Gettin' Fit & Healthy with Rickie

                                                              It's the most wonderful time...?!?       It is a wonderful time of year, but for some people this time of year can bring on stress, emotional & physical. We also tend to put our self-care on the back burner.  This is not the time to completely kick your workout to the curb,  just make some adjustments.  Keeping physical activity in your toolbox helps you deal with some of the stresses and helps with some of the additional calories we consume during this season.  It is okay to enjoy your favorite holiday cookies, dessert or that side dish that brings you fond memories.  Another way to help with holiday stress practice saying 'no' to some of the requests you receive.  Make sure you commit only to a...

Have you made any of these  statements to yourself??     As you approach the holiday season beginning with Thanksgiving going all the way through to the New Year what are you saying to yourself?  Here are some examples of statements that are adding more stress to your holidays than you need.  1) I will start eating better after the holidays. 2) I will get back into my exercise routine after the new year. 3) Starting January 1, I will kick the sugar and get back to working out. 3) Starting the new year I will start eating better or exercising, maybe even both. 4) This year I am not going to eat any of...whatever food or dish everyone loves but is probably not the healthiest. In my family it is Grandma's chocolate cookies, she is no longer with us, thankfully one cousin can make them perfectly (thank you Tammy😋).  Notice I said thankfully, enjoying the comfort foods that bring joy and wonderful memories are important to our mental health. Enjoy that experien...