May 9-15 Women’s Health Week!
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 by Maryam Webster
From the always-wonderful Diane Cesa’s “Everything Yoga” blog, comes the following. You should know about this and she’s even offering a free gift card for registering your pledge! You can see my pledge at right or read it on Diane’s blog (see below)…
National Women’s Health Week
May 9-15 is National Women’s Health Week. This year’s theme is “It’s Your Time,” and this nationwide initiative is encouraging women to take simple steps for a longer, healthier, and happier life. Important steps include:
- Getting at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate physical activity, 1 hour and 15 minutes of vigorous physical activity, or a combination of both each week
- Eating a nutritious diet
- Visiting a health care professional to receive regular checkups and preventive screenings
- Avoiding risky behaviors, such as smoking and not wearing a seatbelt
- Paying attention to mental health, including getting enough sleep and managing stress
Maryam’s Note:
I’m sending out a challenge too. Commit to your own health in the following week, month and year – and if that seems an impossible task, I’ll be sharing lessons from our “Do The Impossible” Program to help you really, truly get in your own groove.
Fill in the form to get an Earlybird Key when the Program is opened to the public, plus cool deets on life in Paris, gluten-free recipes and more in my new-direction newsletter (current subscribers, you’ll get it automatically):
Ease, Grace, and Joy:
“How to Do The Impossible in YOUR Life”
Diane goes on to give us some really great information on Better Homes & Gardens magazine’s health pledge, and her own REALLY GENEROUS OFFER to give you a gift certificate….I’m cutting a few juicy paragraphs to the chase, but the links below go to Diane’s blog where you can absolutely take her up on her offer. Check it out:
Set an Intention to Make a Small Change
A great way to solidify your intention is to write it out. The folks over at GE are offering the perfect way in which to do this via their Pledge for Better Health Web site. It’s simple — go to Pledge for Better Health and write in your pledge along with your first name and your zip code. If you’re looking for inspiration, check out the interactive map and see what women from all over the country are doing to improve their health.
Make a Pledge and Win a $20 Gift Card
Note From Maryam: You need to go to Diane’s blog to read this part, because she’d like to get as many people as possible the make a pledge for better health. As a little inspiration, Diane is offering a $20 gift card to a random pledger. Make your Pledge for Better Health here and then add your pledge link to the comments section of (Diane Cesa’s original post). On May 9th, she’ll randomly choose one person to receive a $20 GE Healthymagination-themed gift card. How COOL is that? Y’all go comment now, don’t let mine be the weirdest comment there.
Diane continues:
Healthy Suggestions
What can you do for yourself to be healthier? Why not:
- Add more greens to your diet
- Cut out fast food/Soda/Sweets from your diet
- Meditate for 15 minutes a day
- Practice yoga for 20 minutes a day
- Take the stairs instead of using the elevator
- Do jumping jacks during commercial breaks while you’re watching your favorite TV show
- Do a cleanse
- Walk during your lunch break
- Get an extra half hour of sleep a night
This is exactly what I advocate and really good advice. You really need to read Diane’s whole article, and also check out her entire blog. I check in with her a few times a week and am always glad I did. Add the “Everything Yoga” blog to your daily RSS feed for good living and healthy-you information, right in your mailbox!
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