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I’m James Burns
Jim has always understood the benefits of exercise and is an advocate of helping schools build more activity time into student schedules to keep our children active and above all healthy. Jim is certified by the National Academy Of Sports Medicine (NASM) as a personal trainer and believes that exercise is the first step in reducing stress and becoming balanced mentally, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. As an educator Jim believes that knowledge is power and that everyone should understand the benefits of exercise. “I Trained For A Quadruple Bypass” (contained as part of this newsletter) explains his journey from the understanding one’s own health and how one can ready themselves physical, mentally, and spiritually and do so without fear. Having a history of heart disease and stroke in his family Jim has learned that we are not determined by our genetics we are only influenced, and we can change our response to the influence at any time.
How Many Steps Should You Walk Daily to Help Prevent Heart Disease?
Walking is one of the simplest, most effective ways to maintain heart health and prevent cardiovascular disease. While exercise guidelines emphasize the importance of regular physical activity, the question of how many steps you need to take daily for optimal heart...
The Benefits Of Micro Workouts: Fitness In Bite Sized Chunks
In today’s fast-paced world, finding time for a full workout can feel like an impossible task. Between work, family responsibilities, and social obligations, devoting an hour or more to exercise might not always be practical. Enter micro workouts—a fitness trend...
Overcoming Barriers To Exercise
Common Challenges Lack of Motivation: Difficulty in staying consistent. Health Issues: Fear of injury or exacerbating existing conditions. Time Constraints: Finding time for exercise in a busy schedule. Take heart though start small with short walks or daily...
Flexibility and Balance Exercises for Older Adults: A Guide to Staying Active and Independent
As we age, maintaining flexibility and balance becomes essential for overall health, independence, and reducing the risk of falls. Incorporating simple exercises into your daily routine can significantly improve mobility, coordination, and strength, helping older...
Strengthening Your Rotator Cuff
The rotator cuff is comprised of four tendons and a tear in anyone of them can limit a person’s range of motion in a variety of ways. If you have a torn rotator cuff, gentle exercises can help improve strength, flexibility, and stability in the shoulder. However,...
7-Day Beginner Resistance Training Plan
Day 1: Full-Body Strength Warm-up: 5-10 minutes brisk walk or light cardio Exercises: Bodyweight Squats – 3 sets of 12 reps Push-Ups (kneeling if needed) – 3 sets of 10 reps Dumbbell Rows (one arm, supported by bench or stable surface) – 3 sets of 12 reps each side...
Be Simply Fit Programs and Exercises
The Importance of Deadlifts A deadlift is a compound exercise that works multiple muscle groups, especially the glutes, hamstrings, lower back, and core. Here’s a step-by-step guide to performing a deadlift safely: Set Up the Barbell: Place the barbell on the floor...
Don’t Let The Past Remind Us
The past is the past, right? Wrong. The past can and will dictate the future if we allow ourselves to be measured based on our failures rather than our successes. Let’s face it. We all have failed or fallen short from time to time. Just because we have failed does not...
Bare Feet and White Flour
Have you ever wondered why your parents did some of the things that they did. I did lots of times. My dad had so many regimented activities that I thought he had a screw lose or something. I’m only going to talk about two here because there are too many to put into...
Are You Happy?
Do you ever get asked this question? I do, probably a bit more frequently than I would like. What is happiness anyway? Well happy comes from the word happens, so what happens to us can either make us happy or unhappy. So we have something that I call situational...