Moving & Eating

Find tips, tricks, and motivation for eating healthier and fitting fitness into your routine.

Pedal Power: Tips To Get Into Cycling

Riding a bicycle can be a fun family activity and an excellent workout. But how do you go from being a casual rider to riding for exercise? Here are some tips to help you up your cycling game.

Yoga: Four Hidden Health Benefits

Want to add yoga to your wellness routine? Here are just a few of its health benefits.

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Sitting All the Time? 10 Tips To Add Movement to Your Day

Have you heard the phrase: “Sitting is the new smoking?” It refers to research that points to the risks of sitting too much.

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The Secret to a Better Workout? Fresh Air.

If you want to get the most out of your workouts, go green and exercise outdoors!

Tips for Healthier Food Shopping and Home Cooking

Fast food may be cheap and easy, but it’s a poor health habit. Anyone can cook delicious, healthy meals at home. It just takes knowing how to plan and how to shop.

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Eat Your Heart Out: Tips for Heart-Healthy Eating

Love is in the air, making it the perfect time to talk about heart health!

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So, I’ve Joined a Gym. Now What?

One of the top New Year’s resolutions is to be healthier. That may mean a new gym membership or a promise to be more active.

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Have a Healthier Holiday Season

There are five weeks of temptation between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. So how do you plan to survive the “eating season?”

Back to Your Roots: 4 Ways To Eat Local

There’s lots of interest in being kind to our environment with recycling, using public transportation, and ditching plastic bags.

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6 Dressing Tips for Cold-Weather Exercise

Runners, walkers and avid bikers don’t let winter cold or snow drive them off Connecticut roads and wooded paths.

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7 Tips for Making Your Thanksgiving Meal Healthier

The supermarket cases are filled with cream cheese, sour cream, butter, and creamy soups. Many of these ingredients go into family recipes that are high in saturated fat, sodium and sugar.

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6 Easy Ways To Enjoy an Apple

It’s easy to grab an apple on your way out the door. But if you’re looking for ways to add some sugar and spice to your healthy snack this fall, try these.

How Can I Make Healthier Choices at Lunch?

We asked Sarah, ConnectiCare’s certified health education specialist, how to make lunches healthy and tasty.

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Walking: The Simple Exercise With 3 Hidden Benefits

There’s one form of exercise that needs no fancy equipment, no gym membership and can make a big difference in your life: walking.

Gathering Around the Table

Have work, school, sports, and other activities made family meals a distant memory? It can be challenging to get everyone around the table at meal time.