NCHPAD NEWS: February 2015
Volume 14, Issue 2
A monthly publication of NCHPAD - the NATIONAL CENTER on HEALTH, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY and DISABILITY http://www.nchpad.org.
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Letter from the Editor: There's Nothing Magical About January
Kids Korner: Steps to Keeping your Heart Healthy
F.I.T.T. Column: Three Fitness Myths
Training Corner: Fall in Love with Physical Activity
Nutrition Spotlight: Five-Dinner Grocery Bag
Research Corner: Recommendations for the Optimal Design of Exergame Interventions for Persons with Disabilities: Challenges, Best Practices, and Future Research
From the Information Specialists' Desks: Updates and Upcoming Events
Letter from the Editor: There's Nothing Magical About January
Some time each February, several of us begin to abandon all of the New Year's resolutions we made with the highest of hopes and expectations only a few short weeks ago. Our editor provides hope and insight into how to use this and every months' "inclusive.health.connection." as an opportunity to continue or restart any and all personal health and wellness goals you have.
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Kids Korner: Steps to Keeping your Heart Healthy
Heart health is important for people of all ages, including kids. This month's Korner outlines three specific steps to help keep kids' hearts as healthy as possible.
To read more about youth heart health, please click here.
F.I.T.T. Column: Three Fitness Myths
There are no shortage of myths, old wives' tales, and straight-up, too-good-to-be-true lies about health, fitness, and physical activity. This month, we explore and debunk three of the most popular and common of these myths, and provide more practical solutions on how to get the same benefits they falsely promise.
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Training Corner: Fall in Love with Physical Activity
Personality types dictate many aspects of our daily lives. Did you know that we all have specific fitness personality types? These types dictate what kinds of exercise and physical activity we will most and least enjoy. Knowing your type can help you find the most beneficial forms of activity for you.
To learn more about fitness personality types, please click here.
Nutrition Spotlight: Five-Dinner Grocery Bag
Creating one meal, from shopping to cooking to cleaning, can be a daunting task. The thought of creating multiple meals in a week may seem exponentially harder. This month's Spotlight provides several tips and tricks for shopping and cooking to create five meals from one bag of groceries.
To learn more about the ingredients and recipes to help you create these five meals, please click here.
Research Corner: Recommendations for the Optimal Design of Exergame Interventions for Persons with Disabilities: Challenges, Best Practices, and Future Research
There are several innvoative forms of non-gym-based exercise that you may choose to participate in to experience the benefits of physical activity. One of these is exergames, which are video games that seve as a form of exercise. This month's Research Corner provides extensive insight into an article regarding the future of exergames as they relate to people with disability.
To learn more about exergames as a form of physical activity for people with disability, please click here.
From the Information Specialists' Desks: Updates and Upcoming Events