Calories in = eating.
Articles, downloads, and links to help you make the most of the calories that you eat.
Check out the latest resources in our What's In, Healthy Eating Library.
WHAT'S IN
WHAT'S OUT
Calories out = physical activity. Articles, downloads, and links to help you find ways to stand up and move more.
Check out the latest resources in our What's Out, Active Living Library.
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WHAT'S THE BUZZ ON CAFFEINE AND KIDS?
Enter a coffee shop and you'll see a group of teens sipping lattés. Drive by a high school sporting event and you'll see kids slamming energy drinks. Or cross through a park and you'll see a few children drinking soda pops. Kids and caffeinated beverages have become the norm. But is it okay?
According to a recent editorial in the Canadian Medical Association...
TREADMILL VS. ELLIPTICAL: WHICH IS A BETTER WORKOUT?
Are all cardio machines created equally? Studies have shown that when individuals exercise on different pieces of cardio equipment at the same self-selected effort level, some pieces of equipment result in greater calorie burn. For...
ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE - WHAT REALLY WORKS?
Year after year national guidelines urge Americans to do physical activity and eat a healthy plant-based diet. And year after year Americans become more sedentary and choose more highly-processed foods high in fat and calories. So what's the disconnect? Are our healthy messages too complex? Do Americans not see the benefits of a healthy lifestyle? Or, perhaps, are Americans trying to change,...
DO COMPRESSION GARMENTS ENHANCE EXERCISE RECOVERY?
Each exercise workout and sport competition can result in various magnitudes of physiological and psychological changes such as increased soft tissue damage (causing muscle soreness), increased fatigue, increased core temperatures, and altered mood. How rapidly one recovers is influenced by factors such as genetics, diet, fitness level, sleep, environment,...
WHAT WE STAND FOR
The Stand Up & Eat site is an educational and participatory site to help people balance the calories they eat with the calories they burn each day by making active living and healthy eating choices.
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If you are a total couch - or mouse - potato, the Get Active program will get you moving.
Each week for 12 weeks, you will receive an email guiding you through a step to becoming more active. Don't worry, you don't have to belong to a gym for it to work for you!
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