To Your Health!

Man! It is COLD outside! It went from being 43F yesterday to bussing home at an air temp of -5F!!! Luckily, I had the pleasure of being distracted by a wonderful series of podcasts (audio for my iPod, for those less technically inclined) that was from an APTA conference in June 2007. This series was related to the importance of physical activity, and what kinds are most effective in all different age and medical populations. The one the struck me the most was one by Steven Tepper on the impact of cardiovascular activity on prevention and management of disease. His data blew me away. The take home message...

EVERYONE.

YES, YOU.

WALK 30 MINUTES AS BRISKLY AS YOU CAN EVERY DAY.

YOUR BODY WILL THANK YOU.


Hear it for yourself: Click on either the audio or view for Part V.

Isn't science grand? :-)

More green

Hi all!

Happy 2008!! Let's make this a really green year! I have yet another great recycling opportunity for those in the Twin Cities, something I learned from one of my co-workers yesterday. I always knew that we could recycle those annoying plastic shopping bags, but I didn't know that many other bags could also be included in that recycling.... ziplock style bags (as long as the hard plastic sliders are removed), bags from newspapers, the plastic surrounding your cereal, even the soft plastic wrapping around many packages. See the full list and where you can deposit plastic at: www.itsinthebagmn.org!

Also, here's a blurb on John's class (which resulted in the pink hair from the last post):

Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts participates in Adopt-a-Family program
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts students carried on a school tradition by participating in the Anoka County "Adopt a Family" program last month. Students collect $400 to purchased gifts for families in need.

"With more than half of money pennies and nickels, it was really a school wide effort," said John Horton, fifth grade teacher at Lincoln.

Lincoln's fifth grade students then made a trip to Target in Coon Rapids to shop for their family. Students learned to spend money wisely by looking for deals and comparing items they wanted to buy said Horton. Students bought a lot of clothes for the family including shirts, pants, and outerwear. According to the students the best thing to shop for were toys.

After the shopping trip, students wrapped presents and had a pizza party.