nation for childhood obesity rates among high school students, Dr. Wilder wants parents to know how to teach healthy habits that will last a lifetime.
Tips For Working Out With Kids
Being a mom or dad is a tough job and can take much of your “me” time away from you. Many parents feel that they had to say goodbye to their morning ritual of hitting the gym once they had a child.
However, we spoke to Orangetheory Fitness Arrowhead’s head trainer, Jennifer Ulloa-Grubb, to get the dish on how moms and dads can stay fit with their kids.
“Kids are active all the time, and they always want to be doing something new,” says Ulloa-Grubb. “So working out at home needs to be quick and simple.”
There are ways to stay healthy and in shape without having to spend hours on end at the gym or...
How To Stay Healthy On a Road Trip
It can be difficult to stay clear of the gas station aisle lined with every chip bag or chocolate candy bar you can imagine for a quick snack while on a summer road trip. Luckily, we spoke with Katie Cavuto, registered dietitian and culinary nutritionist, to get quick tips on staying healthy while on your next road trip.
What to eat
To keep away from unhealthy choices, pack satisfying on-the-go nutritional bars. Cavuto suggests Curate Bars so that you have a healthy option whether you’re hitting the road or taking a pit stop to sightsee.
Also fresh fruit during the season of your road trip is an easy...
Q & A with Phoenix Mercury’s Penny Taylor, : How To Work Out Like an Olympian
Penny Taylor, being the star player on the Phoenix Mercury, has all the answers for how to work out like an Olympian. She has been with the Phoenix Mercury since 2004 and helped boost the team to three championships (2007, 2009, 2014). Taylor is a native of Australia and has been playing professionally since the age of 15. She represented Australia in the Olympics – winning silver in 2004 and 2008.
AFM: How much sleep do you get on a daily basis; do you recommend a certain number of hours for sleep for someone who is training?
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