Whole Health Partners’ Blog
Beyond Calories: The Complexity of Weight Loss
For decades, the prevailing belief has been that weight loss is a simple equation of "calories in versus calories out." While this equation does hold some truth, it oversimplifies the intricate nature of human metabolism and fails to consider various other crucial factors that influence weight management.
Unlocking the Metabolic Magic: Why Strength Training is a Must
When it comes to fitness, many people tend to focus on cardio exercises like running, cycling, or swimming to burn calories and improve their cardiovascular health. While cardiovascular workouts are undeniably valuable, an equally important and often underestimated component of fitness is strength training.
Walk Your Way to Better Sleep
Walking is not only a great way to stay active during the day, but it can also positively impact the quality of your sleep at night. So put on your walking shoes and let's dive into the fascinating world of sleep and walking!
How 30 Minutes a Day can Positively Effect Nearly every Bodily System
The benefits of walking are well known. Even just 30 minutes of walking a day will positively affect nearly every bodily system. Even better news? If 30 minutes sounds too hard to squeeze in, breaking up that walk into 10 or 15-minute segments provides the same health benefits!
Physical Activity: Use the Clock to Supercharge your Efforts
A good pair of sneakers. A set of weights. A Peloton bike.
There are many tools you could invest in that will help you move more. But you may not realize that you already own one of the most important:
And that’s a clock.
The Secret of Sleep and Weight Loss
Squeezing in a run before work? Staying up late to hit the gym?
When you’re working toward a health or fitness goal—like losing weight for example—it can be tempting to sacrifice your sleep in favor of physical exercise.
But doing so may be shooting yourself in the foot.
How to Find Joy in Everyday Movement (Yes, Joy!)
At Whole Health Partners, we believe that you don’t need to overthink exercise. Joyful, healthy movement can encompass so much more than traditional sports or fitness routines. (Yes, even walking to a restaurant counts!)
This is why we often make physical movement a secondary goal, after tackling more complex things like nutrition and sleep with our patients.