Wellness Wednesday : 3/2

Happy HUMP Daaay, Friends!

February was National Heart Month and yes I know I’m late to the game…  I also just got around to reading my Feb. issue of Real Simple over the weekend and dog-eared this information to share with you. 🙂

The average woman’s heart is FIVE years older than her biological age.  For men, it’s EIGHT.  “Why on earth?!”, you ask?  High blood pressure, diabetes and obesity are the common culprits.  To find out your heart-age, you can visit cdc.gov and check out “heart age”.  You can also find tips there to lower your number.  Also check out the American Heart Association’s website for some good tips and info.

AND, since today is the first Wellness Wednesday of March 2016, I have a few questions for you {you didn’t think you were going to get off easy, did you? :)}:

1. What have you eaten today?
2. How much water have you drunk?
3. What kind of exercise have you done?

Diet and exercise are major influences on your health…we all know this.

My friend Heatherly Fit posted this the other day on her FB page:

4 Simple Rules:

1. Never miss a Monday {how many Mondays have I not wanted to get up at 4:33?! a lot.}
2. Never go 3 days without exercise {guilty as charged}
3. Workout at least 3 days a week {trying!!!}
4. NEVER GIVE UP

I think #4 is the most important…even when you fail to get up on a Monday, don’t feel like working out one week, whatever…as long as you start fresh the next week…don’t ever give up. Get back on the treadmill, the bike, back on the pavement, whatever it is that you do. Your shoes are waiting…time to lace up and get moving!  Your heart needs it!

{My leggings are by Fabletics :)}